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[Q] Data useage and selecting wifi

Hey all,
Dumb question here but first android phone so need your help.
I only have 500mb of data allowance with vodafone UK and just recently got a text from them saying im near my limit for the month.
Being at home with the phone I use an app called quick settings to disable mobile data and then enable wifi.
But just used network monitor app and it says that I've not used any wifi.
Can anyone help with what Im doing wrong as dont want to go over the allowance. Coming from a BB never had this issue as they ZERO apps worth downloading
Cheers

I use Network Counter.
If you want to know how much different programs waste, you can look at TrafficStats.
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stelo81 said:
I use Network Counter.
If you want to know how much different programs waste, you can look at TrafficStats.
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Thanks will give both a go. My worrying thing is android market doesnt seem to use the wifi when downloading even with mobile data disabled.

Maybe your wifi sleep policy is wrong, go to settings - network & wireless and go to wifi/wireless settings and tap lower left touch button at bottom of phone and select advanced once in that menu you should see wifi sleep policy select that and set it to never, it means the wifi is always on even when phone is locked. Hope this helps.
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@stelo81
Thanks for the 2 programs suggested. Seems network monitor didn't show anything correctly.
With wifi on and data disabled your 2 suggestions show wifi kicking in.
Just gotta remember to switch on before downloading!!!
Thanks again

[APP NEEDED] Airplane mode cycle w/ data loss

I mentioned this on the general discussion page but figured it needed to be in development. Can someone make an app to cycle airplane mode when phone loses data connection. Maybe have it check every hour or some similar interval. This would be a great work around for the data connection problems the Droid has. Just an idea guy. I'm tired of missing texts and emails. Thoughts?
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You could just use something like Tasker to do it
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There is the airplane mode toggle
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I'm talking about a solution to the data loss problems so many bionics are having, including mine. If a program would cycle/toggle airplane mode automatically when the phone loses data it would prevent me from missing so many emails and texts. Can tasker toggle automatically with days loss? Don't want to drop 7 much bucks if it can't.
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Tasker can do just about anything if you program it correctly.. You could set it to ping out somehow perhaps and if no response then cycle airplane mode.
I am not sure you can do that as i only use it to change things based on my location or time. It's just a thought. I'll check through the options in a min
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The simplest thing you could do is have it cycle airplane mode on screen off or locking but not if it has been done within the past 30min..
Another way if you have unlimited texting you could have it text yourself every X amount of minutes and if it wasn't received within Y minutes it would cycle airplane. You could then have it delete that text so you wouldn't have just random texts from yourself.
It does appear that you could have it ping out, although im not entirely sure on many of the stuff in Tasker. It can get sort of complicated the more difficult the task you're attempting to accomplish.
If you're having the problem enough for it to be real bad though you may want to call verizon because mine only needed to be toggled through airplane once when i first got it and i think that was a wifi issue to begin with.
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+ 1 for Tasker!
Still waiting for them to add LTE on/off though :-\
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grinchyyy said:
+ 1 for Tasker!
Still waiting for them to add LTE on/off though :-\
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I saw the option to toggle 4g in the settings does that not work?
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I believe that's only for wimax at this time...
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Hey guys
Im tryign to accomplish this with tasker. I geuss im a noobie when it coms to it.
it seems I cant get any task to run, once a profile is triggered....any idea? it does say "profile active" in my notify bar...

Just have to make sure you have it set to recognize the proper triggers
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grinchyyy said:
+ 1 for Tasker!
Still waiting for them to add LTE on/off though :-\
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coor said:
I saw the option to toggle 4g in the settings does that not work?
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Yeah there is not a quick toggle yet. You can turn it off or on by going to:
Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Network Mode
Set to CDMA/LTE when you want LTE... CDMA Only when not in LTE Zones...
But yeah that is a tedious process... a toggle would be great.

coor said:
The simplest thing you could do is have it cycle airplane mode on screen off or locking but not if it has been done within the past 30min..
Another way if you have unlimited texting you could have it text yourself every X amount of minutes and if it wasn't received within Y minutes it would cycle airplane. You could then have it delete that text so you wouldn't have just random texts from yourself.
It does appear that you could have it ping out, although im not entirely sure on many of the stuff in Tasker. It can get sort of complicated the more difficult the task you're attempting to accomplish.
If you're having the problem enough for it to be real bad though you may want to call verizon because mine only needed to be toggled through airplane once when i first got it and i think that was a wifi issue to begin with.
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Just as an FYI you don't need unlimited texting to do this. You are on the Verizon network, therefore it's free to text yourself and others on the network.

