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Preventing data connection

I've just received my Desire, and have asked O2 for a new data plan (I used to be on Blackberry). That won't go through until midnight today, and they will charge me £3 mer MB with NO LIMIT until then! So, I need a way to turn data off (apart from WIFI) as soon as I turn the phone on (it's currently charging). I've read some reports of people turning it off, but certain apps turn it on again.
What's the simplest way to do this please, until tomorrow? Thanks!

Hold down the power button until the menu comes up then turn off mobile network.

EroThraX said:
Hold down the power button until the menu comes up then turn off mobile network.
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Ok great, thanks. Yea now I've turned it on, it's pretty obvious.
Is there any chance of an app turning it on again without my knowledge? In some forums people say it can happen, but I THINK that may have been with WinMo.

Zackarydoo said:
Ok great, thanks. Yea now I've turned it on, it's pretty obvious.
Is there any chance of an app turning it on again without my knowledge? In some forums people say it can happen, but I THINK that may have been with WinMo.
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I've heard of it in the past but not on 2.1, a rogue application maybe but they shouldn't do. It would be pretty easy to notice if you were out of wifi range though as the data icon would appear in the notification bar, your best bet would be to just check on it if you install any app that mentions data in it's software permissions.

EroThraX said:
I've heard of it in the past but not on 2.1, a rogue application maybe but they shouldn't do. It would be pretty easy to notice if you were out of wifi range though as the data icon would appear in the notification bar, your best bet would be to just check on it if you install any app that mentions data in it's software permissions.
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Ok I'll do that. I'll also look for an app that'll show me data usage. I know there are some around.
Thanks for your help.

I'm in the same position as you (but my data plan doesn't go live till the 26th! lol), so I set up the phone to WiFi only thanks to the option on the setting screen, and so far it has only connected when I switched on the data toggle. I'll post here if I come across any apps that will connect though.
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dpk said:
I'm in the same position as you (but my data plan doesn't go live till the 26th! lol), so I set up the phone to WiFi only thanks to the option on the setting screen, and so far it has only connected when I switched on the data toggle. I'll post here if I come across any apps that will connect though.
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I've installed a program called NetCounter. It doesn't seem to count Wifi with the Desire (others have had the same problem), but for you and I that doesn't matter. I've got it set to alert me if 'somehow' the phone starts using data from O2. So it's just an extra safeguard. Sorry you have to put up with that until the 26!

I have the same question and I was told APNDroid does it too. Is it better to use APNDroid or the bult-in option?

I'm in the same position as you (but my data plan doesn't go live till the 26th! lol), so I set up the phone to WiFi only thanks to the option on the
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I've installed a program called NetCounter. It doesn't seem to count Wifi with the Desire (others have had the same problem), but for you and I that doesn't matter. I've got it set to alert me if 'somehow' the phone starts using data from O2. So it's just an extra safeguard. Sorry you have to put up with that until the 26!
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I'm using data counter widget, seems to work pretty well, plus its a big help having it always on one of my homescreens. Yeah its gonna hurt lol, luckily for the first week I'm at home so I got WiFi, but not looking forward to the 2nd one lol
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EroThraX said:
Hold down the power button until the menu comes up then turn off mobile network.
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Just add the widgets for network data, GPS, Wifi to the home screen (I've stuck mine under the clock) easy to turn on and off with single keys presses then rather than holding the power button down. I've also added the bluetooth shortcut but that takes a massive 2 key presses to turn on or off. I've found it useful for saving battery life as well.

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Just add the widgets for network data, GPS, Wifi to the home screen (I've stuck mine under the clock) easy to turn on and off with single keys presses then rather than holding the power button down. I've also added the bluetooth shortcut but that takes a massive 2 key presses to turn on or off. I've found it useful for saving battery life as well.
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He wanted the quickest way after turning it on, holding the power button is quicker than finding and adding those widgets for the first time.

