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Unlocked G1 APN settings- Only wants MMS

First off, i would like to say hello XDA, this is my first post on the forum, so bare with me
Okay, here is my problem. I bought a unlocked G1 and i am using it on AT&T, i rooted it and installed CM on it. I DO have unlimited messaging- (texting AND mms, i spoke to a rep. and he told me this) Okay back to point- after i applied the APN settings, i noticed that the "E with arrows up and down" were lit so i knew data was being transferred. right away i deleted the APN so i wont get charged. But what im looking for is a code or app that will DISABLE data, but keep the APN for MMS. I WILL be using the market and other apps ONLY WITH WIFI, NOT DATA!!! So please help me out with this. i have tried APNdroid- and it didnt work (unless i set something wrong, if someone wants to help me with that)and i tried WisyncPlus (again, i dont think i set it right ). So short and simple- I want a app or code that will ONLY USE THE APN FOR MMS- and ONLY USE WIFI for the browser,market,apps,etc...

Not 100% sure, but I've read somewhere that The G1 will use background data intermittently, even after you turn it off. I used it for a week without a data plan, monitored my account at T-Mobile, and they registered my data use, but it was less than 1 mb a day so they weren't charging me.
Just off the top of my head, I remember the threads saying to not put username, password and server blank under apn settings.
Or downloading anycut, or bettercut, to make a shortcut to "testing" and running that will allow you to turn off data. All this was over at androidforums.com

Bump.... )=. I got APNdroid to work as i wanted it to! (only turn on data for mms, then turn off when the MMS was sent, or recieved) but while searching for "g1 battery tips" i installed "Ultimate juice" then un installed it, and then the dreaded E with arrows popped up and was lit. I checked APNdroid and no settings were modified (Disable all APNs, and enable MMS) I tried reinstalling APNdroid. but no luck )= UGH!!!! this is really pissing me off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Q] Can only connect with wifi

Hi all - Just got a diamond 2 from ebay . I can get everything connected no problems through wifi however with the wifi off nothing connects phone works sms works sim is showing an HSDPA connection and o2 has changed to 3g o2 . Is there any settings i have missed to connect to the internet any other way except wifi.
Tried so far all report connection error.
Weather widget
Live messenger
data connection - won't turn on
Phone is on o2 in UK.
Other thing to mention is i left this sim in the phone overnight as my old number was being transferred to it have tried a soft reset as well.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Finally managed to find some settings hidden under about 15 different layers to change the gprs settings and connect to everything else. No idea where they are now so i'm afraid i can't help future users coming into this post but if i reflash with a different rom no doubt i will be tearing my hair out to enter them again and when i find them this time i will write them down.

(I'm doing this from memory so forgive me if I have left something out.)
Generally if you go to Settings\Connections\Connections and I believe you go to the advanced? tab, you should see 2 connections settings, set both to internet.

Thanks for the reply Bruce. Couldn't find it in the ROM i'm using so instead i found another way . Entered here incase anyone else comes up with the same problem.
1: goto settings>wireless controls - this also works if you go to weather and let it try to update over data.
2: click data connection - it will try to connect and fail.
3: on the failure screen click settings
4: on the settings tab adjust the internet settings for your provider in my case o2 active settings
5: click advanced and from there you can edit the details as you wish..
Hope that helps someone else out there and again thanks for the reply Bruce

MMS problem

MMS is acting weird. When Im on 3g I can send MMS and I can receive them. But if someone sends me MMS while Im not on 3g and 5min later I turn on 3g so that it can check for MMS and download it it just wont. There is a message downloading and that it, it doesnt work. Do you know what the problem is?

mms
I have the same issue after update to official froyo i recieve the mms but it just shows downloading and nothing happens i have already used the configuration sms for mms and internet still same :/
and now i discoverred even my camera dont work !

Me too after putting 2.2.1 on fone-read a thread on another forum about the same prob.Some have solved it by deleting the two APN s found in Settings/Wireless and Network/Mobile Networks/Access Point Names and then manually entering them and saving them (this is easily found on your service providers website-check its there first before deleting though)
Didnt work for me though but who knows you may get lucky?

ancient geek said:
Me too after putting 2.2.1 on fone-read a thread on another forum about the same prob.Some have solved it by deleting the two APN s found in Settings/Wireless and Network/Mobile Networks/Access Point Names and then manually entering them and saving them (this is easily found on your service providers website-check its there first before deleting though)
Didnt work for me though but who knows you may get lucky?
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I manually enterd the APN settings but it didnt help I hope there is solution for this, I cant have my 3g on all the time to get mms, my battery will die in few hours

Also if i have Wifi on and 3g on, the dominant is wifi but if MMS comes it doesnt change to 3g and it just says downloading.

