Turning off EVDO antenna on lg vx8550 chocolate

[wolfpeter7]

thanks so much for that video i really needed. i was lookin all over for how to do that. thanks!

[dboy161]

i know how to do the magic touch on the phone...... lol its a real trick

[RFphoenix08]

Um, what exactly does this do?

[fire0334]

can i still donload songs from my computer useing my usb cored if so i will do it just wanted to know before i did it

[jjw0782]

Cool thanks. I tried this on my chocolate 3 by relacing 8550 with 8560 and it works just the same.

[TheIpodtouchhacker1]

works perfectly fine for my phone

[proud3dg4r]

didnt work 4 mine. but im gettin a new phone anyways =)

[baseballrocky14]

how do you do it for a samsung glyde?

[joey132008]

i have a ENV2 but i did the same thing except put my phones number name and it worked and it really helps now think u i didnt think of doin that untill this video

[mscfrk010]

ahh i love you!! Thanks so much for the help!!!!!!

[lifetocereal122997]

000000 is not the code:(

[matt3333333333]

Yes it is, it worked for me :D

[1guitarfreak4]

you prob changed it

[guhleeenda]

omg i love you, you're such a genius!

[nickhall95]

it keeps saying incorrect service code?help?

[skarcrow1991]

mine does not work either lol

[michaelalden12]

mine does not work ether i need help?

[matt3333333333]

Mine works fine

[LongLiveTheJcc16]

this actually does save batery life. when i turned off the evdo my battery lasted several more days with constant use.

[dj77869]

thanks man

[itslaurencenikkuh]

if you live in a place that doesnt get a lot of service it's better to turn the EVDO off because it drains your battery trying to find the EVDO service, and thanks for the help, been trying to figure this out

[sl1solo7622]

exactly. I live in pretty much a ravine, and its hard enough to pick up 1X signal, which is why i went about finding this out. But yeah, if your in a place where both signals are strong, the improvement is minimal

[4410wow]

what does this do????

[lifetocereal122997]

can you turn it back on?

[luvurlife2478]

yea, can you?>?

[deadlyvirus6969]

Ok the EVDO antenna isn't just for the get it now stuff. EVDO is the standard for high speed wireless broadband. So if you plan on using the internet on your phone, which for only 99 cents a day for unlimited access is not bad, you probably do not want to turn this feature off. It actually doesn't drain that much battery, think maybe less then 1%.

[VenatusDeus1]

This wont work on my phone. I just bought it, and when I push all those numbers and push "send" it tries to call the number.

Also, if I go to menu and push "0" nothing happens.

Any tips?

[sl1solo7622]

is it a chocolate (vx8550) or another type?

[stevoscape]

an easier idea would be to go to main menu and press 00000 , =\

idiot

u dont need to call any number

[sl1solo7622]

1- that doesn't work

2- number one pretty much says it....

[chrisdoggunit38]

what else can you do from this menu?

[Bowlerdmo]

I was freaking out cause it wasn't working on my ENv.... but all you have to do is open it up to main screen for it to work.

[customcaddys]

i dont see it mentioned, but i had to redo this after updating my PRL. i updated it last week and all of a sudden my battery seemed like crap, noticed the EVDO on & redid this.

[fefner192]

Does this keep you from getting picture/video messages or talking on the phone?

[sl1solo7622]

Ive been able to send both text/pic messages with it off, and assuming video is transferred over the same protocol id guess that would work too

[talk2me6363]

Does this work for a variety of phones? Like a EN-V or any of the other newer ones. That EV drove me crazy too. Thanks

[sl1solo7622]

im not exactly sure, but ive heard that the process is the same for most LG phones, dont hold me to this but all you have to do is change the last 4 numbers to fit your phone model. So the chocolate was the vx8550, hence the 8550 in the last part of the number you dial. So given the env is a vx9900, the number should be ##77647269900. If it doesnt work, google it!

[k1n65]

i have been trying to get this menu for a long time. thanks dude you rock.

[delatorre89]

thank you!

[d92m92c92]

thank you that shit was annoying the hell outta me

[Whoreley]

Very nice and useful. Thank you very much sir!

[go2hellG]

does it give you a better signal?

[sl1solo7622]

nope, just turns off the EVDO antenna. Your regular (1x) antenna stays exactly the same.

[go2hellG]

what does this do to the phone?

[sl1solo7622]

what it does is turns off the antenna that is used mainly for Verizon's Get it Now service (downloading ringtones, wallpapers, videos, applications) that apart from just using free trails any budget-conscious person never uses. Turning off the antenna causes the phone to use less power and results in a longer battery charge.

[grizzlieplyr5221]

can u reverse this?

[sl1solo7622]

yep just go back to the "mode preference" page and put it back to "digital only hybrid"