Success first two proper bugs

Do not know if it is my phone/software mix or o2 or all but:
3 times since I got the phone turning wifi on/off made it reboot
Each time when I was on a verge of wifi signal and phone could see network but not connect to it. If you click wifi off it will hang for 5s and then reboot.
Marketplace app starts loading, goes to loading screen and then 5s later goes back to main screen. That mainly happens when I have updates ready to load and at the same time if I were in market place and had to go to main because of phone call. After that if I try to go back to marketplace it will not let me till I reboot.
My main screen has first 8 tiles from MS. Phone. messaging, 2x e-mail, people, IE, Xbox and zune. Sometimes screen does not refresh on those apps. What I mean is if I start scrolling image of those 8 tiles stays on and you can see tiles moving in the background. My tiles are yellow so after a bit of up/dpwn movement all screen goes yellow on the width of tiles. As soon as scroll beyond first 8 tiles (they are off the screen) it all refreshes and goes back to normal. As soon as I go back to it problem is back.

Good job, report them to Microsoft.

All done. I can not replicate the screen one so until I do they take it on face value. However I did tell them exactly what wifi and marketplace do and how to make it happen on my phone.

What handset are you using btw?
I'm using a Omnis 7 and don't have them problems...

mozzy said:
What handset are you using btw?
I'm using a Omnis 7 and don't have them problems...
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HTC HD7. Wifi might be hardware but rest can only be software.

ruscik said:
HTC HD7. Wifi might be hardware but rest can only be software.
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I'm guessing your from the UK too?
I'd go straight back to o2 and get a replacement /refund

mozzy said:
I'm guessing your from the UK too?
I'd go straight back to o2 and get a replacement /refund
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Yep UK why?

ruscik said:
Yep UK why?
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as i said go to o2 and get a replacement..

[Q] Nonsense Notification

I've only noticed this when my phone is plugged in: About every 20 minutes, it will make a notification sound comprised of 5 quick melodic notes. I look at the phone, and there are no new messages, no apparent syncing going on... I can't figure out what is triggering this notification. Nothing in the status bar either... Weird

Hmm, that's weird. Are you using the phone usually when this happens? Or is it when its idle?
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Squiggy45 said:
I've only noticed this when my phone is plugged in: About every 20 minutes, it will make a notification sound comprised of 5 quick melodic notes. I look at the phone, and there are no new messages, no apparent syncing going on... I can't figure out what is triggering this notification. Nothing in the status bar either... Weird
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It might be the weird sound that happens when you lose signal, do you have weak signal at home?

zanderman112 said:
Hmm, that's weird. Are you using the phone usually when this happens? Or is it when its idle?
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It's idle. Nothing going on at all.

data hanging

Hi,
Does anyone have this problem on their phone? Every now and then, when I am doing a data related function, data hangs as though it is not connected even though I am in a perfect 4g coverage area and the 4g sysmbol is still on. I know its hanging because the arrow to the right of the 4g symbol stays lit green. It either starts working 5 minutes later on its own or I turn wifi on and off. I have the newest sim card installed.
Any thoughts?
Thanks

probably a software related issue
the only time i experience that is when i lose connectivity with the network, as in the signal bars or 3G/4G arrows are all greyed

Yea dude i noticed even tho i have wifi set to never it always shuts off or i should say loses connection i hate it because i have to pull down status bar hit it off then on wifi is definitely effed on stock too. Anyone else experiencing this? I know its a problem cuz my g2x i could leave it alobe for an hour in hibernate come back and wifi still good to go anyone have any ideas? Or is it a s2 problem witg wifi cutting off. Like i said the icon will still be there but i wont have connection and 50% of the time i have wifi icon and 4g

Same issue here, in two different phones I've had. Not sure what the issue is. In fact, opening this page, my data was hanging for a minute, irony.
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sarni84 said:
Yea dude i noticed even tho i have wifi set to never it always shuts off or i should say loses connection i hate it because i have to pull down status bar hit it off then on wifi is definitely effed on stock too. Anyone else experiencing this? I know its a problem cuz my g2x i could leave it alobe for an hour in hibernate come back and wifi still good to go anyone have any ideas? Or is it a s2 problem witg wifi cutting off. Like i said the icon will still be there but i wont have connection and 50% of the time i have wifi icon and 4g
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for this issue you can configure how WiFi behaves, but the settings are only accessible via spareparts or custom ROMs
I set my wifi to never sleep while on charger
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I'm on att galaxy s 2 and an having the same issue on CM7. It happens when I have gps turn on or I start market. Weird and really annoying
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Its fro my account app
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AllGamer said:
for this issue you can configure how WiFi behaves, but the settings are only accessible via spareparts or custom ROMs
I set my wifi to never sleep while on charger
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But this happens to me when my wifi is off. Only on the cellar data connection.

