How to Force Bionic to use 4G Only?

[krazykid6911]

Hey Everyone. Long story short, i use my Bionic on ICS .232, i use it 2 days a week at work for tethering and i get 2-3 bars of 4G. My phone constantly switches back to 3g and requires a reboot then it will be in 4g for 10 minutes or 3 hours, but its frustrating and annoying.

Is there anything i can do to force it into 4G when i want to? I am in the Massachusetts area and am surrounded by excellent 4G.


Thank You!

 

[landon418]

Hey Everyone. Long story short, i use my Bionic on ICS .232, i use it 2 days a week at work for tethering and i get 2-3 bars of 4G. My phone constantly switches back to 3g and requires a reboot then it will be in 4g for 10 minutes or 3 hours, but its frustrating and annoying.

Is there anything i can do to force it into 4G when i want to? I am in the Massachusetts area and am surrounded by excellent 4G.


Thank You!

Dial *#*#4636#*#* and select lte only. You probably know this already ;p

 

[Quicksilver7714]

Yes you can force LTE only but you will be unable to send and receive phone calls and texts as Verizon's LTE network is currently Data only and not voice.

If you got to Settings>Wireless and Networks>Mobile Network and change it to LTE Only.

It sounds like you are located in a fringe network area. Which is why your phone keeps switching between 3G and 4G.

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[krazykid6911]

Yes you can force LTE only but you will be unable to send and receive phone calls and texts as Verizon's LTE network is currently Data only and not voice.

If you got to Settings>Wireless and Networks>Mobile Network and change it to LTE Only.

It sounds like you are located in a fringe network area. Which is why your phone keeps switching between 3G and 4G.

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dang thats a dealbreaker then. I need to be able to receive calls still. That doesnt make sense, didn LTE enable VZW to do data/voice at the same time?


Edit: Well i guess it makes sense. The phone has two radios in it, and uses LTE only for 4g Data. Love answering my own questions lol.

 

[krazykid6911]

Dial *#*#4636#*#* and select lte only. You probably know this already ;p

actualy had no idea, i appreciate the information. im gonna give it a whirl.


What do i set it back to when im done? There are alot of options. Is it just CDMA/LTE?

 

[bsweetness]

dang thats a dealbreaker then. I need to be able to receive calls still. That doesnt make sense, didn LTE enable VZW to do data/voice at the same time?

Yes, but LTE does the data and CDMA does calls/SMS messages. If you force the phone into LTE-only mode, it turns off the CDMA radio that's currently required for calls and texts. There's no voice over LTE on Verizon yet.

 

[markwebb]

Yes, but LTE does the data and CDMA does calls/SMS messages. If you force the phone into LTE-only mode, it turns off the CDMA radio that's currently required for calls and texts. There's no voice over LTE on Verizon yet.

???? I have the Bionic and with ICS I can and have received calls and can continue to surf the Web while in the 4G reception areas.

 

[bsweetness]

???? I have the Bionic and with ICS I can and have received calls and can continue to surf the Web while in the 4G reception areas.

Yes, but your calls are being carried through the CDMA network while connected to LTE. Verizon LTE phones can connect to both CDMA and LTE at the same time, allowing the CDMA network to take care of calls/texts and the LTE network to take care of data.

So, when your phone says you're connected to 4G, you're also connected to CDMA as well.

 

[syndicate0017]

???? I have the Bionic and with ICS I can and have received calls and can continue to surf the Web while in the 4G reception areas.

That's because (like already mentioned) the LTE radio is data only and the CDMA radio does calls and texts.

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[wseyller]

I use lte only while at home sometimes. I happen to use groove ip for when i talk to certain friends. The groove ip is setup somehow that it forward my calls to my google voice number which means i still get my calls. I have to use use groove ip also if i want to make calls.

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