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Originally Posted by razorloves
Start-Settings-Phone, Services tab, Mode of Operation, Get Settings, 1x only, ok
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There is a cab somewhere that has a switch type of thing that will force it to 1x and or evdo. I think it's in the "wmlonglife for cdma" thread. its called something like that.
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Originally Posted by karate134
Any draw backs to this, other than a slower data connection?
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nope.
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Originally Posted by ShadowDrake
Not necessarily. It reallly depends.
If the phone is continually going back and forth between 1x and evdo, then yes this will help.
My home has zero cell service, and I have an airave there... so perfect 1x signal. If i leave my phone sitting around overnight on hybrid mode (default) I lose 6% battery overnight... 100% repeatable. If I force 1x only it goes down to 4% overnight.
So a 2% difference over 8 hours. The big drain comes when it switches because the device wakes up when it switches.
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not even that. the drain comes from the switching period.
doesn't matter if it wakes up or not.
if you're in a place with crappy service, which is what this thread is about,
then your phone will most likely keep trying to connect to evdo when it could easily connect to a 1x and it doesn't work as hard to find the 1x connection in low signal areas.
hence why I said "It will save alot of battery because it doesn't have to keep trying to search for the evdo connection."
Which is what happens in low signal areas.
I personally switch my phone off or into airplane mode at night.
I'll lose 1%, if that, in airplane mode, and that's only if I have a bunch of items running in the background.
I'm a heavy sleeper so calls/texts generally don't wake up so it's pointless for me to have it in 1x/hybrid mode.
Plus, I don't know if its just me, but now my phone doesn't heat up as bad as it use to when I never really did shut it off. I guess it gives the radio a chance to relax or something, dunno, but that's just my personal experience.
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Originally Posted by MadlyAlive
To me, that's within an acceptable range of battery loss overnight, so switching to a 1x mode isn't really worth it.
I also have an Airave (LOVING IT!) and have noticed better service. I may be 0-2 bars of EV, but I never see a change into 1X (with the exception of being on a voice call or receiving a text).
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I never go outside of a rA area, and I love it!
No battery loss is within an acceptable range for me.
