[Q] WiFi Calling Question - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I wanted to know the advantages of using Wifi calling other than coverage. Some question I had.
1. Does using wifi help with battery life? Does the cell radio turn off while wifi calling is enabled so as to save battery?
2. If so would using wifi be more battery efficient than cell radio?
3. Does text messages go through the wifi network when enabled?
4. Also if the wifi sleep policy is set to turn off on screen off... would it affect wifi calling when it is enabled?
Just some concerns I had about wifi calling before i use it. Help would be appreciated. Thank You

all i know wi fi callin will eat your battery due to poor programed program if u have wi fi callin this thing will eat battery even when off , i cant give u feedback on this one becasue i removed wi fi just for the reason stated ,

Could i use root explorer to remove the wifi calling app completely... so as to save battery? I'm on Trigger 1.5

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WiFi issue on my Hero...

Hello everybody!
Someone of you has noticed a poor WiFi reception on Hero?
I'm experiencing a poor WiFi reception in my house when Hero is connect to internet thru an access point.
What happen is that after WiFi connection has been established the phone tends to loose it and restart connection thru GSM/3G link.
That happen also if phone stay in the same place without moving around and also when phone is close to access point location.
Any idea about way to solve the problem?
Regards.
Alex
ale.agos said:
Hello everybody!
Someone of you has noticed a poor WiFi reception on Hero?
I'm experiencing a poor WiFi reception in my house when Hero is connect to internet thru an access point.
What happen is that after WiFi connection has been established the phone tends to loose it and restart connection thru GSM/3G link.
That happen also if phone stay in the same place without moving around and also when phone is close to access point location.
Any idea about way to solve the problem?
Regards.
Alex
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Just an upgrade on issue...
If I turn off data connection thru GSM/3G and switch on WiFi seem that WiFi connection is stable so maybe issue come when both data connection are enabled...
Anyway is annoying shout down each time data connection on GSM/3D and power on WiFi!
Regards.
i believe wifi goes idle when not in use. so it connect to 3g or edge. However there is an app if not various in the market already to help keep wifi always on..
Do a search for wifi and see for yourself.
minogue said:
i believe wifi goes idle when not in use. so it connect to 3g or edge. However there is an app if not various in the market already to help keep wifi always on..
Do a search for wifi and see for yourself.
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Thanks for suggestion!
At now I've solved turning off GSM/3G data connection when I'm at home anyway I guess that WiFi reception sometimes go away due to issue of the phone or maybe as way to save battery...
when that happen phone stay unconnected so I guess that should be better if I will check for apps that keep WiFi connection always working!
Alex
when the device goes into standby, the wifi is turned off to save battery poweer, and it will go back to 3G.
go into the wifi settings, press menu and select advanced.
select the timeout options
set to never and it will not turn off when in standby.
problem solved and you shouldn't have to turn off Mobile data, although with the settings widget on your homescreen turning mobile data off off each time is hardly going to ruin your life. in fact i tend to do this anyway, just cos i have spent too many years with windows mobile....
Here's an annoying bug I've found tho - on TMob UK
If I send an MMS from home, wifi on, it sits there, and doesn't send the message. Until I turn off wifi and 3G kicks in again.
Now I know for a fact that on my Magic, it was able to turn on 3g/HSPDA to send the message all by itself. Might have a look in thodse advanced settings tho to see if there is something I can do.. Not a biggie, just a bit of an annoyance.
Dayzz
Dayzee said:
Here's an annoying bug I've found tho - on TMob UK
If I send an MMS from home, wifi on, it sits there, and doesn't send the message. Until I turn off wifi and 3G kicks in again.
Now I know for a fact that on my Magic, it was able to turn on 3g/HSPDA to send the message all by itself. Might have a look in thodse advanced settings tho to see if there is something I can do.. Not a biggie, just a bit of an annoyance.
Dayzz
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I too, have been doing a search on Forums all over Google looking for a resolution to this.
I have noticed if Wi-Fi is enabled I am unable to send or receive MMS messages.
It is an annoyance having to turn Wi-Fi off each time also I am never to know if someone has tried to send a message in the first place.
Currently using T-Mobile G2 (rooted with MCR Rom 2.8) on T-Mobile UK

Clearing up confusion on battery usage with Wifi/3g enabling/toggling?

Can someone clear up what it means for the battery when both Wifi and 3g are enabled at the same time but only one is connected? So when I pull down my status bar (on Gingerbread) both are lit up. Depending on where I am, only one will be connected. What does it mean (battery wise) for a constant on Wifi connection to have 3g data enabled at the same time, and more importantly what does it mean to have 3g enabled and wifi enabled at the same time yet set to sleep/never? If I toggle wifi when the screen goes on via a battery saver, is that causing more battery drain constantly turning the wifi on and off than having the wifi kept alive (still sounds like this would not save the battery from the name but that's what I read!) Surely if there are only a few hotspots I connect to, it seems that using a location based wifi manager to turn it off when traveling makes sense. But when at a location, even on battery, is it best to just leave the wifi on constantly or would toggling with screen off save more energy?
Toggling it would increase battery life.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA

Which method save battery?

Method 1
. Set Keep Wi-Fi on when screen is off to No.
. Enable the data.
Method 2
. Set Keep Wi-Fi on when screen is off to No.
. Disable the data.
Method 3
. Set Keep Wi-Fi on when screen is off to Yes.
. Enable the data.
Method 4
. Set Keep Wi-Fi on when screen is off to Yes.
. Disable the data.
Who can tell me which way to save more battery?
For Notification LED and Always-on Display, how you guys prefer? Either one turn on? Or both turn on will not cause power consumption?
It depends on your signal, there is no definite answer to your question.
I'll explain, it all depends on your signal, if you have good wi fi signal and low data signal then set wi fi to always on and disable data but if you have like 2 bars of wi fi and full data signal then set wi fi to off when screen is off and use the data.
Because when you have low signal on either of those the phone uses more power to keep the signal alive.
Set always display on to off since the phone has the double tap future i see no point wasting 12% battery for it.
And set the location to offf if you don't use it which drains most of the battery.

Smart wifi switching to cell data help

Can anyone assist me with the steps in settings to disable the option of if the wifi is less than ideal, it switches to cell data? How does one make it stay on wifi even though the wifi isn't the best?
Thanks in advance

Question How to setup wifi/LTE to get best battery saver

Yo,
I dont know which settings are best in terms of wifi/LTE.
I ready I shouldnt have turned on in same time LTE and wifi, is it truth?
But I dont see another working options tbh. If I get bixby routines with leaving home and turning on LTE turning off wifi I need to have GPS on all time. Also if Iam changing by myself turning LTE and WIFI I always forget to turn off LTE and turn on wifi when I am back at home.
What settings u advice me to use for best battery lifespan
Xoltro said:
Yo,
I dont know which settings are best in terms of wifi/LTE.
I ready I shouldnt have turned on in same time LTE and wifi, is it truth?
But I dont see another working options tbh. If I get bixby routines with leaving home and turning on LTE turning off wifi I need to have GPS on all time. Also if Iam changing by myself turning LTE and WIFI I always forget to turn off LTE and turn on wifi when I am back at home.
What settings u advice me to use for best battery lifespan
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Actually, data is unused when wifi is enabled and connected. If you want to have data to be turned off, then you can create a routine. The only downside is if you are not connected to wifi, data will be enabled but wifi will still be enabled. For this, you need to manually disable wifi. But, keeping the wifi enabled throughout shouldn't really drain the battery a lot or so I have read!

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