Good point didn't think of that
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AutomateIT from the market can do a bunch of stuff it might help not sure though

I use extended controls.
It's on the market and has a toggle for almost everything.
It's always updating as well.
The data toggle for it takes you to network settings and the gps toggle takes you to gps settings.
I highly recommend this app.
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chipo58 said:
I'm talking about a solution to the data loss problems so many bionics are having, including mine. If a program would cycle/toggle airplane mode automatically when the phone loses data it would prevent me from missing so many emails and texts. Can tasker toggle automatically with days loss? Don't want to drop 7 much bucks if it can't.
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Are you sure that you do not have your phone set to "battery saver"? Because that setting turns off your data after the screen in off for 15 minutes. The data does not turn back on until you turn on your screen and takes a few seconds to do do.

mzimand said:
Are you sure that you do not have your phone set to "battery saver"? Because that setting turns off your data after the screen in off for 15 minutes. The data does not turn back on until you turn on your screen and takes a few seconds to do do.
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I do not use the battery saver profile, but my phone drops data once in a while.
What I've done is set up a Tasker task - not a whole profile - to toggle Airplane Mode on, wait 5 seconds, and then back off. I then created a shortcut to that task on my home screen by long-pressing, selecting widgets, selecting Task, and selecting the task I created. This isn't a perfect solution, but it works for me.

Here you go, Enjoy.

App on market called Restart Connections... its free and with the click of a button restarts all data connections.
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Why does tge galaxy not have a 3g toggle? Outraged lol

Cant believe i had to download one or else my 3g would be on. Now i didnt see the need to download one for bluetooth wifi etc as the pull screen is built in so im very shocked its not part of the phone! Luv the note but samsung get it together lol
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i also wondered why there is no direct option to turn off 3g from drop down notifications? i switch constantly and it is frustrating not to have it while some do
the apps you can get from market dont do it directly - they just take you to the settings page which then you have to further click twice
however my friend who had an s2 with orange network in the uk which had this option in the drop down wheras the s2 with tmobile didnt - confused

I'd recommend Widgetsoid for all your toggling needs. It's free and
provides all the toggles you might ever need.

Press and hold the power button, it brings it up on the menu right there.
Simples!
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fast_asleep said:
i also wondered why there is no direct option to turn off 3g from drop down notifications? i switch constantly and it is frustrating not to have it while some do
the apps you can get from market dont do it directly - they just take you to the settings page which then you have to further click twice
however my friend who had an s2 with orange network in the uk which had this option in the drop down wheras the s2 with tmobile didnt - confused
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As someone else has said, press and hold the power button....and the 3g toggle comes up. Also, there are 3g toggle widgets that don't take you to the settings screen, I have one....it turns 3g on or off right from my home screen.
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kyrirhcp said:
Press and hold the power button, it brings it up on the menu right there.
Simples!
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that is data network mode on/off right? we still need to go to settings if we just want 3g off but gprs/edge on. we have to depend on widgets/3rd party apps i guess.

anjath said:
that is data network mode on/off right? we still need to go to settings if we just want 3g off but gprs/edge on. we have to depend on widgets/3rd party apps i guess.
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I understanding is that when you off data network , 3G data also off right ?

Try Data Enabler widget for switching data on or off.
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switching data off is not the same as switching off 3g access

chasmodo said:
I'd recommend Widgetsoid for all your toggling needs. It's free and
provides all the toggles you might ever need.
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nice app but doesnt solve the problem - the 2g/3g toggle only takes you to the option page where you have to change the setting directly yourself
kyrirhcp said:
Press and hold the power button, it brings it up on the menu right there.
Simples!
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wish it was that simples but as mentioned in above post enabling/disabling data isn't the same as 2g/3g toggle
Markhypnosis said:
As someone else has said, press and hold the power button....and the 3g toggle comes up. Also, there are 3g toggle widgets that don't take you to the settings screen, I have one....it turns 3g on or off right from my home screen.
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are you sure you mean 2g/3g toggle? you will still have internet access when with 2g/3g but 2g (gsm mode) is alot slower than 3g but saves battery
hyperken said:
Try Data Enabler widget for switching data on or off.
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2g/3g toggle is not the same as data on/off - data is still enabled when you have 2g mode on

How to disable cell services completely?

Am turning N1 into WiFi only music device. Device will have no SIM. Is there a way to completely disable cell radio permanently?
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Call *#*#4636#*#*, tap "Phone information" and (nearly at the bottom) tap the "Turn off radio" button.

