Forcing 3G connection on Samsung Omnia i900

July 9th, 2009 Submitted by: Adrian

Have you ever felt frustrated when you’re happily surfing on 3G or 3G+ and suddenly it switches to Edge? How can that be when you’re not even moving between cells? Well apparantly according to Samsung experts, the phone automatically selects the strongest signal and switches to that (even if that means switching to a suckier connection).

Well I’ve managed to find on the internet how to FORCE your phone to lock onto the 3G connection no matter the signal strength. If you feel the need to do the same, please read on for the instructions:

You CAN force 3G preference for your phone.

1. dial *#1546792*#
2. don’t press the call button, it will automatically take you to the Admin Settings.
3. select ‘3 Network & Call Settings’
4. select ‘Network Order’
5. select ‘WCDMA first’
6. press Done
7. press the End Call Button

For those of you interested in getting 3G all the time if possible (up to the lowest possible signal) while maintaining GSM as a backend if in case you don’t have any signal,  simply leave the Network Mode to auto and then change the Network Order to WCDMA first in order to prioritize WCDMA regardless of signal strength.
 
Note: The information provided here is to be used at your own risk and I take no responsibility for this information. No need to worry though because I have done the above to my phone and so far the connection has remained at 3G & 3G+ without dropping to E (Edge).

Entry Filed under: Gadgets, General, Mobile Entries
Tagged with: 3G, HSDPA, i900, Samsung Omnia