Edge/3G Band Select on AT&T Tilt?

[leighj]

My battery life is killing me.

Can anyone tell me how to switch the bands like I used to on my 8525?

I looked under settings/phone/ - no "Band" tab

I modified the registry ShowUMTSBandPage to "1" but still nothing shows up.

Please help!!!

Thanks!

[peterbonge]

Open the file manager, switch to the Windows directory, search for the file "HSDPASwitch.exe" and run it. I hope the file is available on the Tilt.
Is this what you are looking for?

[banditione]

Open the file manager, switch to the Windows directory, search for the file "HSDPASwitch.exe" and run it. I hope the file is available on the Tilt.
Is this what you are looking for?

Nope. We dont have that file. Can you send us the file and see if it can work on the Tilt?

[CapnBry]

It is there, but you have to turn on "Show all files". At least on the AT&T stock firmware.

[leighj]

Peter - thanks for the info. It wasn't quite the file I was looking for (it does exist on the AT&T Tilt units. There's a "band" tab on the phone settings that allows you to switch between GSM & CDMA. There's a band.html in Windows directory that explains this but it doesn't seem to be available.

[chop69]

The file is there, but doesn't seem to work. I uncheck the enable HSDPA box, and it pops up to say I need to reset, but after a soft reset, I still have 3G.

[leighj]

I believe the HSDPA app is for switching between UMTS & HSDPA (which is the higher data rate).

What I'm looking for is the band tab application to select between Edge & 3G (like on the 8525).

I'm not even passed 1/2 my day and I'm already on 46% (I had it charged fully at 7am).

[fmquadri]

battery life is concerning me too - so i'm trying the Fully charge/fully deplete cycle a few times to see if i can achieve better battery performance.

if not.. time to start cutting back on the services or get a desk/car charger

[tylr]

You can always use a different comm manager. I use one of Shapps. Here is a black version... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1575189&postcount=131

[DeniaL]

You can always use a different comm manager. I use one of Shapps. Here is a black version... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1575189&postcount=131
will that comm manager work with the tilt? Isn't that comm manager for the Hermes?

[gregross]

Peter - thanks for the info. It wasn't quite the file I was looking for (it does exist on the AT&T Tilt units. There's a "band" tab on the phone settings that allows you to switch between GSM & CDMA. There's a band.html in Windows directory that explains this but it doesn't seem to be available.

been trying to figure out the band page issue myself - the registry entries form the Hernes days don't work. i believe you can manipulate the registry keys to do this but clearly not a user freinfly option.

Can someone who understands what the 3G buttons (on the Comm Mangers that have it) does behing the scenes?

g

[danielherrero]

I had to unassanble the program to let commmgrpro be compatible with Kaiser
It unregister, from operator and then makes a hidden and undocumented direct call to the driver to make the magic and previously does a change in registry. But the complicated things was to discover the correct params needed by the IOCTRL function
Dani

[jallenclark]

I wish I knew that as well, I would love to have a switch for 3g or nothing cause edge is brutally slow

[jallenclark]

I turned on 3g in the command center but my phone still switches between eg and edge frequently. When I turn off 3g in the command center it turns off my data all together, is this functioning properly?

[gregross]

I had to unassanble the program to let commmgrpro be compatible with Kaiser
It unregister, from operator and then makes a hidden and undocumented direct call to the driver to make the magic and previously does a change in registry. But the complicated things was to discover the correct params needed by the IOCTRL function
Dani

nice work!

do you have a Kaiser/Tilt compatible version of BandSwitch?

g

[njxbean]

nice work!

do you have a Kaiser/Tilt compatible version of BandSwitch?

g

his newest version works on the kaiser.

[roverman]

I transferred the bandswitch cab from 8525 over to my tilt and works no problem.

[jallenclark]

can you post a link so I don't have to dig through all the 8525 software?

[danielherrero]

nice work!

do you have a Kaiser/Tilt compatible version of BandSwitch?

g
Hi
latest versions of bandswitch and Commmgrpro switches the band correctly on Kaiser

http://commmgrpro.com/db5/00454/commmgrpro.com/_download/BandSwitch.V2.4.2.CAB
Dani

[gregross]

Hi
latest versions of bandswitch and Commmgrpro switches the band correctly on Kaiser

http://commmgrpro.com/db5/00454/commmgrpro.com/_download/BandSwitch.V2.4.2.CAB
Dani

Thanks Dani,

Using 2.4.2 now - works like a charm - using trial version now but will buy license soon

nice work!

[banditione]

can you post a link so I don't have to dig through all the 8525 software?

Cool I would like to have your file. Can you please post it here so I can use it. I had a 8525 but returned it for the tilt. I forgot to get that file. Post it please. Thanks.

[banditione]

I transferred the bandswitch cab from 8525 over to my tilt and works no problem.


CORRECTION:

Cool I would like to have your file. Can you please post it here so I can use it. I had a 8525 but returned it for the tilt. I forgot to get that file. Post it please. Thanks.