WMLongLife ~ Auto 2G/3G band switch for Windows Mobile

WMLongLife is an application that installed in my HTC HD2 long time ago but not being used until now. My HTC HD2 battery runs out a little bit fast lately. Maybe due to frequent Internet surfing or battery quality degraded (after 4 months usage?) or poorer signal from my operator ~ Celcom. WMLongLife is an automatic 2G/3G band-switching solution. It will turn on 3G when application like Opera Mobile needs to access Internet. And turn back to 2G mode when no needed. Note – 2G uses much less battery and usually generates less radiation than 3G.

Auto detect and add Opera Mobile 10 in WMLongLife

WMLongLife Features

  • 2G/3G (auto)/3G (only) automatic band switching based on:
    – Running programs and their needs
    – Availability of Wi-Fi
    – Availability of USB
    – Roaming [note: most roaming options have been removed, use the RoamFreely (marketplace) tool instead]
  • Idle data connections disconnect based on running programs (note that unlike the registry tweak this does not break simultaneous voice/data)
  • Manual band switching
  • Automatically disable data when roaming (including AGPS)
  • Pauses applications while switching bands (so you don’t get networking errors)
  • Several predefined applications supported
  • Support for HTC/MSM72xx GSM devices (GSM/EDGE vs UMTS/HSDPA)
  • Support for HTC/MSM75xx CDMA devices (1xRTT vs EV-DO)
  • Support for various Samsung GSM devices (GSM/EDGE vs UMTS/HSDPA)

Supported devices

  • HTC Touch Cruise
  • HTC TyTN II
  • HTC Touch Diamond GSM + CDMA
  • HTC Touch Pro GSM + CDMA
  • HTC Touch HD
  • HTC Touch Diamond II GSM + CDMA
  • HTC Touch Pro II GSM + CDMA
  • Samsung i780
  • Samsung Omnia GSM
  • Samsung Omnia II GSM
  • Samsung Giorgio Armani II
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
  • Palm Treo Pro
Band Switcher

Download WMLongLife v0.66 here (Note – this is a BETA version and will have issues).