CDMA only doesn't help battery

[nonnasmyladie]

So today I tried running my phone cdma only so it would only work on 3g.

It doesn't seem to help battery at all.

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[Arsonman]

I have mine set on CDMA auto (PRL) and it has helped tremendously. I was on CDMA +LTE/EvDo and it would drop like a rock.

 

[johnd09]

The difference won't be as dramatic in a 4G area, it makes a bigger difference where it is searching do 4G where there is none, but it isn't a huge difference, I got maybe an hour extra.

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[nonnasmyladie]

It doesn't help my problem with losing data.

I keep going to 1x now.

Also o still completely lose data at times.



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[johnd09]

If you don't mind having notifications every 15 minutes, Juice defender helped me more than anything. Nearly doubled battery life. It cuts down on standby drain. If you pay for the higher versions you can set more frequent checks than 15 minutes.

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[SithDroid2187]

I have searched my phone but I cannot figure it out, where do you set it to CDMA only?

 

[jimmydene84]

Download LTE on/off from the market

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[thelopenator]

I have searched my phone but I cannot figure it out, where do you set it to CDMA only?

or you can press *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer and change it there

 

[alboboy10]

For some reason I lose service more with 3g too I get better 4g coverage. Like someone mentioned though, the difference in the two is tiny for battery.

 

[thelopenator]

Hey man I wish I got better 4g then 3g