Cdma/lte/evdo??

[charkzilla20]

I came across this article:
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 ? Battery Life Degraded after OTA Update to 4.1.1 | Subnet
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what changing this setting actually does.
Thanks guys

 

[Greg C]

I came across this article:
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 ? Battery Life Degraded after OTA Update to 4.1.1 | Subnet
I was wondering if anyone could tell me what changing this setting actually does.
Thanks guys

Verizon Wireless High-Speed Data (EV-DO) Review & Rating | PCMag.com

Don't know of any settings that will save your battery. After all... LTE plays Pac Man with your battery. Here's another article about EV-DO.

 

[MrDoh]

I tend to use just 3G, no LTE for me. LTE plays havoc with my battery, too marginal around here. So I switched my phone to just use 3G for cellular (mobile) data, and it's fast enough when I'm not at home. When I'm at home, I use WiFi, which is even faster around here *smile*.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what changing this setting actually does.

I believe the Verizon GS3 is a world phone, meaning it will work on GSM networks as well as Verizon's own CDMA network (and roam on Sprint's CDMA network). In Gobal mode, it's likely searching for active GSM towers as well as Verizon's CDMA towers, so you've got two radios running, searching for a signal.

 

[paintdrinkingpete]

I believe the Verizon GS3 is a world phone, meaning it will work on GSM networks as well as Verizon's own CDMA network (and roam on Sprint's CDMA network). In Gobal mode, it's likely searching for active GSM towers as well as Verizon's CDMA towers, so you've got two radios running, searching for a signal.

Not sure about the "world phone" thing (it might be, I honestly don't know), but yeah, using the CDMA/LTE setting could prevent you from being to roam I imagine. I do know that when I'm riding the subway and lose all signal, my phone asks me if I want to switch to "Global" mode since it can't connect via LTE/CDMA.

I always keep mine set on LTE/CDMA. Not sure if it really saves on battery, but I figure at the very least it can't hurt since I'm in a Verizon saturated area anyway.