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I noticed that my captivate will often show both the wifi icon and 3g icon in my screen at the same time. I am using wifi to post this but 3g still shows up. This never happened in my nexus one or milestone. This also happens on multiple wifi networks for me. Any ideas?
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Mine is just showing wifi and the signal bars
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Some apps use your 3G connection to get a rough fix on your location (Beautiful widgets "Beautiful home" or weather bug) there's a lot more. You can usually turn that off and just put in your zipcode. I could be wrong, just a shot in the dark.
I get this too
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I get this too
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This doesn't seem right to me. I don't get why it would have both, there is no reason for it. If I reboot my phone, it will just show one or the other but over time it creeps back to showing both. I think its a software problem.
I am also wondering about the wifi. How do you know it's using wifi instead of 3g? Does it automatically switch over to wifi whenever it connects to one?
daleaf said:
I am also wondering about the wifi. How do you know it's using wifi instead of 3g? Does it automatically switch over to wifi whenever it connects to one?
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Thats the thing, I have seen it say I am on wifi but it still shows the 3G indicator and will show 3G activity (the activity arrows on the 3G icon light up).
uberamd said:
Thats the thing, I have seen it say I am on wifi but it still shows the 3G indicator and will show 3G activity (the activity arrows on the 3G icon light up).
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See post #3.
Clienterror said:
See post #3.
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I saw that, but my Nexus and Milestone don't do that so I'm confused by that.
uberamd said:
I saw that, but my Nexus and Milestone don't do that so I'm confused by that.
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It might be because you have no apps trying to find your location all the time. That's why some people have 3g on sometimes with their wifi on and some don't.
Clienterror said:
It might be because you have no apps trying to find your location all the time. That's why some people have 3g on sometimes with their wifi on and some don't.
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Well I wish I knew what that was then, because I do have Beautiful Widgets but I also have always had geolocation disabled and have my zip code set in it.
My husband's captivate will show both wifi and 3G when he opens google maps and the only way to get ride of the 3G is to restart the phone.
I'm having the same issue and using "my settings" to disable 3G use while using wifi. Being that I'm on the very limited data plan, I'd rather not have 3G being used when it doesn't have to be. So, if there are some programs that are forcing access to 3G when I'm on wireless, I'd like to know if there's an app or somesuch that will track which programs are accessing this so I don't have to worry about changing settings all of the time?
Hello everyyone. Ive only been using this phone and android since yesterday afternoon. I played with the phone very extensively yesterday and never saw the 3g while i was on wifi and then last night i applied the gps "fix" do you think that could of caused it to show. did all who is having this problem apply the gps fix ?
I believe using a push syncing service like exchange will cause this. on my windows mobile phones exchange wouldn't work over wifi.
Hmm is the default mail app an exchange like server ? So I should pull my info from that one and soley use the gmail app?
joshua2327 said:
Hello everyyone. Ive only been using this phone and android since yesterday afternoon. I played with the phone very extensively yesterday and never saw the 3g while i was on wifi and then last night i applied the gps "fix" do you think that could of caused it to show. did all who is having this problem apply the gps fix ?
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My problem showed up after this as well, but I can't imagine that would be the cause of it...
I'm seeing both Wifi and 3G on as well. Oddly enough, only Wifi seems to be on after it sits for a night (both charging and just unplugged). As soon as I disabled Wifi, 3G came back on, but after reenabling Wifi, the 3G stayed on.
As far as I can tell with 3G Watchdog, it's not using 3G when they're both on, but I'm worried that battery life is impacted by having them both on. I'm assuming this isn't normal behavior then.
FYI, I also applied the GPS fix, but I think I was seeing them both on even before I did that.
I get this as well, even when not using maps. I noticed it before I did the gps fix.
I do use gmail app which uses push, but still WIFI should always take over once connected. I noticed though that on the 3G icon the upload/download arrows are grey, not white or red (the transmit/receive colors).
I was concerned at first but I installed the AT&T app and I don't have a lot of data usage. I think its a bug.
I had both icons as well for a couple of days while in a wifi area. Messed with the gps settings again today and I'm back to wifi only icon. Didn't even reboot.
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I am running Fresh 2.3.3 with baseband 2.42.01.04.27 and for some reason, my 3G is not working. I have tried getting the stock radio and updating my PRL (my PRL version right now is flipz_01). Nothing seems to working. Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks a lot for any suggestions
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I noticed that to. When I have WiFi activated, 3G disappears. I don't know if it's a real estate issue, or it isn't working.
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dirtyernie said:
I noticed that to. When I have WiFi activated, 3G disappears. I don't know if it's a real estate issue, or it isn't working.
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Well 3G turns off when WiFi is enabled, but that is not my problem, my 3G just doesn't work, I have to rely on WiFi..
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after I rooted my phone, the 3g didn't work. actually i'm not even sure if my 3g had ever worked before that. it's stuck on 1x.
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Put the phone in airplane mode and leave it there for a minute or so, then turn airplane mode back off. That refreshes your phone's data connection. Then also try updating Profile in the Settings->About phone->System updates menu -- that refreshes your signal and data profiles with Sprint towers.
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Put the phone in airplane mode and leave it there for a minute or so, then turn airplane mode back off. That refreshes your phone's data connection. Then also try updating Profile in the Settings->About phone->System updates menu -- that refreshes your signal and data profiles with Sprint towers.
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Thanks, but it didn't work... this is getting frustrating! I've tried everything! At least they're sending me a refurb, hopefully I get a dust filter this time around, too (and a "with Google" sticker on the back!!!!)
hello I was wondering if there is a way I could turn off the 4 g on my lg revolution I know that you can for the thunderbolt is it possible for this phone?
