today plugin to switch between WCDMA and gsm

danielherrero · Dec 17, 2006

Hi.
My battery drains very quickly in my area (HSDPA). But if i force GSM then the battery lasts two or three days and i only need hsdpa 3 or 4 times by day, for example

20010-04-20 (V2.9)
1) The combo box that stores the model keeps the value when the program is restarted.
2) Fixed problems with owner names starting/ending with spaces.
3) other minor bugs
2009-11-27 (V2.8)
1) Compatibility with new Bluetooth Widcomm stack (HTC Touch Pro2, HTC Touch HD2, etc);
2) Compatibility to switch band with HTC Touch HD2
3) Compatibility to switch band with Toshiba TG01
4) switching is faster because now I dont turn radio off, just unregister and register from network. No need to enter automatically PIN code too.

2007-09-25 (V2.4.2)
Compatibility with Kaiser
Changes in 1.2.3:
Fix a bug in 1.2.1-1.2.1. Auto mode didnt work properly and switch delay action too.

Changes in V1.2.2 :
Some GSM operators intercepts http not found requests and redirects to help pages. It can cause unknown effects on bandswith who tries to look for the version number in the response stream.....

Changes in 1.2.1:

Buffer overrun bug in devices with very long radio manufacturer name (caused bandswitch fall).
Bandswith now detects if is running on WM5 or WM6 so now only switch twice if switching from GSM to UMTS band in WM6 devices. So now one only version for WM5 and WM6
Dual line support with two pin codes.
If the password(s) is/are incorrect the device will sound and vibrate and show Pin Page.
Pin enable user: remember to enter pin(s) again after reinstall.

shogunmark · Dec 17, 2006

danielherrero said:
Hi.
My battery drains very quickly in my area (HSDPA). But if i force GSM then the battery lasts two or three days and i only need hsdpa 3 or 4 times by day, for example when i surf the web or read the news. And with gsm i can use real mail but with hsdpa the battery is empty in 5 or 6 hours. I am looking a tool to switch between gsm and hsdpa in today screen. I know that i can do it in phone/options/band but it's very boring. Can someone help me?. If now i will write a little program (today plugin) and i will post it.
Thanks

as far as i know nothing like this exists

doedoe · Dec 17, 2006

Cool Idea.

This is shouldnt be that difficult to achieve...

Use SetHSDPA.exe and link it to the Wireless Manager today plugin. Then everytime you tap the wireless plugin it then turns on/off the HSDPA functionality?

pof · Dec 17, 2006

AFAIK band selection can be done changing a setting in registry, so this can be done with mortscript.

marsb007 · Dec 17, 2006

1. google SKSchema... it's a program which will allow you to do this (it's not free, but i think the price is awesome for what you can do with it), and download it.

2. Download these scripts that someone else made...

3. Drop the scripts in the \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\sScripts directory

4. Go to your phone's Settings, and choose Menu

5. Scroll down and select any of the new scripts (I am personally using the toggle script).

**alternatively, you can assign a button to it

***additionally, I use this program's Soft Reset feature to automatically soft reset my phone at 5 in the morning to make sure that when i get up in the morning the phone had a chance to reboot and has a fresh start...

hope this helps!

wimpy · Dec 17, 2006

marsb007 said:
1. google SKSchema... it's a program which will allow you to do this (it's not free, but i think the price is awesome for what you can do with it), and download it.

2. Download these scripts that someone else made...

3. Drop the scripts in the \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\sScripts directory

4. Go to your phone's Settings, and choose Menu

5. Scroll down and select any of the new scripts (I am personally using the toggle script).

**alternatively, you can assign a button to it

***additionally, I use this program's Soft Reset feature to automatically soft reset my phone at 5 in the morning to make sure that when i get up in the morning the phone had a chance to reboot and has a fresh start...

hope this helps!

Does this solution allow you to switch between 'U' and 'G' on the fly? Meaning it does not need to close one connection to achieve the other and vice-versa.

marsb007 · Dec 17, 2006

as far as i can tell from the script it turns on flight mode, toggles between 3g/Edge, depending on which one you had originally when the script was run (by changing the registry settings), and then turning flight mode off...

your phone will search for signal as it normally would...

the whole process takes about 20-25 seconds.

Give skschema a try. They have a trial, so you can try before you get it if you decide to get it. There is also a Today plugin, although i've never used it, so i can't give any input as to how good it is.

shogunmark · Dec 17, 2006

in my experience with the phone, any time you change the band selection the phone goes into flight mode

dherrero · Dec 18, 2006

The program is finished and working

Ok. The program is finished.
1) Put it in rom.
2) Create a shortcut and put it in \windows\startup directory.
3) Then you will see a circle icon at botton.
. White circle means Auto mode.
. Green circle means GPRS mode (2g).
. Red circle means UMTS/HSDPA mode(3g).

Tapping this icon a window is showed and you can click one of the next buttons:
auto: Sets auto mode.
GSM: Sets gsm mode.
UMTS: Sets 3g mode.
Close: closes the program.

Then the registry key \\SOFTWARE\\OEM\\UMTS\\OpMode is changed and the radio is reseted. And thats all.
Enjoy it...

Pita^Norf · Dec 18, 2006

dherrero said:
Ok. The program is finished.
1) Put it in rom.
2) Create a shortcut and put it in \windows\startup directory.
3) Then you will see a circle icon at botton.
. White circle means Auto mode.
. Green circle means GPRS mode (2g).
. Red circle means UMTS/HSDPA mode(3g).

Tapping this icon a window is showed and you can click one of the next buttons:
auto: Sets auto mode.
GSM: Sets gsm mode.
UMTS: Sets 3g mode.
Close: closes the program.

Then the registry key \\SOFTWARE\\OEM\\UMTS\\OpMode is changed and the radio is reseted. And thats all.
Enjoy it...

Is the program supposed to be attached somewhere?

dherrero · Dec 18, 2006

jeje, sorry.

wimpy · Dec 18, 2006

shogunmark said:
in my experience with the phone, any time you change the band selection the phone goes into flight mode

That is not necessarily true. If you go into the Band tab to change the selection, it does not need to go into flight mode. It simply disconnects and reconnects with the new selection.

danielherrero · Dec 18, 2006

new option

Hi. I ve added a new option.
To avoid forget to switch back to gprs after use hsdpa, when you tap on UMTS appears a dialog about "limit time" with options:
no: No limit
1, 5, 30, 60, 120: After x minutes the system switch back to gprs.

danielherrero · Dec 18, 2006

There was a problem cleaning the notification when the app exits......
New release....

ward777 · Dec 18, 2006

Thnx loads. I'll give it a try.

jcb_home · Dec 18, 2006

Thanks

danielherrero,

Great job, it's working on my 8525. It's just what I needed thanks.

danielherrero · Dec 18, 2006

You' re wellcome....

duman95 · Dec 18, 2006

Thank you. Going to put it on my 8525 as they roll out 3G here in the US I think this will come in very handy.

Take Care!

tco · Dec 18, 2006

Weekend App

Well done!!! Thanks...This app works great.

This is my weekend app. As soon as the weekend starts I put the phone into GSM mode only. Battery life is far better. I don't need UTMS on the weekends....when i do....2 clicks and I'm in UTMS...2 more and I'm back to GSM.

netnerd · Dec 18, 2006

I love this plugin! cant get easier to switch auto -> umts, and umts -> auto! thanks!!

today plugin to switch between WCDMA and gsm

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