EVDO vs 1X.......

[Sarge, USMC]

Does my VZW wireless phone need EVDO capability? I'm not doing any data.....voice only.
I ask this because if you call my phone, on your end you hear 2 rings before my phone rings once. Is that normal, or is the delay because the phone is looking for EVDO? I look in the display and I see it switching back and forth sometimes.....1x.....EV.....

[Spencer_Moore]

I second this I done use data ever does leaving it on put an extra strain on the battery or anything bad anything to squeeze some life out of my apache

[spetrillo]

There are a number of tweaks you can do to the phone to help your situation. They basically deal with dialing #778 and entering your MSL code for VZW. Search the forum for this and you will find them. If you still have not found them, and no one responds in a future post with more substantive info please PM me and I will get them for you. I dont have my 6700 with me right now, so I cannot look them up currently.

Steve

[Unknown Zone]

You might want to check your SIC..(Slot Index Cycle)...that is the period on which your phone cycle the towers....I think the default is 3....most people set it to 0. Your going to need your MSL...for Verizon...i believe it is 000000. There is a whole section about this Polling Towers subject.

Most people like myself who dont have a data plan..just text...force the phone to 1x....stop the jumping from EV to 1X which will reduce battery time.

There is a hack for this dont know off hand...I am pretty sure someone will post it.

[dwizzy130]

Originally Posted by Unknown Zone

You might want to check your SIC..(Slot Index Cycle)...that is the period on which your phone cycle the towers....I think the default is 3....most people set it to 0. Your going to need your MSL...for Verizon...i believe it is 000000. There is a whole section about this Polling Towers subject.

yup he is exactly right. its ur sci that determines how many rings they hear before ur phone rings...it is under the modem settings in the epst.

[Sarge, USMC]

I see....and how does one modify the SIC?

[dwizzy130]

Originally Posted by Sarge, USMC

I see....and how does one modify the SIC?

first u need ur msl (master service lock code) which is 000000 for verizon.then go to the dialer and enter ##778# and the epst will pop up. click edit then enter the msl. then use the left soft key and go to modem settings. u will then see sci. i think it will be default at 2 or 3. change it to or 0 to have ur phone ring right when they get their first ring.

David

[Sarge, USMC]

ok, when I go to the dialer and dial ##778#, "TALK", the vzw message I get is call cannot be completed as dialed. I don't know what epst is.

[dwizzy130]

Originally Posted by Sarge, USMC

ok, when I go to the dialer and dial ##778#, "TALK", the vzw message I get is call cannot be completed as dialed. I don't know what epst is.

haha when u dial it u dont hit talk, it should just pop up when u hit the last #....r u using a custom rom?

[dwizzy130]

if that doesnt work just go into the windows folder and run the epst.exe directly.