Thread: [ANN.] [Maemo 5] 3G/2G Mode Selection Applet
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2010-01-12 , 11:08
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Originally Posted by mehdiE View Post
Yes, i'm a bit puzzled too by all these requests to drop the dual button and only have 2G and 3G modes.

In a 2-button version, the 2 buttons should be 2G and Dual. In 2G mode, the phone will only connect in 2G (GPRS or EDGE) even if 3G is available. This would save power. In Dual mode, the phone would connect in 3G / 3.5G if available. If there was no 3G coverage available, it would automatically fallback to 2G, which would be the expected behaviour for most people i guess.

Unless I'm missing something, the 3G mode on the other side is of little use IMHO. 3G mode means that the phone connects in 3G if 3G coverage is available but doesn't connect at all if there's no 3G coverage. I'm failing to see where this could be useful. Feel free to enlighten me though..
But then again, In dual mode, if the phone thinks that 3G coverage is not goot enought (something like 1-3 bars), it switches to 2G and speed drops enormously. Instead, if you force it to use just 3G coverage, it still uses the network far more faster (even there are just 3 bars). Dual mode also consumes more battery since the phone "looks" for the best service.

I don't understand how dual-mode prevents from "don't want to drop calls".

All this arguement about these modes are pointless, but I still can't think any reason for support Dual. I hate when it drops to 2G while it still could hang on in 3G network with 2-4 bars.

I rest my case.
Nevertheless, 5 stars for qwerty12, *****
Last edited by Blinde; 2010-01-12 at 11:15.
 

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