I have a sprint galaxy tab I bought just to use with wifi, but I see cell bars on top and I dont want it using the cell radio at all since I wont ever be using it and need to conserve battery, anyway to shut off completely?
I cant do airplane mode because I need WiFi on
Take the SIM card out of it.
Otherwise turn packet data off & lock the radio to GSM only, uses very little power then.
3G no mas
I have/had the same issue. The other annoying aspect is that if you haven't activated the 3G, it attempts to FOREVER at every boot. I suggest Airplane mode. After you put the tab in Airplane mode, you can manually turn WiFi on, and not have to deal with the search for service you don't want taking up yer juice. That's at least what I did. I know there are other options for rooted tabs, but I'm too scurrrred to root mine...
This will do it.
http://www.thegalaxytab.com/2010/12/01/how-to-bypass-activation-on-samsung-galaxy-tab/
Wait..that's the jesusfreke verson of bypassing google activation.
He wants to shut off the cell radio.
Try this http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android Market/thread?tid=0c985d51aa0b8a23&hl=en
Or this http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=1f9a6305673f6eac&hl=en
Uhmm just turn airplane mode on, wiat 5 seconds, then turn wifi on. you're good to go.
some people don't get that the sprint GT is CDMA and don't have neither sim card nor APN.
I'm in the same situation, using the sprint GT as wifi-only in airplane mode.
knightnz said:
Take the SIM card out of it.
Otherwise turn packet data off & lock the radio to GSM only, uses very little power then.
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Sprint tabs dont use sims
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This worked for my Sprint tab!
dannyxda said:
Uhmm just turn airplane mode on, wiat 5 seconds, then turn wifi on. you're good to go.
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I tried airplane mode before, but when it killed the wifi (as I expected), I started searching... I had searched all over for this simple procedure with no success until now.
I had recently purchased this Sprint tab under the description of being a wifi only. When I received it and saw that it was a Sprint, I did not care at first, since I live in Canada, until the battery started being drained very quickly in my poor cell reception basement because the CDMA phone could detect a weak cell signal. I know that any other CDMA phone I had would use all its power to latch onto a weak signal.
Thank you very much.
Airplane mode turn off the cellular radios. Sim cards have nothing to do with it. Both GSM and CDMA are affected by airplane mode the same way.
It will turn your device into a wifi tab.
I just select airplane mode then re-select wifi on. This shuts off the 3G but lets you surf wifi.
Sam
The problem with the Airplane Mode is that it also turns off Bluetooth. For some reason, unlike wifi Bluetooth can not be turned back on individually while airplane mode is selected. Any ideas anyone???
I FOUND THE ANSWER!!!!! EasySwitch Pro
This is a fabulous app that allows COMPLETE and SEPARATE control of your wireless radios.
EasySwitch Pro by SMARTDYNE
Uses a very simple and effective widget to switch settings.
Works great on Samsung Galaxy Tab!!!
Here's the link:
market.android.com/details?id=de.SmartDyne.Donate2.EasySwitch&feature=related_apps
I'm not on my tab at the moment so I will do it from memory. For the data issue, if you hold down power, you will see a selection above airplane mode about something to do with data. Turn that off. When I was playing around with it I'm the past, you need to have the radio on (not airplane mode) in order for the GPS to lock. You can also, In settings, enable network location in the location section.
To get rid of the activation nag, note the icon in the notifications bar. See what it looks like? I used root explorer, rooted of course, to navigate to /system/app. Scroll down slowly until you see an apk that has the same green circle with a check mark inside it. Enter rw mode with root explorer. Add .old to the end of the filename. Reboot. No more nag. If you delete it, you cannot update to gingerbread. It needs to be running to get the update. You can disable it later. You also lose all update functions in the about my galaxy tab section.
I use Widgetsoid2.x it allows me to go airplane, enable/disable 3G, wifi, GPS and more. Can get it in Market.
passgab said:
The problem with the Airplane Mode is that it also turns off Bluetooth. For some reason, unlike wifi Bluetooth can not be turned back on individually while airplane mode is selected. Any ideas anyone???
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Sigh, you have it wrong. Turn on Airplane mode, go back into Settings and turn on WiFi and Bluetooth. Simple as that.
The ONLY way you can't turn on Bluetooth in Airplane mode is from the drop down slider thingy in Android. If you go into Settings, you can turn on Bluetooth in Airplane mode.
whats up?
Still wishin to kill cell-radio-app =) Any new ideas except the airplane mode?
ps:GPS and Bluetooth don't work in this mode..
I tried selecting airplane mode and then turning back on WiFi. However, Galaxy Tab is still trying to activate the Sprint account I do not have or want to get.
use titanium.
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I tried selecting airplane mode and then turning back on WiFi. However, Galaxy Tab is still trying to activate the Sprint account I do not have or want to get.
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i use titanium backup pro... open titanium press "backup/restore" tab and look for the icon as appear on status bar, the app name is "System Updates 1.0.0" press and hit "Freeze !" this gonna stop the app to work is better than deleted dont delete it, you may need it later, then reboot. Sprint Activate message disappear on my tab. You must be rooted to use titanium app.
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nobz said:
Still wishin to kill cell-radio-app =) Any new ideas except the airplane mode?
ps:GPS and Bluetooth don't work in this mode..
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i have the same issue, cant find a solution. trying apps just turn on airplane mode.
