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I recently received a T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 cell. I'm NOT paying for web service and would like to only use Wi-Fi. If I disable my data connection under the communication manager, would this mean that I will not be using T-Mobiles web service and only my Wi-Fi? Can I still receive calls/text messages when the data connection is set to off? Do I have to worry about the data connection setting automatically turning on by itself for whatever reason?
DADDYDC650 said:
I recently received a T-Mobile Touch Pro 2 cell. I'm NOT paying for web service and would like to only use Wi-Fi. If I disable my data connection under the communication manager, would this mean that I will not be using T-Mobiles web service and only my Wi-Fi? Can I still receive calls/text messages when the data connection is set to off? Do I have to worry about the data connection setting automatically turning on by itself for whatever reason?
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Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Flipping that switch manually turns off your phone's 3G connection, and you can still make/receive calls/sms. However, as soon as some app or process needs a data link (ones that don't/won't use the wifi connection), it will flip that connection right back on.
sirphunkee said:
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Flipping that switch manually turns off your phone's 3G connection, and you can still make/receive calls/sms. However, as soon as some app or process needs a data link (ones that don't/won't use the wifi connection), it will flip that connection right back on.
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Which apps do I have to worry about flipping the connection on? I only plan on surfing the web and I don't plan on setting up my e-mail account. I only want to text and browse the web using my TP2. Thanks for the response.
DADDYDC650 said:
Which apps do I have to worry about flipping the connection on? I only plan on surfing the web and I don't plan on setting up my e-mail account. I only want to text and browse the web using my TP2. Thanks for the response.
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Well Google Maps for one, it insists on downloading through your 3G data connection even if you're connected to wifi. There may be others that will ignore a wifi connection and fall back on 3G, I don't know off the top of my head, you can dig around here some to see if there's any reference to that (I know I've seen it, just don't have it bookmarked)
Yes, some apps are automatically enabling the data connection.
My solution:
go to Settings > Connections >
and delete the 'data connection' for your provider.
Their you could also go to advanced and choose which networks will be used for what type of connection; play with it.
The data connection isn't used for 'calls', only if you are calling over IP (skype e.g.)
With a program like SPB wireless monitor, you can see which connection has used how many bandwidth.
HTH,
Fossie
fossieniel said:
Yes, some apps are automatically enabling the data connection.
My solution:
go to Settings > Connections >
and delete the 'data connection' for your provider.
Their you could also go to advanced and choose which networks will be used for what type of connection; play with it.
The data connection isn't used for 'calls', only if you are calling over IP (skype e.g.)
With a program like SPB wireless monitor, you can see which connection has used how many bandwidth.
HTH,
Fossie
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How do I go about deleting the data connection from my provider? I'm lost!
There is an easier way. Use the Modoco NoData cab and it turns off the data connection until you turn it back on. This way if you decide that you want to use the data later you dont have to find out and enter your settings again.
It works very well.
For those who want to restrict the data to thier home carrier ie: no roaming the Dynamic+ NoDataInRoaming is ideal as it automatically switches on and off when you enter and leave your home area.
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.
ms0529 said:
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
ms0529 said:
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.
So,
I was downloading maps for Nokia Drive (entire US) and I was sitting on fully functional WI-FI. I was assuming it was downloading the maps over wi-fi because wi-fi was fully active on my device so i put it on the bed and started doing my computer business. But after a while I started to receive emails&sms from AT&T saying I'm almost over my data limit. I killed the download process and made sure it was on wi-fi. Started it again, and it was using my data to download again.
So, why the hell is it using my data connection to download maps? I didn't turn my data off, but isn't Nokia Drive supposed to download maps ONLY when on Wi-Fi?
That's odd. My L900 Wi-Fi always takes precedence. Only used 500MB on my Unlimited plan last month with Wi-Fi on most of the time.
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Does anybody know if there is an app that can check if I'm using wi-fi as my phone tells me I am?
2 Things to think about here...
1) I've noticed that my Lumia 900 still sometimes downloads off the cell net even if Wi-Fi is active and working. I think this is a bug.
2) If you phone goes in to standby mode, Wi-Fi will turn off, and it'll start downloading over cell network. I've had this happen with downloading games off the marketplace that start over wifi, but then stop, and resume over the cell network when the screen/phone goes in to standby mode.
Contacted Nokia, they said that if wifi is unstable (meaning disconnects even once for a minute), it will automatically switch to data to download maps. Wish I knew that before.. 3GB gone in an hour.
Future downloaders, take note. If you want to download maps without data, make sure you switch your data off before downloading.
Bandwidth will tell you while running a speedtest if you are on WiFi, 4G, LTE, etc. But you can only sideload this app now as it was removed from Marketplace. Not sure if the other speedtest apps also provide that info.
I have noticed at least one app, Fox News, that only appears to like a data connection. So if I turn data off for a couple hours, but leave WiFi on, and even if I am almost constantly using the phone, the Background agent will be disabled within a hour or two. I suspect other apps may have some coding that could cause this kind of problem.
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erzhik said:
Contacted Nokia, they said that if wifi is unstable (meaning disconnects even once for a minute), it will automatically switch to data to download maps. Wish I knew that before.. 3GB gone in an hour.
Future downloaders, take note. If you want to download maps without data, make sure you switch your data off before downloading.
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I just got one of these for my wife. Being an Android guy, I am lost at how some things work on this phone. I see here it's mentioned to turn data off.... How?
It's in Settings --> Cellular.
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It's in Settings --> Cellular.
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Yup just saw that in the manual duh
WP7 by design will turn off wi-fi whenever phone goes into sleep (you can easily verify this by wake up your phone and check the wi-fi icon on status bar. It will start beaming up because wi-fi is connecting). However, you can change this behavior by keep the phone plugged into the charger.
Because of this, anytime you want to do any kind of big download, swipe down your status bar and verify your wi-fi icon is active and steady. You don't need an app to tell that.
Remember, just because you have wi-fi turned on doesn't mean your phone is using it all the time.
I can't download anything big over my mobile network. If I connect to wifi, it works fine, and additional game data downloads (when you run a game and it asks you to download more data) work fine over carrier, but anything else through the market or from the browser doesn't work. It just hangs and says "Waiting for network". Now, I have a hunch this is some sort of limit imposed by tmo, but if that's the case, how do I get around it? I am paying for unlimited data, I want to be able to use it effectively!
That's weird, I also have the unlimited plan and I can download anything. The market does give me a warning that I am about to download a large file but it still let's me download using my 4g. Are you on a custom rom?
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Hello, I'm using a Huwaei wifi modem in my car so I would like to set it up as a metered wifi but the data usage screen has been removed from settings (KLD6 MCU V2.81). I have tried to add a widget setting shortcut to data usage but it force close the setting when I click it.
I also tried the command below which is supposed to launch it but I get an error message
Code:
am start -n com.android.settings/com.android.settings.SubSettings -e :android:show_fragment com.android.settings.users.DataUsageSummary
Any other way to get to the metered wifi screen ?
Also can I use a 64gb micro-sd card
Why don't you use a widget for data usage statistics?
Like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioopt.widget
I don't really care about "Data Usage" what I care about is the option in there to set a wifi as "metered hotspot" which mean it behave as data. Example play store wont auto-update on those wifi or google play music won't stream/download on those wifi.
I ended up installing malaysk rom and which includes that option.
Just out of interest, which Huwaei WiFi modem have you got? And do you recommend it?
I went with Huawei E5330 cause it was 35$, unlocked and has worldwide bands.
On Project-Fi (t-mobile) it says 2G most of the time but it's good enough for Waze.
And as a bonus I connect my phone to it too, which saves a bit of battery