Frequently, my data connection seems to be active while there is an active wifi connection. I've never seen this on any other devices. I don't have any outrageous provider data usage while connected to wifi, but nonetheless strange that the G, E, 3G, or H appear when connected to wifi. Seems like a bug...
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I'm in the UK, and using a Touch Diamond.....on Vodafone 3G. When I'm connected to WIFI, I obviously want to use that for data, rather than use up my precious data allowance.
When I'm connected to a WIFI connection, how do I know Opera/IE/Email are using WIFI - and not my 3G connection? There are times when I'm in my house, and I know it's using my phone data connection, as it's just so slow (very limited reception 3G in my house)....whereas the WIFI should be pretty fast.
i COULD be wrong here.... but the way i know is if the WIFI icon at the top shows connected. If you rphone cant find the WIFI, it'll always divert to a data connection. Play with your phone around the house, see where you get connectivity and how strong to your wifi.
luigi_sa said:
i COULD be wrong here.... but the way i know is if the WIFI icon at the top shows connected. If you rphone cant find the WIFI, it'll always divert to a data connection. Play with your phone around the house, see where you get connectivity and how strong to your wifi.
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Yes I know when I'm connected to WIFI and how strong it is....what I want to know is how I know whether my phone is using 3G/GPRS - when I am connected to WIFI and want it to use WIFI and not my phone network. There seems to be no indication to show you are actually 'using' the WIFI network over the phone network....
Settings > Communication Settings.
Turn data connection off, turn wifi on.
Do that before you use internet and your sorted.
On both my Diamond and Touch Pro, the Wi-Fi icon appears on the task bar when Wi-Fi is available. Same goes for 3G.
Also note that some programs call for a certain connection method automatically. For example, you will note that some programs initiate 3G instead of using your Wi-Fi connection. Hopefully, there is a configuration option for such apps.
Cheers.
i don't know if you notice it, but if you are connecting through E or H or G or 3G.. the reception bar instead of the antenna you will get the corresponding letter if you are currently connected to one of them
As long as your WiFi is on and none of those letters are showing up.. you will be fine
I'm coming from a Note 2 and I'm somewhat confused as to how this phone handles everything network related. On the note 2 whenever I would connect to wifi, my LTE symbol would disappear and show only a wifi signal, and I THINK the mobile data was switched off until the wifi connection dropped (I'm probably wrong). I also wasn't as concerned about battery drain with that phone since I had a 7600 mAh battery.
On this phone, regardless of if I'm connected to wifi or not, the cell data (empty "bars") logo always shows at the top. Now normally this wouldn't really bother me, except "cellular data" is using nearly 5x the battery that wifi is using. Are phone calls/SMS also tied to the same data stream/radio as the LTE? I'm on wifi for around 80% of the day. I didn't know if disabling cellular data would stop me from getting phone calls/sms. Again, I'm not sure with the note 2 if that was just a touchwiz feature or not, but I was wondering if there was some way to automatically disable LTE radio (if it isn't tied into calls) when I connect to wifi. Cell standby is my number one battery drain after the screen.
Cellular data is off when on WiFi. The only time you'd see it on is when a MMS is coming through.
Cell standby is just your radio connected to the tower.
Since Huwei doesn't seem to give ANY real explanation how certain features work, I'm wondering, how does their Wi-Fi+ function works that supposedly intelligently selects between 4G and WiFi?
Does it hang on the WiFi in range, but when it's out of the WiFi's range, it switches to 4G and disables WiFi searching of networks and just pings them here and there or how does it "intelligently" detect them without actually consuming more battery by using 4G and constantly "pinging" for WiFi networks in the vicinity?
as i noticed, wfi+ connect automaticly when you are near saved wifi networks and disconnect when you are far away from them
but it doesn't connect on data network when there is no wifi
This seems new, and it is annoying me.
The little "LTE" text next to the signal strength indicator in task bar is showing, even when connected to WiFi. Typically, when connected to WiFi, the LTE text drops, indicating that the LTE connection itself has dropped.
I had ensured that I don't have the phone set to maintain an LTE connection even when connected to WiFi, and also that data is actually routing our over WiFI, and not LTE for any reason.
Any ideas?
robber said:
This seems new, and it is annoying me.
The little "LTE" text next to the signal strength indicator in task bar is showing, even when connected to WiFi. Typically, when connected to WiFi, the LTE text drops, indicating that the LTE connection itself has dropped.
I had ensured that I don't have the phone set to maintain an LTE connection even when connected to WiFi, and also that data is actually routing our over WiFI, and not LTE for any reason.
Any ideas?
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Happens to me too. Notice it more when I wake my phone
I would like to create a task on Android 12 to run the "fix connectivity" under internet. I would like it to check my cellular connectivity first and if not connected run the fix connectivity. Is this possible. I would at least like to run it when disconnecting from wifi. Since my phone updated I have been having problems with my cellular connection going to not connected, while still having bars, after being on wifi for a period of time. It does not connect back when disconnecting from wifi. When this happens I can't receive certain texts and can only wifi call.