Heey,
I just ordered a Samsung Galaxy SII, but I still have a question...
Is there a way to know if you have Wifi enabled and it is connected, that the phones is only using Wifi and not 3G. Because I have a 1GB data plan and when I use my phone at home I want it to only use Wifi and not 3G, so I can use 3G when I'm on the go.
I hope someone can help me.
Thanks in advance!
Yes you can see it (no 3g in the notification bar)
So when I get outside without Wifi, that 3G icon will show up and use 3G. And when I go home it will switch from 3G to Wifi?
Yes
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Thanks a lot!
This tread can be closed.
As explained earlier, status bar shows how the phone is connected to internet. By default phone uses wifi if it is on.
I uses "3G watchdog" to keep record of my mobile data usage, this app is simply great.
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3G Watchdog, hmm sound like a useful app to see if I'm over my data limit.
Thanks!
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I have noticed that when I turn Wifi on, the 3G symbol on my status bar disappears. Does this mean that my phone will use the Wifi connection instead of the 3G connection?
Is there some way that I can setup my phone to NOT use 3G/EDGE when Wifi is connected?
creeve4 said:
I have noticed that when I turn Wifi on, the 3G symbol on my status bar disappears. Does this mean that my phone will use the Wifi connection instead of the 3G connection?
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yes
creeve4 said:
Is there some way that I can setup my phone to NOT use 3G/EDGE when Wifi is connected?
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Well, AFAIK, you could always fully toggle 3g/EDGE using the Quick Settings app from the market.
creeve4 said:
I have noticed that when I turn Wifi on, the 3G symbol on my status bar disappears. Does this mean that my phone will use the Wifi connection instead of the 3G connection?
Is there some way that I can setup my phone to NOT use 3G/EDGE when Wifi is connected?
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thats what it means...i'm on EDGE when i'm at college and when i switch from EDGE to WiFi i notice a BIG speed increase...so i believe data does turn off while on WiFi...
mr. Apocalypse said:
thats what it means...i'm on edge when i'm at college and when i switch from edge to wifi i notice a big speed increase...so i believe data does turn off while on wifi...
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togle 3g ftw and togle 3g for the president for saving my battery .
Yes. If you turn on wifi you are no longer using 3g and the 3g symbol will go away. The wifi symbol takes place because you are now solely using wifi.
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Perfect! Thanks!!
Hi,
I just got this white Skyrocket phone with 200MB data plan.
I heard that when connected to 4G, the phone uses data allowance from the data package, whereas if connected to WIFI (like at home), the data usage doesn't come off my AT&T data allowance.
So I want to disconnect from 4G and connect to my WIFI when I am at home.
At the store, the just told me to make sure that WIFI is showing as on on the top bar (or when you swipe that bar down). They said if WIFI is showing on, it means that the phone is using WIFI connection.
However, I see that at the same time when WIFI is showing on, the "4G" icon is also showing on and looking active! So- they are both looking active! That's why I wonder which connection is my Skyrocket actually using?
It looks like the data I use on WIFI also comes out of my data plan because the data packet is on.
So I had an idea, went to settings-wireless-mobile networks and unchecked "Use Data Packet".
When the above was unchecked, 4G icon disappeared and I could see only WIFI icon on the top bar, which would be good - however, the problem is that now I cannot connect to internet. (I turned the phone on and off- no change)
Does it mean that there is no way on Skyrocket to bypass AT&T data allowance and whether I use 4G or my own WIFI, there is no free internet access on this phone?
Or is there something else I can do to make sure I am connected just to my WIFI and data is free?
I would appreciate your help.
Thank you
This isnt the skyrocket forum.
wrong forum.. don't know about Skyrocket.. this is Galaxy S II SGH-i777
But you can always check by running some speedtest if you know how fast your wifi is.. or just go to settings and make sure it says connected.. or turn off your data when you're not using it.
Grab a program like traffic monitor. It'll show where your apps are getting data from and how much they're using.
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Sometimes apps like the market actually use your mobile data connection so both icons will show. From your phone dialer enter *3282# and hit call. It will send you a text letting you know how much data you've used.
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Hi! I have this phone and now I have 3g internet on it. I would like to know how to setup my phone to connect via wifi when an acces wifi point is near and only use 3g connection when I don´t have any wifi (more fast and more cheap )
How could I do it?
Thanks!
RTFM
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loooool! I dont think there is a set up as much mate. You set up ur wifi and ur mobile network settings. When ur by wifi like home it connect then when u leave and go out it connects to the mobile internet. Thats how mine works.
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
just connect it mate, then automatically the phone will turn the 3g network off (when connected with wifi)
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RTFM
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What it means?
Thanks to all for the answers, so I have to do nothing because I have configured my 3g and wifi, so my phone should change the connection depends of the situation.
Thanks!
Hey guys my s3 is great except every night when I get home I need to manually go into my mobile network settings and set it to GSM rather than Auto. Reason for this is at home at night my 3G drains my battery immensely. I'm currently running omega 27.9 with root but this also happened on stock.
I'd like to find a way to either set it up by toggle through a widget, or through taster somehow. This is different from just turning off 3G data because the voice component will still search for the 3G network, I want to find a way to actually set voice and data to GSM hopefully automatically (perhaps screen off for 10 minutes?)
I had look at tasker but it could only toggle the data network.
Thanks!
cyrax83 said:
Hey guys my s3 is great except every night when I get home I need to manually go into my mobile network settings and set it to GSM rather than Auto. Reason for this is at home at night my 3G drains my battery immensely. I'm currently running omega 27.9 with root but this also happened on stock.
I'd like to find a way to either set it up by toggle through a widget, or through taster somehow. This is different from just turning off 3G data because the voice component will still search for the 3G network, I want to find a way to actually set voice and data to GSM hopefully automatically (perhaps screen off for 10 minutes?)
I had look at tasker but it could only toggle the data network.
Thanks!
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I think HD widgets has a switch widget to toggle between 2G and 3G.
Go to Settings>Mobile Networks>Network Mode>GSM
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Hi guys,
For some reason I can't browse the internet when using my wifi connection and talk on Verizon's 3G network at the same time on my Note 2. When attempting to browse the web & talk simultaneously my data connection does not function (even though the phone shows I am connected to my wifi router) when on wifi & in a 3G area. The phone's wifi connection works great when I'm not on a call. I can simultaneously browse the web while on a call when I'm on Verizon's 4G LTE network without any problem. Is anyone else having this problem? Am I missing a setting? Thanks for your help!
PhoneGuy99 said:
Hi guys,
For some reason I can't browse the internet when using my wifi connection and talk on Verizon's 3G network at the same time on my Note 2. When attempting to browse the web & talk simultaneously my data connection does not function (even though the phone shows I am connected to my wifi router) when on wifi & in a 3G area. The phone's wifi connection works great when I'm not on a call. I can simultaneously browse the web while on a call when I'm on Verizon's 4G LTE network without any problem. Is anyone else having this problem? Am I missing a setting? Thanks for your help!
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Not possible on 3g with Verizon.
Ridin' a Note 2 blast
universexda said:
Not possible on 3g with Verizon.
Ridin' a Note 2 blast
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As long as he is on WiFi while talking on the phone, like he said, he should be able to use it perfectly. If he was on 3G only then of course he wouldn't be able to but being on WiFi and talking should be perfectly fine, I do it all the time.
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