Hello,
I'm a normal PDA/Smartphone user. I get most of the basic uses of the phone.
I updated my rom several times, changed radio, etc.
BUT! I don't get all these connection types.
I have a Diamond. I can connect to the internet with it. I always use Wi-Fi. I don't have internet from my provider, but i CAN use it. This comes at a shocking cost though.
I wanted to disable this, so I can only connect to Wi-Fi.
Then I found out that this was rather difficult. You have so many types of connections that I got lost.
GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, 2G, 3G, 3.5G.............
Can some one, please clear this up for me?
What connection am I using and how do I stop it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377530
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as i'm in other countries than my own quite often, using the gprs function that can get very costly.
so far i know everyting is setup to manual connection.
but still my phone does make its gprs connection on it's own.
what am I missing?
I’m here on the coast at Keesler Air Force base. There is no internet to speak of and I do not want to spend roughly $1,400 to obtain it through a Cell provider for my laptop. I setup the Internet Sharing on my TILT and it works somewhat. Well, I lied. It stays “connected” however the damn thing peers off and the laptop continuously loses connectivity.
I only use Skype and sometimes webmail with the Internet Sharing and it cannot handle it. Every minute, sometimes up to six minutes, Skype videocalls and standard webcalls are dropped and I test the internet connection to see that it’s timing out for another minute or so and then it magically reappears.
I closed all applications and the antivirus crap to ensure that there was no extra throughput bandwidth. Anyway, I’m about to lose my damn mind here because I cannot stay in contact with my fiancée who’s on the other side of the globe right now.
According to the phone I’m only getting the Edge network and that makes sense as there are not 3G towers nearby. The signal continually shifts from two bars to four bars. I have used the Kraiser Tweak to enable HDSPA but that service is not being picked up.
Any ideas as to how I can keep the connectivity from dropping between the cellphone and the laptop? I assume that’s the issue as the phone stays “Status: connected” within the Internet Sharing application.
If it matters, I can only use the "Media Net" option under Network Connections. Media Net utilizes the wap.cingular access point.
I have tried to use the "ATT ISP GPRS" option but it continually loops through attempts to connect to the internet. Eventually it gives up without any success. The ATT ISP GPRS uses the isp.cingular access point.
Please any assistance would be most appreciated. This United States Airman is about to lose is frigging mind over the fact that he can’t communicate with anyone any longer. Ugh!!!
Thanks to any thoughts and advice to better my situation...
Oh and for the record, if it isn't understood being a Tilt, my provider is ATT.
HSDPA will not work without 3G service. MEdia Net is the best way to tether, I use it all the time. Make sure the proxy option is unchecked, or you will get very poor speeds and high latency.
What do you mean by HSDPA? Also, I tried with MEDIANET but I continually lost connectivity. However, ATT ISP GPRS seems just as bad if not worse. Any thoughts on something I can do to boost connectivity? I don't know about the proxy but where I looked one is NOT enabled.
I enabled IP Compression and Software Compression for ATT ISP GPRS and it hasn't seem to have any affect...
Thanks a lot.
crypted said:
What do you mean by HSDPA? Also, I tried with MEDIANET but I continually lost connectivity. However, ATT ISP GPRS seems just as bad if not worse. Any thoughts on something I can do to boost connectivity? I don't know about the proxy but where I looked one is NOT enabled.
I enabled IP Compression and Software Compression for ATT ISP GPRS and it hasn't seem to have any affect...
Thanks a lot.
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You mentioned HSDPA, so that's why I said it. As for ATT ISP GPRS, you do not want to use that unless you have a modem tethering option on your AT&T account. If you go under MEdia Net settings, and then check the Proxy tab, make sure the proxy option is unchecked.
Allrighty, I've confirmed that the Proxy is not enabled. The only thing on the Proxy option section that is enabled is the first option where it says this network connects to the internet.
Any ideas on stabilizing internet on a 2 - 3 bar Edge network? If I do more than one task (more than one website OR a website and Skype) the internet gets lost quite easily...
Thanks a lot man.
Wow when I was over that way I dont recall have any issues with ATT and internet. When I access the net while tethered I use the ATT program that connects via laptop... Its not the internet sharing program.... Its called ATT Communication Manager... It may read as being tethered so if you dont have tethering on your plan then I dont know if id use it. If you have tethering it works great for me. Heres a link for the download...
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesssupport/setupOTW.do?phone=ATTTilt
You might want to try flashing another rom and radio. I remember I had an issue similar to this with my hermes from ATT. Swapping to another radio can definitely boost your signal quality. If your signal drops too low even for a second, it can cause major latency issues on the edge network( which WILL cause skype to dop a call ) . I recommend trying a ROM that already has a radio packaged in with it to save you the trouble of having to match a radio to a rom. Also look for one that has the network configuration cab built in so it can automatically set up your Connection settings for you.
