Hi guys, I'm so pissed of!
My phone is online via wlan, but while I say check for updates it used my sim card to go online! This'll cost me aalot of money
How can I force my phone to go online ONLY if it's connected via wifi? Is there a way to disable the connection via the simcard?
Yes, there's a program called "NoData" which allows you to do just that.
Maybe you could change your Network Management settings.
Open "All settings", select the third tab (connections) and tap Connections. Select the second tab (advanced) and tap "Select Networks". There you can select how programs connect to the internet. Choose a profile that uses no modem and it should work.
The only program that refuses to stay disconnected while not on Wifi is the Youtube “program” when I accidentally start it again .
Hope it helps.
Thanks guys! I tried nodata and it works. I tried to select another profile but I thinkt that I f*cked that one up aswell Nodata is ok atm
Only downside I can't see if I am in my homezone or not :/
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Upgraded from Xda II to Xda IIs end January and initially WLAN worked fine, but no GPRS. Went though process of creating GPRS connection (with O2 Support) and now cannot get IE to connect through WLAN. It always tries GPRS! Has anyone experienced this and/or got a solution?
Mike,
You will need to give us some more info on your settings.
If its an O2 unit with original firmwware if you back stuff up try a hard reset to get default settings back and ensure GPRS works then add the WLAN.
I live in Caldecote just outside Cambridge if you get really stuck we could meet up and you can try and copy my settings and check your SIM has GPRS enabled using mine that kind of thing.
Cheers Wayne
Many thanks Wayne. I'll do a backup and hard reset (with trembling hand no doubt) and see where I get to before getting back to you. Many thanks for the offer of help. I'm in Barrington, so it's not a million miles to come to talk if necessary.
you might already know this mike and if so at least it may be of help to others.
if your gprs connection is active then it doesn't matter wheather the wireless lan is on or off, internet explorer will always connect to gprs.
switch off gprs by clickiing on (in my case O2) your service providers icon and if "mobile web" is highlighted then click on it to switch it off.
Thanks, but I'd tried that and more. Eventually, as Wayne suggested, I did the dreaded hard reset and restored everything from scratch. I now have WLan working on my home LAN, but as I have such lousy GSM/GPRS coverage here I haven't yet tried to see if the GPRS side is now going to work. That's for tomorrow and where I started in the first place when I found it wasn't working! :?
Thank everyone for the suggestions.
Hello Mike
I had the same problem, and after thorough search I found the solution:
start->settings->connections -> advanced
select networks : both drop-down boxes are set to
"my work network"
This prevents the automatic gprs connections.
If you want gprs you can use the wireless manager
(start->programs->wireless manager)
and there tap the red gprs icon
In other words RTFM....
Here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=13869&highlight=wifi +gprs
Hanan
Hanan
When i enable the wifi it all comes up lovely. When i go to internet explorer and open it and then go to view a web page it enables gprs. How do i stop it doing this and get it to use the wifi that I have already enabled?
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When i enable the wifi it all comes up lovely. When i go to internet explorer and open it and then go to view a web page it enables gprs. How do i stop it doing this and get it to use the wifi that I have already enabled?
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Try these:
Upgrade to the 1.12 radio. Works great. OR
Turn off the GPRS radio by going turning on Flight Mode OR
Click cancel when GPRS tries to connect.
The new radio helps a lot and give you a menu of choices to connect. Look at WIKI for instructions on how to upgrade the radio. It's pretty simple if you read carefully on how to upgrade. Be sure you use the right upgrade for your version of the HTC phone.
WiFi Automatic Connect to GPRS
Hi Zippy777,
This is how I have set mine:
When the PPC picks up the new access point and asks me if it connects me to The Internet or Work - I select Work
Then I go to Start -> Settings -> Connections and click the 'Connections' icon.
Click the Advanced tab then Select Networks.
I change both drop down boxes to 'My Work Network' then click the 'Edit' button under the top drop down.
Under the Modem tab - enter the GPRS settings for your provider.
I'm with Orange so my settings are:
Name: Orange GPRS Internet
Modem: Cellular Line (GPRS)
Access Point Name: orangeinternet
Username: (Blank)
Password: (Blank)
Domain: (Blank)
This setup should use your WiFi network card when it's inserted, and connect to GPRS when the card is out.
Don't know if this is the ideal solution for you, but works for me.
Best o luck!
(btw - I use a Sandisk WiFi card with Socket Drivers & a Linksys WRT54G Broadband Modem)
All I want to do is connect via my WIFI in my XDA 2i, wirelessly to my router in my house, so I can use its internet connection? Any ideas?
Thx for your replies though its much appreciated.
connect viw wifi
we know that Zippy. You have to configure the device to connect. Have you done that? It's not configured out of the box. Do a Google search for you device, and wifi or internet or ethernet connection settings. you should get hits at this sit as well if you do that kind of search.
