Is there any application that will provide "ask before connect" ?
I mean something like nokia 5800 expressmusic have. When you want to connect to internet with any application, menu pops up and asks you what connection you wish to use (data plan or wifi).
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Hi guys
I've got a question regarding the diamond, though it could also be possible that this is only a windows mobile question. Is it possible to *only* allow data-connections via WLAN and *not* GPRS/UMTS/whatsoever? I want to use this thing at home and at university but how does the diamond know which connection it should use? I don't want any byte sent to my provider which is quite expensive. What happens if I open Opera and WLAN is not connected? Does it auto-connect with $money-printing-machine-for-o2 or does it then tell me "hey, you are not connected. try within a WLAN-cloud"?
Thanks
Tunnelblick
if you remove the isp settings for gprs/3g/whatever
it will never use it for data
Ah, thanks! This is what I always did with my old mobiles. I thought you had to do a magic dance with wm to achieve what I wanted.
Does anyone know anyway to get opera to ask which connection to use when I fire it up?
I have search already but have only found something about 'My Work Connection' but that does'nt work.
Like th OP stated but I need to keep the data settings so I can use them when WIFI is not available.
Thanks in advance
Creeky
Is there any utility like this?
Is there any utility, which will do the next:
If any program want to conect to internet it will ask me first how do I want to connect: Wi-Fi, 3g, GPRS? And I will choose...
I'm also looking for a solution for this problem.
Currently I has diabled the mobile data traffic by choosing an unconfigurated network at the "Programs that connects automaticly to Internet should connect with" screen.
This is fairy ok due to me rarly using other networks than wifi. But IF I do, I don't want to have to mess around with the network settings. I want an "choose your network" popup message.
It might be known allready but I thought to share this since I didn't saw it here explained and maybe others are wondering if it's possible. If it's discussed already, please delete/move the thread.
So it's about setting up Diamond (I think it's working well with other WinMo devices, though not tested) to connect to Internet using an Internet connection available on the PC/Laptop and the wireless of that PC/Laptop.
1. First create a wireless network on the PC, using the "setup a connection or network" wizard (tested on Windows Vista).
2. Choose "Set-up a wireless ad-hoc network" and follow the steps. For increased security, choose for ex Open, WEP encryption and a passkey. Give this network a name as you desire
3. Setup your existing Internet connection (on the PC) to be shared
4. Connect (from PC) to the wireless ad-hoc network. After connecting, it should say "Waiting for users to connect"
5. Start wireless connection on your Diamond. The scan will bring up the newly created network.
6. Choose "connect" and provide the pass-key you defined when creating it
7. If 6. is not working, you could define that new wireless network on your Diamond, as you do with a normal network. Don't forget to check "ad-hoc" network in the settings screen
After connecting, you should be able to browse the net using the computer's Internet connection via wireless...that allows you to have the PC/Laptop in one room and with someone working on it (as it is my case), while you are in the vicinity (they say in a 30 m radius) and use the Diamond to browse the net. I found it usefull.
good tip, this will be useful indeed.
Ah thanks, but can you do this in reverse? I.e. Have your phone act as the wifi card and use the PC to browse the internet through a usb connection to your phone, and have your phone connected to the wifi in your house?
There is probably a simple fix for this so I'm going to ask. When I have my phone connected to my computer via USB i am unable to surf the net on my phone or get weather updates...however...i can still recieve calls and get and send text messages. Is there a way to make it so that web browsing and weather tab updates are still functional while the phone is connected to the computer?
I've wondered this also. In addition I usually get a #777 error, complaining about the lack of a data connection.
Go to "mobile device settings" in your Windows Mobile Device Center and check the box that says "Allow data connections on device when connected to PC."
any idea how to do this on activesync? what you mentioned is for vista
oh im sorry i didnt realise you didnt have vista. I think there should be similar settings in the active sync. Probably in connection settings :/
Activesync>Connection Settings. Check "Allow wireless connection on device when connected to the desktop"
just got it.
you connect your diamond to pc with activesync, open connection setting and change the "this computer connect to" to "automatic".
and you need to tick the box "allow USB connection" as well.
Hey,
For some reason every time I try to download new messages or send a new e-mail, the device uses the 3G connection (data connection - even if it's turned off in the communications screen, it just turns it on automatically).
Problem is, I rather use my WiFi instead. Is there a way to use Mail with my WiFi connection, rather than my date connection by my cel company?
Thanks
Is you Wi-Fi actually turned on? If not then it will always try to use the Cellular connection. Mine happily gets mail over Wi-Fi if it is enabled and connected to network
Yeah... even if my WiFi is on it goes through 3G to get the mail or send it.
What kind of an account have you set up? POP3/IMAP/...?
how i am doing it
what i did is create a false connection under the conection icon in all settings.
so i have 2 of them: my 3g conection and the other one where i have left all the fields blank access point, login, password etc.
when i don't want to use 3g i select my fake conection and i am able to use wifi etc... and it assures me that the phone won't dial without me knowing it; and when i want to use my 3g i just select it from the manage conection under conection icon in all setting.
that's the way i do it, it is not something i am proud of but it works great and does the job
cheers
All I get at work is "Wifi Connected, but no internet". How can I re-direct?
Hi everyone,
I have been happily using my rooted NC (1.1+Autonooter3) for the last two weeks or so... At home, NC connects to my WiFi network without any problems. However, at work I have to force it to do one thing to be able to connect, and I dont know how to do that...
Specifically, at work, we have an open campus WiFi network that I normally use with my iPod Touch, MBP, etc. On my MBP, when you connect to the network and start a browser, a new page opens and asks for a username/password and provides access. On iPod Touch, as soon as I connect to the network, a pop up screen (not safari) asks for a user name/password and it remembers it for a while (e.g., I dont have to enter it again for a while even if the device is off for an extended amount of time). When I try to use my NC under the same network, it connects, receives an IP address, but after "testing" period, it displays "no internet" (because I am not asked to enter my credentials). Opening a browser doesn't bring up a page to enter them either. At only one (1) occasion, while waiting for the WiFi to connect I saw a message "the network is attempting to re-direct, do you want to allow it" (or something along those lines) and a pop up asked for a user name /password and the connection worked. However, I have no way of getting that message (tried many many times since), and it simply doesn't show up.
Is there any way that I can enable "re-directing" for that particular network so that I can enter my username and password to use it? Is there an alternative approach (e.g., having the browser to ask the first time it starts?
Thanks in advance!