[iPhone] 3G SBSettings toggle for iPhone 5 (at&t)

leviathan1 · Feb 6, 2013, 04:40 AM

Does anybody know if the SBsettings 3G toggle can be used to force the iPhone 5 (at&t) onto the edge network? I work in a building with poor 3G coverage, but very good Edge coverage. This was useful for my iPhone 4 to save battery and it would be great if it can be used on the iPhone 5 as well.

leviathan1 · Feb 6, 2013, 08:02 AM

Anybody? Perhaps somebody with a jailbroken iPhone 5 on at&t can simply test this out? I would like to know if the 3G toggle in sbsettings can force your phone to use the Edge network.

leviathan1 · Feb 6, 2013, 05:56 PM

Bump

leviathan1 · Feb 8, 2013, 04:01 AM

Bump

tymaster50 · Feb 8, 2013, 05:15 AM

In those 2 days you could have just tested it out yourself, obviously no one knows.

nwmtnbiker · Feb 8, 2013, 05:59 AM

No it doesn't. With the toggle on it still doesn't show up on SB.

eojrr1 · Feb 8, 2013, 06:04 AM

I JB for just this reason and from what I can tell, it doesn't work.. You can enable the toggle fine in sbsettings, but when you respring it doesn't actually show up.

leviathan1 · Feb 8, 2013, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eojrr1

I JB for just this reason and from what I can tell, it doesn't work.. You can enable the toggle fine in sbsettings, but when you respring it doesn't actually show up.

Thanks for the helpful replies. (eojrr1, nwmtnbiker)

Tymatser50... I have been waiting to get the iPhone 5 until I knew whether I could turn off 3G and force Edge. Your response was definitely useful though. Thank you for taking the time to post it.

eojrr1 · Feb 8, 2013, 12:35 PM

I sent a note into the developers of sbsettings but who knows of it will do any good.

apollo1444 · Feb 8, 2013, 01:15 PM

it actually works for me in mx with a carrier in mexico it forces EDGE use

dunno why it doesn't work for US att

iPhone 5 here with latest sbsettings

leviathan1 · Feb 10, 2013, 08:40 AM

GREAT NEWS... an app on cydia called BatteryDoctorPro (it has some Chinese Characters in the name on Cydia but the app is in English) allows you to use the 3G toggle to force the iPhone 5 onto the Edge network. Once you install the app, you can use it just like you would SBSettings. Even better, the 3G toggle actually appears on SBSettings so you can use that if you like.

richardc1983 · Feb 10, 2013, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leviathan1

GREAT NEWS... an app on cydia called BatteryDoctorPro (it has some Chinese Characters in the name on Cydia but the app is in English) allows you to use the 3G toggle to force the iPhone 5 onto the Edge network. Once you install the app, you can use it just like you would SBSettings. Even better, the 3G toggle actually appears on SBSettings so you can use that if you like.

Worked great thank you

Cyb3rfr3ak · Feb 11, 2013, 05:56 AM

Just noticed today, that NCSettings is also able to disable 3G and force 2G on LTE iPhone 5. Somehow after 5x on/off it stopped toggling so I had to reboot. But then it works again

eojrr1 · Feb 11, 2013, 06:33 AM

Ncsettings doesn't seem to work on AT&T, the 3G toggle is there but doesn't seem to actually do anything. I do like nc setup better than sb.

I tried the Chinese battery app, I think it worked but it was just not the interface I was looking for, I may have to try again and just get used to it.

leviathan1 · Feb 11, 2013, 09:41 AM

I actually use Batterydoctorpro in addition to Sbsettings. You can set it to have toggles in the notification center just like Sbsettings. Also, once installed, Sbsettings should display the working 3G toggle.

tartooob · Feb 12, 2013, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leviathan1

GREAT NEWS... an app on cydia called BatteryDoctorPro (it has some Chinese Characters in the name on Cydia but the app is in English) allows you to use the 3G toggle to force the iPhone 5 onto the Edge network. Once you install the app, you can use it just like you would SBSettings. Even better, the 3G toggle actually appears on SBSettings so you can use that if you like.

Thank you a lot, you are a genius !

leviathan1 · Feb 25, 2013, 03:57 PM

Just a heads up to stay away from the latest update (version 3.6.5-224) as one of the "fixes" changes the 4G toggle to LTE on the iPhone 5. While some people might like this change, it removes the ability to toggle between 4G and Edge... something that I found much more useful. People wanting to keep the ability to toggle to Edge should stay with version 3.6.1-224.

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leviathan1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	3G SBSettings toggle for iPhone 5 (at&t) Does anybody know if the SBsettings 3G toggle can be used to force the iPhone 5 (at&t) onto the edge network? I work in a building with poor 3G coverage, but very good Edge coverage. This was useful for my iPhone 4 to save battery and it would be great if it can be used on the iPhone 5 as well.
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Feb 6, 2013, 08:02 AM	#2
leviathan1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	Anybody? Perhaps somebody with a jailbroken iPhone 5 on at&t can simply test this out? I would like to know if the 3G toggle in sbsettings can force your phone to use the Edge network.
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Feb 6, 2013, 05:56 PM	#3
leviathan1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	Bump
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leviathan1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	Bump
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Feb 8, 2013, 05:59 AM	#6
nwmtnbiker macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fidalgo Island	No it doesn't. With the toggle on it still doesn't show up on SB.
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Feb 8, 2013, 06:04 AM	#7
eojrr1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	I JB for just this reason and from what I can tell, it doesn't work.. You can enable the toggle fine in sbsettings, but when you respring it doesn't actually show up.
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Feb 8, 2013, 12:35 PM	#9
eojrr1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	I sent a note into the developers of sbsettings but who knows of it will do any good.
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Feb 8, 2013, 01:15 PM	#10
apollo1444 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: mexico	it actually works for me in mx with a carrier in mexico it forces EDGE use dunno why it doesn't work for US att iPhone 5 here with latest sbsettings
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Feb 10, 2013, 08:40 AM	#11
leviathan1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	GREAT NEWS... an app on cydia called BatteryDoctorPro (it has some Chinese Characters in the name on Cydia but the app is in English) allows you to use the 3G toggle to force the iPhone 5 onto the Edge network. Once you install the app, you can use it just like you would SBSettings. Even better, the 3G toggle actually appears on SBSettings so you can use that if you like.
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Feb 11, 2013, 05:56 AM	#13
Cyb3rfr3ak macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2012	Just noticed today, that NCSettings is also able to disable 3G and force 2G on LTE iPhone 5. Somehow after 5x on/off it stopped toggling so I had to reboot. But then it works again
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Feb 11, 2013, 06:33 AM	#14
eojrr1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Ncsettings doesn't seem to work on AT&T, the 3G toggle is there but doesn't seem to actually do anything. I do like nc setup better than sb. I tried the Chinese battery app, I think it worked but it was just not the interface I was looking for, I may have to try again and just get used to it.
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Feb 11, 2013, 09:41 AM	#15
leviathan1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	I actually use Batterydoctorpro in addition to Sbsettings. You can set it to have toggles in the notification center just like Sbsettings. Also, once installed, Sbsettings should display the working 3G toggle.
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Feb 25, 2013, 03:57 PM	#17
leviathan1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2010	Just a heads up to stay away from the latest update (version 3.6.5-224) as one of the "fixes" changes the 4G toggle to LTE on the iPhone 5. While some people might like this change, it removes the ability to toggle between 4G and Edge... something that I found much more useful. People wanting to keep the ability to toggle to Edge should stay with version 3.6.1-224.
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