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Yes, you can turn off 4G.
Menu Button>Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks>System select>Network Mode>Click CDMA only.
It will reboot your phone, but this is how it is done on the LG Revolution.
There is an app you can download called the LTE Switch which bypasses some of these steps to make it easier and quicker.
Turn off Mobile, keep Wifi
If you want to turn of mobile data but keep wifi without rebooting your phone, I found Power Control Plus from the Android Market works well for this. Just by pressing the "3G" button it does shut off LTE and 3G but will allow Wifi traffic and calls. I think you can find it for free elsewhere, but I opted to pay $1.99 because I couldn't find anything else that would work.. not even Widgetsoid2x did the trick.
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If you want to turn of mobile data but keep wifi without rebooting your phone, I found Power Control Plus from the Android Market works well for this. Just by pressing the "3G" button it does shut off LTE and 3G but will allow Wifi traffic and calls. I think you can find it for free elsewhere, but I opted to pay $1.99 because I couldn't find anything else that would work.. not even Widgetsoid2x did the trick.
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Dataswitch by tomatox
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Dataswitch is good. Wish that separate app for just enabling data and another separate app just for disabling data
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Hi I have had several smartphones and I've had all the 4g Verizon phone and when I connect ti wifi automatically mobile data turn off or at least icon disappear from status bar but with the revolution and with this bionic that's no happen somebody can tell me why thanks
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Do you get the color change as described in this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261253
Mine does this
My bionic also stays connected to the mobile network when wifi is on and sometimes it will pull from the network instead of switching to wifi. the radio is all messed up on my bionic.
Well is not a mess I mean when I am connected to wifi my phone use wifi internet instead the mobile data but I guess with wifi n mobile data use more battery I guess I don't know the revolution is like bionic the same happens
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I see this on mine as well. I know some people have indicated that it is not really connected to 3G, here is what I'm seeing:
When Wifi is turned on, the 3G (or 4G if lte is enabeld) sometimes stays on. Sometimes it changes to white (indicating that it may still be connected, but not syncing to google through that connection), sometimes it stays blue, and once in while it actually goes away, but not often.
Some other threads seem to indicate that this is just a display bug. However, if I analyze my battery stats, I think the connection is actually staying on. Here is what happens:
* With just a plain 3g/4G connection and no wi-fi, if I look at the battery stats for Cell Standby, the "time on" increases as expected. If there was a period when the cell signal was dropped, I will also see the percentage ot time without a signal.
* When I turn on Wifi and the 3G icon stays on, if I look at the battery stats, the Cell Standby's time on continues to increase, but not the "percentage of time without a signal" also increases. This seems to indicate that the cell signal is staying on, but it knows it is not connected and is searching for a signal. I'm not sure if this is actually eating up more battery like when you really don't have a signal and it is searching, but it is being reporting that way at least.
* If I install a widget to disable 3G/4G while on wifi, the icons go away, but I still see the same thing happening in the battery stats. This could indicate that it is still connected, or it could invalidate what I'm seeing altogether, not sure.
In any event, I'm not sure what the real story is here, I never had the icons stay on with previous devices (Droid X and X2), so I never investigated the battery stats. However, I see alot of people talking about their Cell Standby taking up a lot of battery, I wonder if this plays in to it.
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yeah I don't think it's really on either. I verify this by using speed test. I know my speed at home and lte is faster. lol
When I use juice defender I disable mobile data when connected to a wifi SI icon disappear this happen with the revolution and bionic I don't see on tbolt nor charge
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My 4g icon stays on while connected to wifi and stays blue. But according to speedtest the speeds reflect connection to wifi.
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My 4g icon stays on while connected to wifi and stays blue. But according to speedtest the speeds reflect connection to wifi.
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Mine is doing the same, but its still draining the battery like CRAZY when browsing on supposed wifi... Definitely a bug.
Mine is the same way but I can't use anything on my network like google tv remote or printershare it says it can't see anything on the network. Tried other phones and they work
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It should prefer wifi over 3G/4G. I keep this page bookmarked on my Droid that shows IP and ISP name to test it.
http://www.dslreports.com/mspeed?whoami=1&w=
I have been on wifi all night. 3g lights on. However, my data useage for the month have not changed. I am confident that 3g is not being called upon
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I have been on wifi all night. 3g lights on. However, my data useage for the month have not changed. I am confident that 3g is not being called upon
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My experience is similar.
When internet access (either idle or during active use) is necessary, what is the better option for battery life?
Does Wi-Fi drain more battery, is it the other way around or is it the same?
Best option for bettery life is to leave wifi on when your in wifi area
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Wifi use less batt
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Wifi saves more battery than 3g.
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yes I agree Wifi drains less battery than 3G if you have a good wifi connection, but not if your phone is scanning for new wifi connection when you travels.
To be clearer, wifi is the best option at home or hotel room compare to DATA transfer (3G).
Thanks, I always thought that 3G needs more battery juice. Every day you learn something new.
Damn me to i always taught 3g would use less. Thr note battery still needs to be inproved.
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But if you are at home , WIFI is on and the screen off - actually this happens the most time.
I marked the option in the advanced WIFI-settings that turns the WIFI off when the screen is off.
What happens then? Does it do all network stuff with the 3G connection or is there a WIFI-wakelock for apps like Whatsapp?
If it uses the 3G network would't it be better to change to 2G?
Iam not sure this helps something but iam acutally doing it like this. Always on 2G (because at home and at work i have WIFI) and only when i need 3G when iam not in a WIFI-Network range i switch to 3G.
Does someone know how Android works?
Wifi is always better than 3g
Saves battery
saves money
And in many cases faster speed than 3g
So I will go with wifi
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