I had this issue after giving juice defender superuser permissions. It seemed that it would not turn data back on when I had the screen on. I'm not sure if this applies to you, but I no longer gave juice defender su and everything was fine. a lot of those functions in that app do not seem to play nicely with this phone yet anyway.
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ive started to notice that too. thought it was the area where i live.
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Yep, for several weeks now. I thought it was my ROM.
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It happens to me several times a day. Usually right after a voice call. I just put on flight mode for a second, switch it off and data is back. I have no idea what's causing this. Always on 4g, wifi is working perfectly.
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+1 to everything already mentioned.
I was in Vegas this weekend and had HORRIBLY slow/no data at all. Like has been mentioned, the green arrow with just stay lit. thought i was the rom, i nandroided back to stock, same issue. Hope this is fixed soon it is hella annoying.

This fixed it for me
I have had this same issue for a while, here's how to fix it. Go to Titanium backup, I found out that there're two versions of "My account" on the list, so I frozed the old one, then go to task manager "kill all", the 4G icon will disappear. Open up "My account" again, the 4G reappears but as soon as I close the app, the 4G icon would disappear.
Hope it helps someone

I too have similar problems where my data hangs or doesnt want to connect. Then a few minutes later, it will decide to start working. This happens even in full signal regions. Stock rom and/or BeastMod rom...
Not sure why it happens :S

For those having problems and have tmobile my account on phone freeze it or uninstall it i guarantee it fixes your data problems trust me. I to had problems just like you guys and i was told to uninstall my account i was like what? What the hell is that going to do but believe me when i say it worked! I actually unfroze it to see if the problem would come back (4g and wifi on at same time) or cutting out. And it did. So i refroze my account and bam 4g disapeared while wifi on. This has fixed all my wifi and data problem phone works flawless now! Basically i think t-mobile trying to snoop with our data. Scumbags

This is happening to me. The phone is driving me mad. It happens constantly. The "up arrow" in the 4g icon will light up, and all data will freeze. I stare at loading screens all day long. It freezes anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Then it will fix itself, then it will happen again within 2-5 minutes. I'm furious with this phone.
Wifi works great. It's not dependent on my location, it happens no matter where I am. Doesn't matter what I do, nothing prevents it from happening. Of course, the Airplane mode toggle or resetting APNs and all that will do the trick to fix it temporarily, but it will only happen again 5 minutes later.
I'm on stock, unrooted. I am ready to throw this phone at the wall. Has anybody else managed to actually fix it or get a response from Samsung/T-Mobile?

I should have read this thread before buying this phone. This is so annoying. I tried to put the phone in flight mode. It fixed for a min and back to problem.

I'm having the same problem. I didn't have this problem until I updated to 2.3.6. Anyone else still on an earlier version?
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Same things been happening to me lately, its awfully annoying. Makes me want to throw my phone across the room sometimes.

[Q] Quickcircle shows downloading notification.

Hi,
My quickcircle shows the animated downloading logo quite often, I open the door and I don't get the same logo in the normal notifications.
Has anyone else come across this?
Thanks

Hv seen the same behaviour after an app update run manually via playstore. It lasted 2 to 3 seconds though the update was completed already. Just a small thing, such not bothering me at all.

iLHaNroID said:
Hv seen the same behaviour after an app update run manually via playstore. It lasted 2 to 3 seconds though the update was completed already. Just a small thing, such not bothering me at all.
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For me the downloading logo shows up for days at a time. The logo itself doesn't bother me just the possibility that my phone is downloading stuff I am not aware of.

daveaus said:
For me the downloading logo shows up for days at a time. The logo itself doesn't bother me just the possibility that my phone is downloading stuff I am not aware of.
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I have also seen later the same as you described. It was with the black clock, changed it to another clock widget and it has gone.

I have noticed that only when i recently downloaded an app. Usually it goes away when i press clear on the status bar