Hi,
I too had many frustrations connecting the wi-fi on XDA2i...but now I've cracked it, here's how .......
On first very first use, or following a hard re-set, [on/off + scriber reset] users are prompted during the process to choose “What do you want WLAN to connect to?” The option bullets are ‘Internet’ or ‘Work’….’Work’ should be selected, this will (once boot-up is complete) connect them to the nearest WLAN. If your network is WEP encrypted it should be switched to ‘Open’ mode rather than ‘shared’ as is often the case.
Next prompt asks for any WEP Encryption ‘Pass Key’ to be input, when doing so omit any ‘-‘ between character pairs, just enter a complete string of numbers and letters. Normal start-up should then be completed. Once device is up and running…..
From ‘Start’ pull-down on the ‘Today Screen’ select…. ‘settings’>’connections tab’>’connections icon’>’advanced tab’>’Select Networks’> pull-down ‘My Work Network’ > ‘OK’ out of selections to save and exit, this prevents the device from attempting to connect via GPRS.
Go to ‘Wireless Manager’ in programs, select WLAN icon from main screen (which should turn green to show active), then select mini ‘WLAN’ icon from lower toolbar to see the status of the connection, quality of signal etc.
That did it for me......
Cheers,
windupmerchant
Yes I have done this and my signal strength is good.
when i go to ie and try to access a web page it says cannot connect, and you have no modem entries created and no network card present? Help.
:? I didn't come across this prompt...could be you need to put an O2 SIM card in the device? (or whatever card it may be locked to).
Just another thought...
Go into settings>connections>connections icon>advanced tab>select networks>Edit (My work network)>if there is an o2 'bulleted' ...click it and 'delete'
Then try IE again......
I have deleted the o2 symbol where you said and it made no difference. My xda is unlocked and I am using a vodafone simcard.
Still cant get it going though. Same message as above but have great signal strength. well odd!
zippy77777 said:
I have deleted the o2 symbol where you said and it made no difference. My xda is unlocked and I am using a vodafone simcard.
Still cant get it going though. Same message as above but have great signal strength. well odd!
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zippy77777 said:
zippy77777 said:
I have deleted the o2 symbol where you said and it made no difference. My xda is unlocked and I am using a vodafone simcard.
Still cant get it going though. Same message as above but have great signal strength. well odd!
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Go to www.cam.com and get vxUtil this program will help to determine what is wrong with your system.
If you go to | Start (menu) | settings | Connections (tab) | Network Cards (icon) | Network Adapters (tab) | and tap on | tiacwln Compatible Wireless Etherne... | What is listed for the IP address?
Do you have this set to "Use sever-assigned IP address" It should be.
Yes its all as it should be. Like i said I have a connection and great signal strength etc etc.
But when i try to access a web page in ie its just says
unable to connect, no modem entries created and no network card present.
what can i do?
So I've been struggling with this with my TP2 (Telus's network), I can't afford the Data at the moment and I'm sure someone else must have had this issue.
So go to Settings>All Settings>Connections
"Manage my existing connections" from there click on your provider's network and go to Edit and follow the procedure as per usual but where it says use automatic IP, select manual and enter 0.0.0.0.0 (the default) click servers and do the same again for the dns etc. This setting stays after a reset. The other settings (if you create a new connection or have a data block from telus) go away on a soft reset or network refresh on their side.
I hope it helps.
I would imagine a program like they have for the Touch HD called HD Tweak is available. For the HD you can disable the data connection in the settings.
Just create a new profile with no modem or apn. select your profile if you want to disable data.
have you tried the little app called NoData?
i installed on all my devices, you can toggle to Enable or Disable Data connection .it works very well
http://www.modaco.com/content/apptodate/267096/download-apptodate-supported-applications/
Hi,
If I read the HTC Desire manual page 128:
Code:
[B][U]Turning the data connection on or off[/U][/B]
...
Press HOME > MENU and then tap Settings > Wireless & networks.
Select the Mobile network check box to turn on the data connection; clear the check box
to turn off the data connection.
We can simply check/uncheck the above option to turn on or off the data connection.
Did you get any problem for turning it back on (from off) ???
Because I read the old HTC Hero (which has this option as well) has problem with this.
When you turn off data, and turn it on again, the phone cannot use data connection unless you soft-reboot.
Reference:
http://code.google.com/p/apndroid/issues/detail?id=33#c10
No probs with mine
I've used this method since last Saturday, saves so much battery on my Desire and when I want the net, I can turn it back on easily enough or if at home just use Wi-Fi.
No problems getting it to turn back on again.
Does this mean I'll have to manually turn data off if I want to use wifi?
Reason why I ask is because I checked my net counter and all my data has come from the data (3G) portion of my phone whilst nothing via wifi.
