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3G generically refers to a set of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunications services. Often used when referring to a 3G mobile data connection.

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Battery discharges much slower in other countries

I have a Lumia 820 for 2.5 years now. The battery usually lasts for only one day even without using it. I recognized that the battery lasts significantly longer (three up to five days) when I'm in a ...
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Is there “3g only” mode in cellular settings in Windows Phone 10 Technical Preview

I was wondering if there is "3G only" mode in Windows Phone 10 Technical Preview. I was thinking of trying it.
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What is the difference between H and H+ in the network status bar?

In my phone (Lumia 525 Cyan), I often seen two types of indication in 3G mode. One is H and other one is H+ . I didn't experience any considerable network speed/performance while in these two modes. ...
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How to use Internet Sharing on my Lumia 800

I upgraded my Nokia Lumia 800 to 7.8 using Zune. I forced it. I can see Internet Sharing in Settings but I can't turn it on. When I try to turn it on I get the error message "There is no cellular data ...
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Why HTC Radar won't work with 3G?

After resetting HTC Radar (w/ Windows Phone 7.8 on-board) to factory defaults it stopped working with 3G networks. Tried every possible way to solve the problem, ranging from changing SIM cards and to ...
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Using the front camera for video calls on Nokia Lumia 620 using 3G network

How do I use the front camera on my Nokia Lumia 620 for video calls using 3G network? I am able to use the front camera for Skype calls etc. but not for 3G based video calls. Others also seem to have ...
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How to set the mobile network's highest connection speed?

This is for people who are already using Windows Phone 8 devices. Is it possible to specify your mobile network connection speed to be 2G only or 3G only? The only available options I had on my Lumia ...
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Do we have an app for Testing cellular/WiFi latency, http compression, etc

I am looking for an app to give me status of my Cellular connection statistics such as: Download throughput Upload throughput Network latency. It will be nice if can get the same statistics for my ...
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Is there any way to trick WP7 to use Data connection as Wi-fi(larger marketplace downloads)?

What I would like to do, is make my WP7 device see my Data Connection as a Wi-Fi connection to download larger apps from the Marketplace when I am away from home or away from a wi-fi connection. ...
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What is the limit for 3G marketplace downloads?

When I am trying to download some of the bigger apps/games, marketplace blocks the download until the phone has WiFi connection available. What is the limit for this? 10, 50, 100 MB?
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Any solution for 3G traffic counting?

Can I see my traffic somewhere in settings? Is there some app doing this? Or any app for jailbreaked devices? It's kind of basic feature nowadays, when internet connection is necessary.
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How can I connect my computer to internet through my Windows Phone 7 device?

I am traveling a lot and I need to be online on my laptop. How can I use 3G connection of my phone to browse internet on my PC? I have Samsung Omnia 7.