just ordered mine. How do I set it to 3g?

**mpgo4th** · 04-04-2012, 12:08 PM

I ordered my wife and I the Droid 4 yesterday. I dont live in an area with 4G so do I need to get it to 3G or does it pick up whatevers available. I will be in 4G zones maybe once a month but I didnt know if using it factory set would kill the battery faster. Also what are some proven tricks for better battery life?

**Rev2010** · 04-04-2012, 12:45 PM

It will use the best service it can find, so yes it will automatically use 3G. The only thing I've found with pretty much all cellphones is that they continue looking for the best signal it supports, in this case 4G. So typically the battery will drain faster. I don't have the Droid 4, I'm still using the Droid 2, but in the settings you should be able to hardset it to 3G mode. Hopefully someone else with the 4 can tell you where to do so.

Rev.

**fuddster** · 04-04-2012, 07:32 PM

I believe you can set the Droid 4 to use 3G mode by going to Settings> Wireless & Network Settings> Mobile Networks> Network Mode and selecting "CDMA only"

**elcheapodeluxe** · 04-04-2012, 08:55 PM

Fuddster is correct. Haven't found a nice widget to do it automatically yet, but doing this does dramatically improve the battery life. I also set up a smart action that says when the phone is on WiFi to turn off mobile data - and then I only turn on WiFi at home and work.

**mpgo4th** · 04-05-2012, 07:59 AM

Thanks. Im pretty excited because Im still on my old droid X. This thing should feel like a rocket ship to us. Is ICS coming to this device???

**Kmcferrin** · 04-06-2012, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by mpgo4th

Is ICS coming to this device???

VZW says yes, but not until later. For some reason I want to say June.

**Rev2010** · 04-06-2012, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Kmcferrin

VZW says yes, but not until later. For some reason I want to say June.

Verizon also says they'll be enabling the global functionality.... for some reason though I just don't think they'll ever follow through on it.

Rev.

**mpgo4th** · 04-07-2012, 04:01 PM

Ive been using this droid for a few days now. I really like it. No 4g in my area but its still faster than my droid x was. Im at my parents now for easter and they have 4g. Wow this is a big jump from 3g. Its as fast or faster than my home wifi. Great phone and glad i went with it instead of the razr.