Probably me being a bit naive as I thought once wifi was on the phone would know to use that automatically as opposed to 3G...
EDIT: Just had a look on my phone and under settings --> wireless and network --> mobile network (uses phone for data connection when wi-fi unavailable) is checked...so would I be correct in assuming that when wi-fi is available data won't be used??
and in Mobile Network Settings --> enable always-on mobile data (uses more power on some mobile networks) is checked (could this be the culprit?)...
Thanks for your feedback, that is certainly a good news.
Btw, does HTC provide a small widget to toggle this easily?
Or you must go through the settings -> Wireless Network -> ... ?
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I've used this method since last Saturday, saves so much battery on my Desire and when I want the net, I can turn it back on easily enough or if at home just use Wi-Fi.
No problems getting it to turn back on again.
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there is a widget you can add on your screen to do this (and others) goto widgets then scroll to settings hit the arrow on the right and you get several icons you can drop
airplane mode
bluetooth
gps
mobile network (data)
wifi
Press and hold the power button, it's an option on the quick list.
Does anyone know why when quick gps expires, it doesnt automatically update? I am on a custom ROM (mightyrom 2/1) on a CDMA Tp2 (SPRINT). the quick GPS data expires and says EXPIRED but is never automatically updated until I manually do an update. I have it set to automatically update. is there a service or something that needs to be running??
Expired means the 7 days are up that the satellite positioning was good for. It should download new positions which will then say 7 days...
Seems to work fine when I use wireless or when I update synced to my PC...
Thanks.. I know what expired means on QUICK GPS. the issue is that it NEVER UPDATES the data. I have it set to DOWNLOAD AUTOMATICALLY and ALSO to DDOWNLOAD when connected to a PC. NADA.. is there a service that needs to be running or something??
anyone with a solution??
You only need an active internet connection for the update to run. There are no services required to be running for the update. Try opening an internet connection, either 3G or wifi and then manually run the update to make sure the quickgps program itself is not corrupted. If it does update manually, likely you need to change the internet settings to allow programs to open a 3G session.
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You only need an active internet connection for the update to run. There are no services required to be running for the update. Try opening an internet connection, either 3G or wifi and then manually run the update to make sure the quickgps program itself is not corrupted. If it does update manually, likely you need to change the internet settings to allow programs to open a 3G session.
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Thanks for the info.. It does run manually and everythng else runs on its own wihtout me doing anything such as EMAIL, weather, facebook tab updates, etc etc etc... I think its only the quick GPS not running when the data expires.
I also have the check in the down when connected to USB and it doesnt do that either wen I am connected to my computer...
Mine is always up to date. I look every few weeks, and quite unlike my original Tilt, it's always up to date.
check your connections page under network management and make sure of the selection under "programs that automatically connect to the internet should connect using". I am not sure on sprint, but at&t uses "medianet" for such connections. Try one or more of these settings to see if it makes a difference. Your mail programs are always open, running in the background, and quickgps starts up, runs and shutsdown, so it must enact a web connection, where your mail does not. Likely, since the program works manually, the settings here are not correct
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check your connections page under network management and make sure of the selection under "programs that automatically connect to the internet should connect using". I am not sure on sprint, but at&t uses "medianet" for such connections. Try one or more of these settings to see if it makes a difference. Your mail programs are always open, running in the background, and quickgps starts up, runs and shutsdown, so it must enact a web connection, where your mail does not. Likely, since the program works manually, the settings here are not correct
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I just checked and under programs that automatically connect it was set to "MY WORK NETWORK" .. then there is program that connect to a private network .. its also set to MY WORK NETWORK. I changed the top on to the choice called SPRINT .. I bet that solves it... Should I worry about the other setting for private networks?
EDIT: I changed it to SPRINT but it keeps resetting to "MY WORK NETWORK" .. how do I fix this? is there a registry setting for this?
EDIT: I put sprint for BOTH SETTINGS and it appears to save... do I need to worry about the PRIVATE NETWORK SETTING since I dont have any VPN set up on the phone.. the MY WORK NETWORK does not have any settings in it...
No, don't worry about it. It is just another option to set up alternate connections, if you need them. Leave it at Sprint for your internet connections and you should be fine. Write more if you need help,
Im on a new ROM and once again QUICKGPS is not automatically downloading when expired.. I followed the fix on here that works on the other rom I was running.. any ideas? Im on mighty 6/20
anyone??? no ideas??
Guys, I just purchased Sprint Touch Pro 2 and using it in Europe (GSM).
Though when I try to run the GPS application, it forces me to download the latest satellite data but even if my phone is connected to the internet via USB, it doesn't download anything.
Any idea why it isn't working? And also, why does the software needs to download stuff from internet, a GPS device should be finding the satellites himself, without any "aid" from external sources.