I'm only planning to use my Streak as an iPod replacement, any ideas on how to turn off the cellular radios?
I know you can put it into Airplane mode, but doesn't that shut down the GPS as well?
Neo3D said:
I'm only planning to use my Streak as an iPod replacement, any ideas on how to turn off the cellular radios?
I know you can put it into Airplane mode, but doesn't that shut down the GPS as well?
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Settings>wireless and networks>mobile networks
Uncheck data enabled
rsalib said:
Settings>wireless and networks>mobile networks
Uncheck data enabled
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ahh, my friend, you are A GENIUS!!!
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unchecked airplane mode, then..hmm, I have no SIM card so that check box is checked but grayed out? does that mean it's on by default?
Neo3D said:
ahh, my friend, you are A GENIUS!!!
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unchecked airplane mode, then..hmm, I have no SIM card so that check box is checked but grayed out? does that mean it's on by default?
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If there is no sim card, there is no data. Data meaning 3g, gprs, or H
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I have a Vibrant with no data plan (I'm in Wi-Fi 99+% of the time). How can I turn off both the 2G and 3G radios, both to save battery and to make sure I'm not accidentally charged for using data?
I searched around and there are a ton of apps and widgets to toggle between 2G and 3G or disable 3G (Smoda, APNDroid, etc.), but I haven't found a way to turn both radios off. I also poked around in Service Mode, and the only options I found were to toggle between 2G/3G, not turn the radios off. Any ideas?
Not sure you can. Airplane mode will kill the WiFi too. But the best bet would be to stay on 2G and disable data roaming.
KerryG said:
Not sure you can. Airplane mode will kill the WiFi too. But the best bet would be to stay on 2G and disable data roaming.
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Trigger Airplane mode, slide down notification area, turn wifi back on. Bingo. I do this at School in areas where I get no reception at all but has wifi access.
PaiPiePia said:
Trigger Airplane mode, slide down notification area, turn wifi back on. Bingo. I do this at School in areas where I get no reception at all but has wifi access.
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+1
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Or disable APN, you will still be able to make calls but wont recive 2g or 3g, its a widget
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Another option would be *#*# info#*#* then go phone information ..scroll down and hit "turn off radio" and your good to go. Or you can hit menu and press "disable data"
chuckbass said:
(Smoda, APNDroid, etc.), but I haven't found a way to turn both radios off.
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APNdroid shuts them off Ive used when i used my vibrant as prepaid to save battery. After you disable you have to reboot
Thanks for the help, everyone! Airplane mode + wifi is perfect.
(About APNDroid: as far as I could tell, it just changes your APN entries to invalid addresses; it doesn't actually turn off the radio. So you can't use 3G, but I was afraid it would still use the radio while searching for the invalid networks. But I don't have a great understanding of HSPDA, so I could certainly be wrong on that.)
just a heads up, airplane mode also disables calling/texting
Yes the radio would still be searching for networks if you disable the apn
If you get the Juice Defender app, it has a "Toggle Mobile Data" widget. It's a nice 1x1 widget that turns off the mobile data radios (but not Wifi). This is the best solution I've found.
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If you enable WiFi the 3g/H/H+, and so forth, icon disappear, but if you got to settings-wireless and network-mobile network settings ->Use packet data is still enabled. So am wondering does the network data go to sleep while WiFi is on? So i won't gain any battery by disabling data while WiFi is on? Or would i gain some battery by doing this?
Nitrius said:
If you enable WiFi the 3g/H/H+, and so forth, icon disappear, but if you got to settings-wireless and network-mobile network settings ->Use packet data is still enabled. So am wondering does the network data go to sleep while WiFi is on? So i won't gain any battery by disabling data while WiFi is on? Or would i gain some battery by doing this?
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Data is still on even when the icon isn't displayed. You will save battery disabling it manually because it will disable the data radio.
donalgodon said:
Data is still on even when the icon isn't displayed. You will save battery disabling it manually becaise it will disable the data radio.
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What he said:
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Okay, thanks for the fast reply =) Another question, with data disabled and wifi on, is there any feature that will be disabled because data is disabled? Like won't i be able to receive MMS for example?
