LG CU500
TURNED OFF 3G, BACK TO GSM
Love this phone, but my house has poor 3G coverage. The phone goes back & forth from 3G & GSM every few minutes. This drained my battery, and sometimes drop calls inside my house.
At last, I went back to Cingular and de-activated 3G. They gave me free SIM card that was re-programmed to GSM. I no longer have $19.99 media net because no more high speed internet without 3G.
My battery life is now about 5 hours talk. Recharge every other day. Believe it or not, the sound quality is better. No more asending & decending volume during calls. The 3G signal indicator is still on, but my phone only receives GSM signals.
Do miss the high speed internet though ☹️
At last, I went back to Cingular and de-activated 3G. They gave me free SIM card that was re-programmed to GSM. I no longer have $19.99 media net because no more high speed internet without 3G.
My battery life is now about 5 hours talk. Recharge every other day. Believe it or not, the sound quality is better. No more asending & decending volume during calls. The 3G signal indicator is still on, but my phone only receives GSM signals.
Do miss the high speed internet though ☹️
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I'm confused. GSM (Global Systems for Mobile) refers to the fact that Cingular and Tmobile use SIM cards versus Verizon and Sprint/Nextel. Are you referring to your phone going back and forth between 3G and the Edge Networks? 😕
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Can any1 verify this.I was looking around and i found this
press 277634#*#
then go through the menu:
5. modem setting
2. network mode
1. network mode
2. 2g only
thats to change it from 3g to 2g.. to change back simply but it on dual mode
can any1 try this for me and sees if it works and maybe better quality calls..? i dont have my phone right now cause im in Aruba 😎 but im really interested to know.
press 277634#*#
then go through the menu:
5. modem setting
2. network mode
1. network mode
2. 2g only
thats to change it from 3g to 2g.. to change back simply but it on dual mode
can any1 try this for me and sees if it works and maybe better quality calls..? i dont have my phone right now cause im in Aruba 😎 but im really interested to know.
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i tried it and it does work. where i live is 2g but where i work and hometown is 3g. im at home and selected 3g and lost signal. changed back to 2g and signal returned. when in 2g the sound quality is pretty cool. when in 3g there is a problem with the voice quality on the other end. these options should have been in the main menu somewhere.
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I just tried it and this works. I'm at work with a strong 3G signal (3G in upper left hand corner of screen). I was able to switch to the 2G EDGE (as indicated in upper left hand corner). I then switched back to "Dual Mode" and it went back to 3G.
This is a great feature since my house is in a weak 3G area (in Washington, DC). I kept dropping calls in my own house and around my own neighborhood. I'm just going to keep it in 2G mode and switch to 3G when I want to use high-speed data, which is only every now and then.
Regards,
Delafield
This is a great feature since my house is in a weak 3G area (in Washington, DC). I kept dropping calls in my own house and around my own neighborhood. I'm just going to keep it in 2G mode and switch to 3G when I want to use high-speed data, which is only every now and then.
Regards,
Delafield
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Another benefit of switching to 2G only is a longer battery life (as in time between charges).
Also, it seems that usability is a problem with the Chocolate (see quote below from NYT). The CU500 has issues, but it seems the Chocolate is worse:
"Whenever I review a product this badly designed, I just stare at the ceiling and try to imagine how it could possibly have gotten out the door. Haven’t successes like the iPod and the Treo taught the marketers anything about making things work simply and well? It’s stunning that nobody in a position of power at LG or Verizon actually tried this thing, tried pressing those infernal passive-aggressive buttons, and realized that the Chocolate is a usability disaster."
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes »...
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Also, it seems that usability is a problem with the Chocolate (see quote below from NYT). The CU500 has issues, but it seems the Chocolate is worse:
"Whenever I review a product this badly designed, I just stare at the ceiling and try to imagine how it could possibly have gotten out the door. Haven’t successes like the iPod and the Treo taught the marketers anything about making things work simply and well? It’s stunning that nobody in a position of power at LG or Verizon actually tried this thing, tried pressing those infernal passive-aggressive buttons, and realized that the Chocolate is a usability disaster."
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes »...
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oh my god.....really hope this works for me..........am just about at my wits end with this phone........and believe me when I say ...I really want to like this phone.......best rgds........mj
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I just got back home, and i have tried this and yes i do believe that the calls are an improvement and clearer before i changed it i would maybe dropped calls and it would be a bit fuzzy. i dont know about the better battery life yet but ill see... any1 else think the calls are better also?
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just tried it...............it works!!!!!really.......!!!!!....much much better...........mj
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I tried ths on Thursday and all I can say is WOW!! What a difference!! Before, the earpiece was not the greatest sounding, Voices were going in and out canstantly. Now they are loud and no more in and out. Also, I tried the MobiRadio and the songs don't buffer all the time anymore. It's great!!
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this does make a huge difference i live in an area that wont be 3g for a year and i want this phone to work well anymore tips please let me know
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