Hi there.
I tend to leave Wi-Fi on all the time. Is there any way of blocking my phone from trying to connect to BT Openzone?
I find myself out and about trying to load a webpage (through GPRS/3G) when suddenly the http://www.btopenzone.com/ site attempts to load instead, and tries to get me to buy credit - obviously because I happen to be walking past a hot-spot.
I'd rather not turn off wi-fi - I don't want to miss any free hot-spots I can take advantage of, nor forget to turn it back on when I'm at home/in work.
Go to Settings>Wireless & Networks>WiFi Settings select BT Openzone then 'Forget'.
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Everytime after I run the Windows Live Messenger, my machine never stop auto-connect. I stop it manually, then it try to re-connect...... until I soft reset =.="
Did you try stopping it with WML closed?
1) sign out the WLM
2) close the WLM
3) comm. manager -> stop data connection
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then it starts to re-connect =.="
This is one of the first things I figured out.
Go into settings, then connections, and create a 'fake' connection which will have empty parameters.
When you don't want to use your GPRS/3G/HSDPA connection at all, set your internet connection to point to the 'fake' connection. Anything that tries to use a 3G connection, such as messenger, will try to connect and fail only once, and never bother you after that. When you need your regular connection, just go into settings -> connections, and switch your profile to your operators connection.
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You might want to try this little app.
http://www.modaco.com/New-FREE-Utility-t246171.html
As the author states, it's very handy for when you're abroad, but I tend to use it when watching video to stop the connection bubble interfereing with my viewing.
happens to me when using wifi n start wlm. wants to use 3g/hsdpa as default.
i just turn phone off until i start the app, then enjoyh quiet of no phone for a while if u miss ur phone turn it back on afterwards. it will use the wifi after that once connected.
I have the exact smae problem.. do later versions of messenger live resolve it? I haven't tried yet.
I connect my phone to several wifi clients & wanted to know if there is a way to create a widget/shortcut to connect it to the appropriate client without having to do it from the settings menu?
And while I'm at it is there a way to remove any unneeded wifi listings that show up? Example my phone will pick up all my neighbors wifi signals & since I have no need to connect to them, there really is no need to have them show up.
As of now my phone is picking up 8 wifi signals from my surrounding neighbors. The only option is "connect" but nothing for "forget"
Anyone?
I was able to create a shortcut to Wifi settings itself, but I would like a widget or shortcut on the home screen for each as follows:
Wifi Home
Wifi GoFlex Satellite
Then I can simply press on whatever widget/shortcut I need & connect to that particular network.
I can't be the only one with this request (Or am I?)
Well I guess it can't be done. I've searched all over the net & nada.
If you have multiple Wifi access points remembered in your settings, you can turn on Wifi with the notification toggle and just let it auto-connect to whatever is closest.
If that doesn't work for you, try Tasker. You can set up automated connections (depending on your nearby cell tower), a menu of options, or other methods. It'll cost you a few dollars, but given all of its other functionality, it's well worth the price.
I often like to use Bluetooth Tethering for my tablet that doesn't have a data package. When I enable Bluetooth Tethering on the phone, I can then connect and disconnect at will, however, at random points of time, my note 4 will completely turn off Bluetooth Tethering, meaning that my tablet cannot connect to my phone at all. Sometimes it will go a couple days, sometimes a few hours, and sometimes just after an hour. Has anyone else had any experience with this and have a way to fix it from switching back?
This has been plaguing me for a while and it's making me hate this phone. I've also seen this issue pop around the internet so it's not just me.
What happens is the wifi stays connected to the router but has no connectivity (i've tried pinging the gateway when it happens, the connection is dead although it is listed in the router as connected). And it happens totally random, sometimes it works entire day, sometimes it happens every hour or worse. This seems to have gotten worse with MM. I used to be able to fix it with turning wifi off/on but now even reboot wont help (it connects to the router but immediately says no internet on wifi), i have to reset wifi on the router for it to start working. I have 2 other androids (kitkat, lolipop), an iphone 5, tablet with a hybrid OS, 2 laptops and a desktop on the wifi working without issues so that kinda rules out the router as the sole culprit (it's a Technicolor crap from my ISP that i can't change, i can only buy an additional AP but i have no idea it will help). Ofc, when the connectivity is lost, the phone is still connected to the wifi, hence doesn't switch to network and i stop receiving notifications, which is driving me insane (also a work phone).
I recently installed an app ("wifi connection manager", the app itself is fairly useless, half the stuff doesn't really work that well, and all the options are really things you can do manually) that has a background service that i thought would keep the connection alive. It worked for about a week and then all of a sudden it stopped. I've tries everything else, short of reflashing the phone.
So after ****ing around for the 1000th time, trying to figure it out i realized that turning the WMM off (router QoS) stops the connectivity issues. Problem with this solution is that my download rate over the wifi drops by half immediately (from 50mbit to 25) and after a while all the wifi connections start to deteriorate to the point where it becomes painfully slow. What's more puzzling however is that when i do turn it off, the G4 connects via 802.11g (and for some reason this makes the connection not lose connectivity). Other devices connect via 802.11n whether WMM is off or on (except the desktop, which has an old wifi card, also on 11g).
Sorry for the wall of text. This and the anticipation of a bootloop is making me seriously regret my purchase.
So my two questions are:
1. Is there a way for me to force the G4 to connect via 802.11g even when WMM is On ? It obviously chooses how to connect on it's own.
2. Given the history of events, is there a network guy somewhere here that could identify wth is going on ?
Thanks a lot for those that made it this far
Can someone please tell me what is the role of the Wifi on the Galaxy Watch?
I read that it is supposed to give me my notifications if i walk out of blue tooth range but it does no such thing. In fact it disconnects.
It says I am connected and then it goes off. I have it on AUTO. I assume when I am not in blue tooth range it should connect. It does nothing like that. What is the difference between auto and always on? I can't find this documentation anywhere!
Second...what does it even do?
Also, will this work with a big hospital wifi? I have it on on my phone, I turn on the wifi ON ALWAYS and it comes on ,but auto it does not. What is the difference?
So I guess my questions are:
1. Why does my WIFI connect and then go off after a brief amount of time??. This happens while I am on a hospital wifi that is connected to my phone, allows me to connect for maybe 10 - 60 seconds then the wifi icon goes away. Is this because it is a public wifi? I know that I am connected but it is lost.
2. Whenever I connect to this wifi, I have to turn on the wifi ALWAYS ON to see the options. That's stupid! What is the function of the AUTO then??
Any help would be needed because I want to be able to fully use the functions of my watch.
I work in a hospital and sometimes leave my phone in my office. The WiFi on my watch kicks in and I do receive all of my notifications. The only thing is that I cannot respond to them and I am guessing it's because I use a pixel 3xl and not a Samsung phone...