I think I have seen someone making a rom that is only music, no call function..
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If there will be no sim card, no need to worry because you won't get charged or no data from your provider will be used
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Even without a SIM, the radio would still connect to a cell to allow for emergency calls. Which still drains the battery. The OP wants the cell radio off (while keeping wifi) as aeroplane mode turns off ALL radios.
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kendoori said:
Am turning N1 into WiFi only music device. Device will have no SIM. Is there a way to completely disable cell radio permanently?
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On any Android device I have, if you remove the SIM and then do nothing else, the device runs the battery down fast trying to obtain a full, ongoing mobile voice connection.
This app allows you to specify what does/does not run when you invoke Airplane mode. Hence you could theoretically use Airplane mode to turn off mobile functions and leave wifi and bluetooth untouched:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC5jZW5rYWx0aS5haXJwbGFuZSJd
Let us know if this works for you.

There is another app that does the same thing (modify airplane mode), but it has better ratings, and seems to be a bit more user-friendly.
It is called "Plane Mode Tweaker" by "Chislon Chow" (Can't post links due to new user...)

goattee said:
On any Android device I have, if you remove the SIM and then do nothing else, the device runs the battery down fast trying to obtain a full, ongoing mobile voice connection.
This app allows you to specify what does/does not run when you invoke Airplane mode. Hence you could theoretically use Airplane mode to turn off mobile functions and leave wifi and bluetooth untouched:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC5jZW5rYWx0aS5haXJwbGFuZSJd
Let us know if this works for you.
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I disabled the GSM radio using the codes earlier in this thread. This seemed to do the trick and allowed me to turn off the cellular radio. I will monitor battery life, but this seemed like a good approach.

I would've simply used a Tasker script to turn on airplane mode on boot, then turn on wifi. If I didn't want tasker, I'd export it as a tiny app with app factory.

I have a bookmark for a flashable zip, but of course I can't post a link yet since I just registered. So if you google [MOD]Any phone, any ROM: Wi-Fi only mode (disable cell radio) you'll find it on rootzwiki
What it does:
Removes unnecessary apps (Messaging.apk, Phone.apk, TelephonyProvider.apk, Mms.apk, TelocationProvider.apk)
Completely turns off cell radio on bootup
Installs the radiooptions binary in case your ROM does not include it
Prevents emergency calls and 911 calls (good for giving your kids your old phone to play with)
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There is a modified Rom which turns the n1 into a multimedia device. It's called melodymod for n1 I think
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Wonder if that zip might work on Lollipop

Att atrix hd connectivity issues

So i have had the phone for a couple of days and recently i have been having connection problems. My data will stop working even though i have bars and the 4g lte sign is up. I have to restart my phone to get my data back connected. Not even going to settings and turning the data toggle on and off works. Any ideas
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miguellopez12 said:
So i have had the phone for a couple of days and recently i have been having connection problems. My data will stop working even though i have bars and the 4g lte sign is up. I have to restart my phone to get my data back connected. Not even going to settings and turning the data toggle on and off works. Any ideas
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Id call att for now and see what they say...

Toggle Airplane Mode. Works for me. I have the same issue.

airplane doesn't works all times.. i prefer suspend the phone for a few seconds..

Are you using any smart actions that affect your data connection? I had the same problem before I realized that the phone automatically turned off data when connected to WiFi. I had set up a smart action to do it as well, which I think confused the device and wouldn't connect to 4G. I had to factory reset to fix it. Left smart actions out of the loop, and haven't had a problem since.
Deep rooted in the mAtrix HD...
http://android-gz.com

Yea i tried the airplane mode and nothing. I had smart actions on but then i turned them off and still have yhe problems. I think im just going to factory reset and see if it fixes the problem. The problem usually happens when im at school where in my classes i get no reception. And after class i get the bars but still wont get data and then i restart my phone and then i get the flood of notifications.
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This is exactly what happens to me..

could also be lte problems... as att deploys new towers and works on em sometimes you'll have problems for no reason... which is why i would try to call att or do a factory reset, is all i can think of

I had to factory reset my atrix. I dont use the smart actions anymore and that solved my problem
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I posted a wifi fix in development section on accident but its there if you need it
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miguellopez12 said:
I had to factory reset my atrix. I dont use the smart actions anymore and that solved my problem
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Yea, I stopped using also the smart actions as they seems more stupid than smart

I will have to disagree with you, once setup properly the smart actions are great. Never had a single issue with connectivity.

Youngunn2008 said:
I will have to disagree with you, once setup properly the smart actions are great. Never had a single issue with connectivity.
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i too have had multiple issues with Smart Actions. when is activated i lose data coverage. it goes from 4G to nothing. i still can make phone calls.

Pablo1961 said:
i too have had multiple issues with Smart Actions. when is activated i lose data coverage. it goes from 4G to nothing. i still can make phone calls.
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Weird... I have no issues