When I am at home my Diamond always uses/turns on the Gprs and uses that rather than my Wi-fi connection.
I have changed all the settings and even turned data connections off but it still does it.
Anyone have a way to permanently turn it off ?
Thanks
Fiaudiobl said:
When I am at home my Diamond always uses/turns on the Gprs and uses that rather than my Wi-fi connection.
I have changed all the settings and even turned data connections off but it still does it.
Anyone have a way to permanently turn it off ?
Thanks
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have a look at modaco "no data" :
http://www.modaco.com/content/pocket-pc-software/246171/new-free-utility/
To disable it without extra software I do the following:
Go to Start-> Settings -> Connections.
Open the 'Connections' icon.
Go to Advanced and then 'Select Networks'
For both dropdown boxes click 'New...' and fill in some bogus name and phone number and click OK.
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Right i dont know if this is a bug or its just the way the Diamond is but i go to connect to the internet via opera...everything is fine and it connects via HSDPA. But when i close opera down...the connection is still alive ie doesnt disconnect automatically, i have to manually do it myself which is going to be a problem as i wont remember most of the time and im pretty sure the battery is going to be dead the longer i leave the connection as it is.
So is this normal??..reason i ask is with my nokia n95 i connected to the net but when i closed the browser down...the connection died as well ie disconnected automatically.
If this is normal is there anyway i can change an option that will close the connection as soon as i disconnect from the net??.
Again sorry for asking but its puzzling me as to why it would keep the connection alive even if i wasnt using the net...
Anyone help?? or is it just the way it is??.
I noticed the same thing -after coming from an iPhone and an N95.
Just go into the connection manager and close active connections after use. Its a pain, but an easy solution until someone suggests something better!
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Anyone help?? or is it just the way it is??.
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Yes, it's "normal".
You need to press the "end call" button, or configure it using the setting application to drop the data connection, or use the command manager to switch off the data connection, or use advanced config program to set the data connection to end after some minutes.
Well the way i figured it out is by using the long press key function, ive mapped it to my call end button which if i press for a few secs..disconnects me from the data connection.
I was hoping that there would be an option where you could specify when to kill the connection off ie after 10 mins of idling...ive been looking through the settings etc and cant seem to find anything...neither can i find anything in the advanced config program either other that gprs auto attach which ive disabled...
lightman3dd said:
Yes, it's "normal".
You need to press the "end call" button, or configure it using the setting application to drop the data connection, or use the command manager to switch off the data connection, or use advanced config program to set the data connection to end after some minutes.
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Thanks...ive had a look through the settings in the phone but cant see any option where you can specify when to drop the connection...same with advanced config...i cant see that option anywhere>??
Using 'Advanced Config' you can drop the connection after xx minutes of idle.
Programs > AdvConfig > Menu > Connections Settings.
rivmin said:
Using 'Advanced Config' you can drop the connection after xx minutes of idle.
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Well either i must be blind or im looking in the wrong area but for the life of me i cannot see an option in advanced config regarding dropping the data connection.
Spawn12 said:
Well either i must be blind or im looking in the wrong area but for the life of me i cannot see an option in advanced config regarding dropping the data connection.
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Programs > AdvConfig > Menu > Connections Settings.
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Programs > AdvConfig > Menu > Connections Settings.
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Thank you my friend, found it and put it to 1 min...lets see how it works now lol...
ok works great, set it to drop connection after 1 min and it did \o/...now i dont have to worry about my battery getting spanked lol
Whenever I turn WiFi on, the phone will go nuts looking for access points (and chew up the battery doing so and notify me repeatedly). Is there any way to configure WiFi so that it will only using WiFi when it sees a particular access point(s), e.g. my home or work, and ignore everything else on the street. And when those specific access points are unavailable, go back to Edge, GPRS, etc.?
You can still turn off notifications if you want, go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Menu > Advanced and untick "Turn on available network notification".
After I've done the initial setup, when I enable Wifi, my phone auto connects to my Home Wifi and doesn't notify me of any other networks when I'm in Range.
Ta
Dave
DaveShaw said:
After I've done the initial setup, when I enable Wifi, my phone auto connects to my Home Wifi and doesn't notify me of any other networks when I'm in Range.
Ta
Dave
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yes +1, but I was thiking that anyway WiFi turns off when you shut down the screen, so when you walk in the street your wifi should not be alive. As to do so, you would have anyway a poor battery life. It's cool to use wifi when you need, but let it scan for networks all the time is not the best way.
I am unable to turn off current data connections on my Tilt. I'm using MoDaCo's "No Data". So I decided to try shutting off data connections with KaiserTweak. I'd set the Data connections to disabled but data still comes thru. When I try to shut if off with NoData I get this message "Connection disabled. You will need to manually duscinnect if a GPRS connection is currently active". Anyone know whats goin on here?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
You could always go into settings ---->connections----->connections----->manage connections and delete anything there..... it cant connect if it doesnt know what to connect to................