I dont use / dont give a great deal of GPRS - Edge Speed on my Galaxy Note unless i have few emails to be checked as the Social Networking and stuff like that are Blocked in my Office //
So anyways the Question is ... When i want to Connect to GPRS I click / TaP on the Power Button and select "Data Network mode" and it shows Activated and I see that 'E" symbol on the Notification Panel showing up ... but However Sometimes I dont see that getting showed up and wont be able to Connect to GPRS at all ... and the only way to resolve this is I got to reboot the Phone.
anyone else is facing this issue ? .... Mine is Vodafone Mobile connect Plan.
Ofcourse i plan to move to 3G.
Thanks
Sai
When you press power button
data network mode either activated/decactivated, you can toggle it by tapping it.
so you mean to say data network mode is not highlighted
OR
it not works even you tap it?
dr.ketan said:
When you press power button
data network mode either activated/decactivated, you can toggle it by tapping it.
so you mean to say data network mode is not highlighted
OR
it not works even you tap it?
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Hi again Ketan,
WHen I Tap on that Option it shows as Activated but i dont see the 'E' Symbol in the Notification area and hence wont be able to Connect to GPRS.
However I say this happens 2/5 times.
I am in 50-50 whether it phone issue ? or network issue ?
The same thing i also tried with "Settings - WireLess & Networks - Mobile Networks - Use Packet Data " ... most of the time it works but when i am in urgent damn it doesnt show up ... I had to reboot the Phone.
any idea where is the Issue ?
This weired thing i have seen on friend's device. Though it was galaxy fit, but i remember it was happen to perticular network, he had another sim card n thr was no issue on other. So i believe it should b network side. Try changing sim card, just buy new sim n try it.
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SaizGalaxyNote said:
I dont use / dont give a great deal of GPRS - Edge Speed on my Galaxy Note unless i have few emails to be checked as the Social Networking and stuff like that are Blocked in my Office //
So anyways the Question is ... When i want to Connect to GPRS I click / TaP on the Power Button and select "Data Network mode" and it shows Activated and I see that 'E" symbol on the Notification Panel showing up ... but However Sometimes I dont see that getting showed up and wont be able to Connect to GPRS at all ... and the only way to resolve this is I got to reboot the Phone.
anyone else is facing this issue ? .... Mine is Vodafone Mobile connect Plan.
Ofcourse i plan to move to 3G.
Thanks
Sai
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Even i was using vodafone. I experienced the same problem. That is because of the network. The only thing you can do is whenever you lose the 3G or 2G data, you need to switch on to airplane mode and then switch it off. I used airplane mode toggle application from the market. Once you go into airplane mode and come back you will be getting the data network. But this failed to work few times. So i changed my network to bsnl and now i don't have any issues.
It looks to me Network issue .. I am also Using Vodafone.
Anyways lets see after i migrate to 3G whether this problem will be resolved or not.
Thanks
Sai
i was using 3G in vodafone. The problem was not solved thats why i changed to BSNL. So before changing the plan try it once.
This seems to be happening to me too. I have been using the Galaxy Note II with 3G on Vodafone without any issues for a month now, but today irrespective of me switching on the mobile data, the icon won't show up nor would internet work. I have restarted, toggled flight mode but no avail.
-Bala
yes, I have seen this on my note, and I have used airtel 3g aim, reliance as well but still the same. only way is to reboot the phone. anything else I do will not restore data connection
I tried enabling mobile data in my Samsung Galaxy S plus, but no 3g indicator poped up. So i checked the apn settings and I see that no settings are there at all.
I tried making a new apn settings or even make my provider send me the apn settings themselves, but the settings won't be saved (the list remains empty!)
Any solutions for that?
That's what i'm saying mate. Although i hit save, the list remains empty...
Hi.
Same situation happened to me on my Samsung Captivate (googling solutions led me to this post!).
I think I was able to get my 3g issues to fix after I toggled airplane mode on and off. After doing that, the 3g label showed up on the menu bar, and I had 3 options available to me in the APN settings. Also, the Data Usage tab began to show stats for Data, and not just wifi.
TRy deleting or replacing the "apns-conf.xml" file found in System/etc.
fermata_ said:
Hi.
Same situation happened to me on my Samsung Captivate (googling solutions led me to this post!).
I think I was able to get my 3g issues to fix after I toggled airplane mode on and off. After doing that, the 3g label showed up on the menu bar, and I had 3 options available to me in the APN settings. Also, the Data Usage tab began to show stats for Data, and not just wifi.
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wow... this solved the issue. After I deactivated Airplane mode, the settings came back. Many thanks m8! (really weird that it did tbh, but meh )
faria said:
TRy deleting or replacing the "apns-conf.xml" file found in System/etc.
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I would do that also just to be sure, but i haven't rooted the phone yet and I hope I don't have to (although I will sooner or later )
I would not know why it is like that, maybe someone more technologically-savvy could figure that out. haha
Just make sure to toggle airplane mode everytime you reboot your phone, because this "fix" is not permanent
will have that in mind fermata_. Thanks again
When I drive to work my phone at some point drops connection to tmobile network then goes to searching and stays there until I turn airplane mode on and off, then it will reconnect to network. It's annoying to have to do the airplane mode thing to get it to reconnect to the network. I have checked the network settings and its set to auto connect or auto register, so I am not sure what the problem is. Anyone have this issue? I am sorta new to root and I am pretty sure I didnt unistall anything necessary, just normal bloatware..
Nevermind, called customer service, eventually got someone techinically savy, I got a bad sim card that wont switch towers automatically. Going to the store to pick up new sim after work.
Hey all, for some reason on my rooted 5.0 gs5 my mobile data will not turn off! It says it's disconnected in the status bar and in the settings network menu and no wifi is not on either.
What do you think the problem can be? My battery is going low soon because of this and I'm not sure how I can disable it if it's clearly disabled in my settings.