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Does toggling the “Highest connection speed” setting turn off the LTE radio?

I was wondering if I toggling Highest connection speed in the cellular settings menu turns off a separate piece of hardware (the LTE radio). Are the LTE and 2G/3G radios the same components, or ...
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How can I force my phone to only use the KASUMI encryption?

Some of the most common forms of cellular GSM signals have been hacked, and I would like to ensure that my signals only use the more secure KASUMI encryption, even if it means that I don't have a ...
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Which uses more battery power, WiFi or 4G? [closed]

I hope this is a general enough question that doesn't vary too much by phone model, but suppose at school or work you have a WiFi connection, which would use less battery power over the course of a ...
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Why does it take so long for the phone fall back to WIFI when I have weak GPRS/3G?

When I'm at home I have a really bad data signal. I barely get standard GPRS signal... No EDGE or HSPDA. But I have a WIFI router 5 meters from where I sit with my phone and laptop. My laptop have ...
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Is the network traffic from Hubs and Tiles encrypted?

When I use features that use data connection like "What's New" in People Hub or seeing pictures from Facebook or SkyDrive on the Picture Hub, is the network traffic encrypted? I am worried because ...
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How can I tell whether I'm getting data via Wi-Fi or phone network?

There are occasions when my Wi-Fi is fully lit but data traffic is slow and patchy (like it's coming over the phone network). If I lose phone signal, internet connectivity fails completely. Meanwhile, ...
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Does Windows Phone Do Any On-Device Encryption?

One of the enterprise-y features of Blackberry that some organizations I work with are drawn to is data encryption. The theory being that the all user data is encrypted by the operating system, and ...
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Does Windows Phone prioritize between using a data plan and wi-fi connection?

When downloading apps, I prefer using a Wi-Fi connection over a mobile data conection. So I switch off the mobile data connection and switch on the Wi-Fi for the duration of the download and revert ...