Hi Everybody,
I am going abroad next week and want to be absolute sure that i do not make any data usage.
My questions is:
Is it enough to choose option "Mobile network Connect to Internet OFF" (not sure if it says so in English, translating from Swedish) when you long-press power key?
That should be enough. You should also make sure that under Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Mobile networks that the Data Roaming box is UNTICKED
I also use APNdroid (free download from the Market) that switches off 3G/EDGE/GPRS. Really battery life saver as well!
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Hi,
If I read the HTC Desire manual page 128:
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[B][U]Turning the data connection on or off[/U][/B]
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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 -> ... ?
choccy31 said:
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.
Hi
My phone (HTC Desire HD) is acting very weirdly.
Problems
1. I cannot cannot connect to the internet via my mobile network. It says "use phone for data connection when Wi-Fi is unavailable". I have tried to fix this by doing various things such as doing a reset but nothing works.
2. I have a broadband connection (Wi-Fi) which requires an IP address to be entered. I cannot enter this IP address anywhere and I cannot insert my username and password anywhere in order to surf the internet.
3. I keep on receiving texts from a certain contact with information about my bill for my network service provider
4. My location is stuck on a location, I haven't been in almost a month.
5. My battery life is very poor even with mild usage.
Are these problems from the new update (Android 2.2.1)?.
Please how can I fix these issues?
Anyone have an idea when android 2.3 will be released for the DHD?
Thanks
bump - comon guys someone help me out!!
Hi,
1. What is your settings configuration right now ? (rooted phone, android version ?, did you flashed the ROM....)
2. For the wifi, it's really simple. Go to Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Wi-Fi Settings and once here, you have to push the menu key, it will show an "Advanced button". After that you have to select "Use statis IP"....
5. For your battery life, perhaps you've installed too many apps and they are running in background (and consume power). Don't forget to turn off hardware functions you don't use (wifi, bluetooth, GPS...) and choose a brightness level not too high if you want to improve your battery life.
Thanks for the reply. I have a non rooted DHD running android 2.2.1
Ok.
Did you checked the "Mobile Network" option in the "Wireless and networks" panel ? otherwise it will never work
I just bought the Defy for my younger sister and was just wondering if there is a way to turn off the data since I only want her on wi-fi. I know there's apps out there like extended control but is there anything I can change in the settings? I did some searching but found nothing on the forum if I missed it can you guys point me the right direction? Thanks a bunch!
When in Europe I use an app called APNdroid from the market. It kills edge & 3G but leaves wifi and voice/text running. If you want to kill EVERYTHING but wifi, hit airplane mode then wifi.
I suppose it depends on your service provider, but if you set up nonsense information in your APN (i.e. it can't find a server) then it won't be able to access 3G data. I've set up 2 APNs on my phone, one to allow and one to turn it 'off'. Works like a charm.
Well, for me, anyhow.
+1 for APN renaming.
Sent from my MB525
Go to market, find this--> APNdroid
Install it & put on desktop.
This will help stop the Defy from using GPRS.
Edmond.
there are dialog in settings that allow to disable all mobile data transfers over gsm/umts networks
Settings > Data Manager > Data Delivery > All mobile Data (untick)
sarge78 said:
Settings > Data Manager > Data Delivery > All mobile Data (untick)
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My T-Mo USA phone does not have that choice.
scrannel said:
My T-Mo USA phone does not have that choice.
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Yeah I looked for that too but didn't find it so I'm just using the app. Thanks for all the help!
You can use the app"Droidwall",you can disable 2G,3G, and use only WIFI
You can try a battery saving app called "juicedefender".
The original function of it is turning off data when the screen is off, but you can use its widget to turn off data completely.
Hello everyone
We will be moving close to the border soon and I noticed our devices (my wife also has a Desire Z, though it is stock) tend to connect to services from across the border.
Now having turned off data roaming, this isn't that big of a deal but roaming calls still cost more this way AND I can't use navigation because data roaming is deactivated.
Now I know I can set my preferred service provider, but can I also lock it (meaning: turn off roaming completely) so I have to manually allow roaming to accur when, and only when, I truly need it?
If you go to Wireless and networking settings you can select "mobile networks", the same screen you select dataroaming...
you can select your mobile provider I think that when you select Search for network and you select one network it won't automatically select a new one if your connection gets low.
That's what I thought, too, but in reality, it didn't really work. Although I have received a hint that it might only work if mobile data was deactivated at that moment. I'll try this thursday... let's see what happens.
I hope I'm posting this in the proper category.
Namely, I'll be leaving my home country very soon and travel abroad and I will most certainly need to occasionally do SSH connection to my server over 3G, which leads me to data roaming. Now, data roaming at my carrier is super expensive, so I was wondering if there is a way to completely disable data while in roaming, but still be able to connect to 3G and EDGE when I explicitly tell the phone to do so (eg. for SSHing somewhere or checking in on Foursquare, refreshing Twitter timeline, etc).
I saw that there's an option to uncheck Data Roaming in Wireless & Network settings, but I would say that will completely turn off all data connections and NOT allow me to manually and explicitly initiate data connections. Is that true? Is there a way to make it connect to 3G only when I explicitly tell it to while remaining disconnected otherwise?
Allow all phone data settings on. Download APNdroid or similar (APN on off widget) from the market. Open app and set any preferences, then add widget to home screen. Activate by tapping on off on (or something like that). Green on, red off.
All it does is rename the APN settings so it "fails" to connect.
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petarpetrovic said:
I hope I'm posting this in the proper category.
I saw that there's an option to uncheck Data Roaming in Wireless & Network settings, but I would say that will completely turn off all data connections and NOT allow me to manually and explicitly initiate data connections. Is that true? Is there a way to make it connect to 3G only when I explicitly tell it to while remaining disconnected otherwise?
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Your quite correct in that it will stop data connections, but why not turn it back on when you want to connect?, the other possibly cheaper option would be to, as long as your phone is not networked locked, buy a local PAYG sim with data and use that in your phone when you want to use 3G
Buying local sim would be wise option....
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A local prepaid SIM is a good idea, far cheaper than using data roaming.
Additionally, to avoid background data usage, you might want to install Droidwall and allow only the SSH app to connect to the internet.
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Your quite correct in that it will stop data connections, but why not turn it back on when you want to connect?
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Because I want only that one application to use the data connection when I want it to, without all other apps opening their own connections for sync and other stuff, since I have a lot of apps and accounts that sync in certain periods of time (this is an Android device, after all ).
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Additionally, to avoid background data usage, you might want to install Droidwall and allow only the SSH app to connect to the internet.
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Exactly what I needed! Many thanks for the suggestion, I'll try it out!