Nitrius said:
Okay, thanks for the fast reply =) Another question, with data disabled and wifi on, is there any feature that will be disabled because data is disabled? Like won't i be able to receive MMS for example?
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NO SMS is phone not data .
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Hi guys,
Do you know if AT&T automatically prefers WiFi over 4G? If not, is there a way to set it so that I can save on my 2GB limit imposed by ATT? thanks
Bascotie said:
Hi guys,
Do you know if AT&T automatically prefers WiFi over 4G? If not, is there a way to set it so that I can save on my 2GB limit imposed by ATT? thanks
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Set WiFi sleep policy to "never" - then the only things that will use cell data when you are connected to an access point are market checkins (but not market downloads) and MMS. Maybe not even MMS.
Note that the phone won't automatically connect to open APs that you haven't connected to before.
If you have wifi sleep policy set to "when screen is off", background data will be over the cell connection.
Entropy512 said:
Set WiFi sleep policy to "never" - then the only things that will use cell data when you are connected to an access point are market checkins (but not market downloads) and MMS. Maybe not even MMS.
Note that the phone won't automatically connect to open APs that you haven't connected to before.
If you have wifi sleep policy set to "when screen is off", background data will be over the cell connection.
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Sorry but I can't find this setting. I'm looking in power saving settings and the only thing i see is turn off wifi when NOT connected with mobile AP. Does mobile access point mean wifi or cell data?
Settings>Wireless and network>Wifi settings hit menu and select Advanced
tysj said:
Settings>Wireless and network>Wifi settings hit menu and select Advanced
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thanks,
just checked and its set to never.
I think you want to control access of data retrieval via cell network, right?
what I did was set the receiver options to airplane mode and then only enable the WiFi. That keeps the cell net from connecting. Also d/l an app to monitor your usage for piece of mind.
HTH
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thanks, i found an app called APN On/off
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I think you want to control access of data retrieval via cell network, right?
what I did was set the receiver options to airplane mode and then only enable the WiFi. That keeps the cell net from connecting. Also d/l an app to monitor your usage for piece of mind.
HTH
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If you do that you don't receive any call or sms, no?
QuarkZ26 said:
If you do that you don't receive any call or sms, no?
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With APN On/Off, it's a free app. I turn off the data and can still do everything else. It even has an option to keep MMS enabled
Is there any way to disable the Galaxy SIII from automatically connecting to wifi networks? It's a nice feature to have, but not when the wifi is really bad in certain locations and it just drains battery.
cant you just turn wifi off?
|| Acer || said:
Is there any way to disable the Galaxy SIII from automatically connecting to wifi networks? It's a nice feature to have, but not when the wifi is really bad in certain locations and it just drains battery.
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Settings/more settings/mobile networks/Automatic connections/ un-check sprint automatic connections.:good:
lballer69 said:
Settings/more settings/mobile networks/Automatic connections/ un-check sprint automatic connections.:good:
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Thank you, it worked perfectly.
Hi all,
I went on vacations, had my phone on airplane mode most of the time. When I came back I turned airplane mode off and now I can only connect to 2g antennas, if I select 3G only I don't get any signal.
When I try to manually search for network operators I get a "Connection unavailable" message
Any idea of what might be going on/how to fix it?
zeitos said:
Hi all,
I went on vacations, had my phone on airplane mode most of the time. When I came back I turned airplane mode off and now I can only connect to 2g antennas, if I select 3G only I don't get any signal.
When I try to manually search for network operators I get a "Connection unavailable" message
Any idea of what might be going on/how to fix it?
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I flashed cyanogenmod to see if it was the radio driver but that didn't help
Check your apn settings maybe
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Steven87 said:
Check your apn settings maybe
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When I select 3g only I can't even configure apns, I don't even get cellular signal.
Don't select 3G only. Use automatic.
Also if you have subscribed to a 3G plan, keep your data connection ON and try a restart.
Even face this often as i travel between two distant places once in a month. First time i did a factory reset. But second time onwards this helped.
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