Can anyone help me fix an ANNOYING problem...?

rawkus47 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 01:07 AM

ok when my phone goes on standby.....

it takes about 3 rings until my phone actually recieves the call!

so that means....i have like 3 rings to answer the call or my voicemail plays.

i know there are some threads around....can someone link me or post a solution????

i would much appreciate it.

PPCGEEKS......is the shizznit.

**Malatesta** · #2 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 01:11 AM

You'll want to try to change the SCI--the rate at which the phone "pings" the tower to see if a call is coming in. All cell phones do it, not all have the same setting.

To do this, you will need your MSL, which only Sprint (or your provider) can provide you. Open up the phone app and dial ##778# (PST). You will be asked to enter your MSL. Enter it, and you will be brought into the provisioning of your phone. From the top left, select Modem Settings. On this page, your Slot Cycle Index (SCI) is how often your phone polls the tower for incoming calls, etc. This value is 1.28 seconds multiplied by 2^value (i.e 0=1.28 secs, 1=2.56secs) with 0 fastest, 7 slowest. The default is 2, but lowering it to 1 hasn't noticeably affected my battery life, and roughly 2.5 second (SCI 1) response time is far more reasonable than roughly 5 seconds (SCI 2).

Also on this page is your preferred operation mode. The Default is Automatic, which is the best available mode (EV that will roll back to 1X when EV is unavailable). There are times when you might be in a fringe area and your mode may cycle frequently and this can seriously drain your battery. Setting this to HDR will force EV-DO only if you demand an EV-DO connection. Changing this setting to CDMA Only will force the phone to ignore an EV-DO tower and maintain only a 1xRTT connection.

rawkus47 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 01:23 AM

Sounds like a good idea.....its completely safe right?
No problems encountered?
Im guessing i call sprint for my MSL?
What does MDSL stand for BTW.

**Wideawake** · #4 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 07:52 AM

haven't heard any problems, besides it can kill the battery faster. msl u will have to get from sprint. and yea its safe.
~mike

**Malatesta** · #5 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wideawake

haven't heard any problems, besides it can kill the battery faster. msl u will have to get from sprint. and yea its safe.
~mike

increase in battery consumption is extremely minimal (1mah at 1 SCI, 5 mah at 0 SCI, which is on par with BT).

there are no adverse side effects of this hack.