Hope this helps
Allrighty... I don't have much time to research ROMS or RADIOS unfortunately. Any suggestions on where to find them, or what I might use? I'd almost prefer just to change RADIOS so long as I can find the original RADIO to replace any changes back to what I was using...
Currently, I have:
ROM 1.62.502.0
RADIO 1.27.14.09
Any help to further this US Airman along would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Hi2all!
I have Diamond 1.93 ROM, and i am using WiFi @ home & work.
But on other places i must use EDGE or GPRS (no 3G networks).
Question is simple - each time i want to use EDGE i need to go into settings -> connections and set that programs using internet should use "this" connection.
How to "teach" my diamond to switch automaticaly i.e when wifi connected - use wifi for internet, otherwise - edge.
Thanks for replies!
If Wifi (or wired ActiveSync connection) is already connected, it will be used for Internet. If not, the device will try to etablish an Edge or GPRS or UMTS connection.
If you don't want the tool to automatically connect to EDGE etc. use nodata.cab (search here in this forum) to disable / enable the connections when needed / not needed.
What I'm still searching for, is a solution to somehow priorize the available connections. Like first try to find an open WLAN and only if there's no WLAN available then ASK to open a mobile connection. Mobile data connections are still expensive for most of us and so the automatical attachment is bad. On the other hand, keeping Wifi always open consumes to much battery.
Ok, so I've searched and found a million articles about tethering and that is the exact opposite that I would like to do.
My 3G prices are crazy and I don't have a data bundle. At home I have a Netgear WiFi ADSL router. My mission is to have my phone use the DSL internet through WiFi.
I am running Manup's 2.1 v1.5 rom. Works like a dream (thanks btw).
I go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > WiFi settings. WiFi is on.
There are two check boxes "Wi-Fi" and "Network notification", both are ticked.
Below "Wi-Fi" (in tiny font) it says "Connecting..." for a few seconds, then "Disconnected".
I have found my router's network and added it. It asked for the WEP key and the network is "Remembered". When I select it, it shows Excellent signal, WEP security and 3 options: Connect, Forget and Cancel. If I click connect, it does nothing.
I have the NetCounter app and yet no (0) data has traveled through wifi, only Cell (3G). Tried browser and market..
I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can help me out with this.
My WiFi is working because I have a PC down stairs that is on the network through WiFi.
Thanks,
Dave
Oh, in my router's admin, in "Attached Devices", it only shows the two PCs and not the phone.. I have messed around with static ip on the phone a bit, but no luck.
To disable the 3G go to Wireless Controls -> Mobile Networks -> Only use 2G Networks (Thats on 1.6, should be the same on 2.1, but cant remember exactly...)
To connect to Wifi, reset the router and try again...that worked for me
EDIT: There are some widgets on the markets that toggle 3G/EDGE, wich is also usefull in your case...
Thanks, but disabling 3G only limits it to Edge/GPRS, its still using the mobile service provider's internet. I've got an app for that.
I tried resetting the router, but the phone doesn't want to connect to the network. Are you using any security? I am using 128 bit WEP encryption. I will mess around with that a bit, but cant see why it should cause any trouble.
I made the network "Open" (no WEP etc), still no connection. I tried using static IP, but nothing.
I have read a lot about people having problems with WiFi and their routers.
I also read that some mimo technoly that certain routers have causes problems. I have a Netgear DG834PN router.
Back to search I go...
Can wifi and 3G run at same time? I need them together, wifi to print via wireless printer and 3G to use net.
Technically, not a problem to have both active. Problem might be that the app you want to use for wifi could map itself to the internet/3g connection group. Or the program you download with ends up switching to wifi, if that's what the phone prefers when it has two specific connections.
Usually is dependent on the program implementations now, though. But if it seems to work and then somehow fails, the app's connection preferences probably is the problem.
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Technically, not a problem to have both active. Problem might be that the app you want to use for wifi could map itself to the internet/3g connection group. Or the program you download with ends up switching to wifi, if that's what the phone prefers when it has two specific connections.
Usually is dependent on the program implementations now, though. But if it seems to work and then somehow fails, the app's connection preferences probably is the problem.
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Thanks for the reply but I didn't get you mostly.
I am using HP ePrint app. I want wifi to connect to printer and 3G to recode data to print. Turning on wifi automatically connects to wifi. 3G turns off. Any how to force them stay together?