I'm not looking to completely delete it. I just want to be able to disable it when I'm around WiFi.
FuSchnickens said:
I am unable to turn off current data connections on my Tilt. I'm using MoDaCo's "No Data". So I decided to try shutting off data connections with KaiserTweak. I'd set the Data connections to disabled but data still comes thru. When I try to shut if off with NoData I get this message "Connection disabled. You will need to manually duscinnect if a GPRS connection is currently active". Anyone know whats goin on here?
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correct me if I'm wrong, NoData is only to disable data connections before it connects.
so if U already have a data connection (not WIFI) active, U need to disconnect the data connection first.
After that, your tytn will not be able to turn on the data connection unless U "enable" the settings in NoData.
hope it helps.
oriki said:
correct me if I'm wrong, NoData is only to disable data connections before it connects.
so if U already have a data connection (not WIFI) active, U need to disconnect the data connection first.
After that, your tytn will not be able to turn on the data connection unless U "enable" the settings in NoData.
hope it helps.
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I'm not familiar enough about NoData to know if it only disables a data connection before connecting or not. Sometimes when I connect I get the pop up window saying I'm connecting. Other times I don't. There's usually a big "3G" up at the top of the phone and when I connect I gt a little "3G window.
FuSchnickens said:
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
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Noob here but....I used Kaisertweaks and it blocks GRPS for me.
torp74
When I try to do it thru KaiserTweaks I set it to Disable. When u disable yours does it say enabled or disabled when in Kaisertweaks? Does anyone at all know what going on here?
FuSchnickens said:
When I try to do it thru KaiserTweaks I set it to Disable. When u disable yours does it say enabled or disabled when in Kaisertweaks? Does anyone at all know what going on here?
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Mine says disabled. I pretty much set everything under "data" to disable. I'm in a wifi paradise so screw att.
torp74
In connections I set it under one without any settings. Its been working for me so far. When I DO want to connect I just switch it back to medianet. Everything else works as normal.
Even when I change it to disabled it continues to say enabled under settings? I've even tried to reinstall Kaisertweaks but still get the same results. Has anyone else come across this problem? This is getting frustrating.
Hi all,
I have enabled Data Connection on my TD2, but now the mobile remains connected all the time. I want to synchronise with exchange so have set this to happen every 15 mins, but the "mobile web" connection still remains connected.
Whilst I have a bolt on with my provider to allow unlimited web access, surely this will run down the battery super quick?
Cheers
Swin
It's normal and it's not wearing your battery down.
Use Advanced Config 3 to set a timeout:
Menu -> More settings -> Connections
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=418151
Is the Advanced Config 3 working with Topaz?
TeeBone said:
Is the Advanced Config 3 working with Topaz?
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It is for me.
andyturner said:
It's normal and it's not wearing your battery down.
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are you sure about this?
data connection have some influence on battery
giulo said:
are you sure about this?
data connection have some influence on battery
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When it is actively sending and receiving data, yes.
when sat there doing nothing, no.
JR_de said:
Use Advanced Config 3 to set a timeout:
Menu -> More settings -> Connections
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=418151
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Seems to have done the job. If it doen't drain the battery, then its not to much of a problem, but it make me feel better.
Default WiFi timeout for topaz is 2mins
You can change using Advanced Config 3.3
giulo said:
are you sure about this?
data connection have some influence on battery
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Your phone has a constant connection over that radio signal anyway, for phone calls etc.. The icon is effectively saying that the data channel has been established over that same 'link'. Think of it like you've been assigned an IP address (which you have in fact).
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Keeping the data connection valid may help reduce power consumption, as when you need to transfer data, time and power is saved by the phone not having to re-create a valid connection.
The phone companies prefer it remains connected as it reduces load on their systems as well.
Regards
Phil
I'm in Australia, and with Telstra on their regular GSM network (no 3G). I don't have a data plan, so I don't want my phone to ever use data. Up until recently, I didn't have Telstra's APN programmed into my Dream, but I discovered that I couldn't read MMS without it in there, so I put it in. I now ocassionally see the icon with the 2 up/down arrows and the 'E' in my notifications bar when I don't have WiFi connectivity, and I can only assume that means it's using Telstra to check emails, etc. which I don't want...
I've gone in to the wireless controls and ticked "Use 2G networks only", but that doesn't seem to help it. It's going to end up costing me a lot if it keeps using data through my mobile provider. I have WiFi in 90% of the places I go, so I have no need for a data plan!
try to adjust your apn so that the username and password sections are blank. to see if that works just try and connect to a webpage without wifi on.
david1171 said:
try to adjust your apn so that the username and password sections are blank. to see if that works just try and connect to a webpage without wifi on.
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try downloading APNdroid. It disables all but non data apn's i think (make sure you test your phone to see if you do receive the MMS)
Also make sure data roaming is disabled ( Settings > Wireless Settings > Mobile Settings )