anyone has an idea

Wifi oddities

Hello,
Has anyone ever experienced the inability to download pictures from SMS/MMS while connected to wifi? My buddy can send me a pic via messaging or chomp sms and once it gets to me, usually a long time later, I will get a small, empty chat balloon touch the balloon and it will give me the loading circle for a few minutes and it will eventually stop without dl'ing anything. If I turn off wifi then it will dl within seconds. This is the same on both my phone and my buddy's(captivate) the only difference is I run the Firefly 2.0.5 and he is running stock eclair.
Is this just something that we have to deal with or is there a fix for this?
I did a samsung live chat and the agent said it was the way samsung makes their phones and restrict it to only allow SMS/MMS DL from the carrier signal.
Thanks for any and all help.

mms are done over 3g, are you able to browse the internet on 3g? are your APN settings correct?

I get mms when on wifi too. I was home two days back when I got like 4 sms. And at home I'm always on wifi.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Never had a problem

MMS are only done over your carrier network. To prove this send your self an mms and as it is sending and receiving what your task bar and you will see that your data network connects to download it.

since the phone has to drop the wifi signal and connect to the carrier data signal to send or receive MMS (it might not show in the icon though), yours might be lagging somewhat in doing that...
so when the buddy is on wifi his one does it quicker yes?

Trusselo said:
mms are done over 3g, are you able to browse the internet on 3g? are your APN settings correct?
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Yes can browse the internet while on 3G and WIFI.
I do not know if my APN settings are wrong or right.

ap1618 said:
since the phone has to drop the wifi signal and connect to the carrier data signal to send or receive MMS (it might not show in the icon though), yours might be lagging somewhat in doing that...
so when the buddy is on wifi his one does it quicker yes?
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No, in reference to the way the devices act both do the same thing. Do not allow you to DL MMS while the WIFI is turned on. neither seems faster or slower it just will not complete the task on wifi.
Thanks to all for the replies

zelendel said:
MMS are only done over your carrier network. To prove this send your self an mms and as it is sending and receiving what your task bar and you will see that your data network connects to download it.
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I checked it 2 days back. Even when on wifi, it turns on EDGE/3G, downloads MMS and disconnects it.

diablo009 said:
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I checked it 2 days back. Even when on wifi, it turns on EDGE/3G, downloads MMS and disconnects it.
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So is there a setting that I need to look for that allows for the edge/3g to turn on/off for mms?

Anyone?
Would love to figure this out as it is quite annoying.

ATT Moto X - will not send while connected to WiFi

My friend's Moto X just arrived. Extremely stoked about this awesome phone, but he ran into a weird problem. It would not send an MMS picture message without first disconnecting from his home network (WiFi). I did some research and came up with this post: MMS wont's send when on WiFi from this forum. It was for an S4 on VZ, so I wanted to post in the Moto X community the following hack that worked for ATT as well:
Send yourself a picture from your Gmail account that's associated with your phone, and it will work itself out. Once you have received the e-mail on the phone, MMS will work even when connected to WiFi.
I understand that MMS messages don't actually transmit via WiFi as they still go out over the data network. Therefore, you must have sufficient data coverage for the MMS to send. Another setting to check if this doesn't work is that the "Data enabled" box is checked under Settings > more (under Wifi/Bluetooth) > Mobile Networks while you are on WiFi.
Hope this helps anyone else out.

I think that's a Verizon (or maybe a CDMA) thing. My Verizon phones do what you described. My T-Mobile phone sends text and MMS while connected to Wi-Fi calling, which appears to disable the phone radio. Unless it's using data without indicating it to me.

benmctee said:
My friend's Moto X just arrived. Extremely stoked about this awesome phone, but he ran into a weird problem. It would not send an MMS picture message without first disconnecting from his home network (WiFi). I did some research and came up with this post: MMS wont's send when on WiFi from this forum. It was for an S4 on VZ, so I wanted to post in the Moto X community the following hack that worked for ATT as well:
Send yourself a picture from your Gmail account that's associated with your phone, and it will work itself out. Once you have received the e-mail on the phone, MMS will work even when connected to WiFi.
I understand that MMS messages don't actually transmit via WiFi as they still go out over the data network. Therefore, you must have sufficient data coverage for the MMS to send. Another setting to check if this doesn't work is that the "Data enabled" box is checked under Settings > more (under Wifi/Bluetooth) > Mobile Networks while you are on WiFi.
Hope this helps anyone else out.
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had this issue and sending the gmail email worked like a charm. thanks so much OP. Been looking for a solution for a little while but hadn't come across anything.
instructions: Send an email from your you gmail account on your phone to the gmail account on your phone with an attached picture. Then you will be able to send MMS while connected to a wifi network. IN other words. open up gmail on your phone. send an email to yourself with an attached picture. issue solved.