Other than disabling data roaming or switching roms, is there any way to disable the data roam guard message? I'm in a very fuzzy signal location where my phone switches to and from roaming at least 30 times a day and that message is extremely annoying. I'd have an airrave set up, but this is at work and I'm 99% sure that they wouldn't allow that.
spalding1028 said:
Other than disabling data roaming or switching roms, is there any way to disable the data roam guard message? I'm in a very fuzzy signal location where my phone switches to and from roaming at least 30 times a day and that message is extremely annoying. I'd have an airrave set up, but this is at work and I'm 99% sure that they wouldn't allow that.
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Uncheck the box for "Data Roaming Sound", go into "Roaming Guards" and uncheck "Voice" and "Data" under Domestic. You'll never see a message again.
I have to do this as well at home, got an Airave coming too.
edit - I'm guessing you may not know where to go to do this. It's under Settings>Wireless & networks>Mobile networks
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Hi Guys, I got fond of the Hero a lot. and requested a friend to get one for me on his way from london (sim free, unlocked)
1 thing concerns me is the data consumption over 2g networks as its quite expensive here
I need to know if I can stop data transfer without affecting calling ability???
this is crucial in my decision to buy
Appreciate your clear and quick responses.
danihasbini said:
Hi Guys, I got fond of the Hero a lot. and requested a friend to get one for me on his way from london (sim free, unlocked)
1 thing concerns me is the data consumption over 2g networks as its quite expensive here
I need to know if I can stop data transfer without affecting calling ability???
this is crucial in my decision to buy
Appreciate your clear and quick responses.
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Settings > Wireless Controls > uncheck "Mobile Network" > Qapl'a!
you can even put a Mobile Network Toggle on the desktop to just switch it on and off.
Whilst off, you can still send and receive SMS and calls, but not MMS.
Dayzzz
Dayzee said:
you can even put a Mobile Network Toggle on the desktop to just switch it on and off.
Whilst off, you can still send and receive SMS and calls, but not MMS.
Dayzzz
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do i need to download a special application or is it a native one?
do i need to root the phone?
Thiesen said:
Settings > Wireless Controls > uncheck "Mobile Network" > Qapl'a!
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does shutting mobile network shut data only?
the toggle is native
no you don't need to root the phone
yes, it only shuts off mobile data (including MMS), this is why it's called mobile data, and not airplane mode. Wifi is unaffected.
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Hi everyone,
We've just started using the Hero at work as a business phone, a lot of our employees travel internationally on a regular basis.
Using our old WinMo phones, picking up emails whilst roaming was automatically disabled by default but could be manually sync'd with our exchange server if required.
On the Hero, there doesn't seem to be a similar function. You have to go in to the Mobile Network settings and disable 'Data Roaming'.
My question is, if I disable 'Data Roaming' but still have 'Enable Always-on Mobile Data' active, will any downloaded apps still be able to connect and update i.e Twitter gadget for instance? Or does disabling 'Data Roaming' stop data connections full stop?
The ideal scenario for us would be something that is quick and easy to turn off (or turn on) that would prevent any data connection but will let us open up the Mail app and sync manually with our exchange server if required (like we could with WinMo).
I currently have the Toggle Selector app on my home screen to quickly get to the Mobile Network settings. I'm just not sure what to enable/disable in the settings menu that will let me get mails manually and prevents all other data connections.
Any advice or suggestions would be more than welcome. It's got us scratching our heads a little and is stopping us from upgrading other staff phones as we don't want to end up with a phone we can't use as a business tool internationally as it costs us the earth in data roaming charges.
The easiest way i can think of would be to have the toggle on screen, and when you want to sync, you turn it on, manually refresh the emails and then turn it off again.
if you have data roaming blocked, it will override the 'always on mobile data' setting, so no, when roaming is turned off, nothing will connect when you are abroad.
honestly though, android is not ready for business really, which is why HTC are pitching it at the consumer market mainly.
I am in the same position, just want to be clear, with the "toggle" will it stop all data? (including browser, mms texts, apps updating) i only want these when i have wifi.
thanks in advance
to make it absolutely clear:
When at home,. turn mobile data off and NOTHING can access GPRS.
When roaming on another network when abroad, turn data roaming off and GPRS is blocked. To access GPRS, you have to turn data roaming AND mobile data on to access GPRS.
The Data roaming toggle has precedence over the Mobile data toggle.
Thank you, appreciate it
I have noticed toggling mobile networks occurs twice. What I mean is, after toggling a couple of times, I cannot seem to coonnect to 3g anymore? In that case I always have to restart my phone. Anyone experiencing this issue? It could be a bug. I used To have a blackberry bold and that bug was fixed by an update
So if you're like me you prefer to text somebody instead of call (except the wife/fiancee/gf of course ) and you may notice if you have your data connection on that the phone switches from 3G to 1x briefly then back again. This switching drains the battery a lot. See post 4 for a better way to do it.
What's the difference between doing this and going into wireless settings and turning of 3g data.
Also, you can long press the end call button and turn off mobile data as well...
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What's the difference between doing this and going into wireless settings and turning of 3g data.
Also, you can long press the end call button and turn off mobile data as well...
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All turning off the mobile data does is disconnect you from the data completely. This allows you to keep your data but just stay in 1x. I tried it too and it worked beautifully. I texted all day and turned location on and syncing my Gmail on and everything and it does make a difference.
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All turning off the mobile data does is disconnect you from the data completely. This allows you to keep your data but just stay in 1x. I tried it too and it worked beautifully. I texted all day and turned location on and syncing my Gmail on and everything and it does make a difference.
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You don't need to reboot anything.
When my battery is getting low, and I have to save it, I just use this for call/text.
Turn off Mobile Network (otherwise it will still connect to internet at 1x, and for MORE time, since it has to mvoe the same data as 3g)
Then get AnyCut from Market (well, turn 3g on for that if you need to get it, lol)
Long-press on home screen
Shortcut
Anycut
Activity
CDMA Call options (the second of the two 'cdma options' lists).
You can change this setting on the fly, just hit 'Mode of Operation' (don't mess with that other stuff unless you want your phone to be useless as a phone)
You DON'T need ##778 to do it, and/or to Reboot.
You just change it on the fly.
Be sure to change it to 'Hybrid' when you want your normal 3g/1x switching to happen. Be aware that whenever you open the CDMA settings >mode of operation that the button will default to 3g Only (as if you selected it before, which you didn't) so be sure to hit 1x only or Hybrid, depending on what you want.
Selecting 3g Only will STOP calls and texts from coming in properly. You have to MAKE a phone call in order for your texts to send, because making a phone call will force your phone to go to 1x.
pkopalek said:
You don't need to reboot anything.
When my battery is getting low, and I have to save it, I just use this for call/text.
Turn off Mobile Network (otherwise it will still connect to internet at 1x, and for MORE time, since it has to mvoe the same data as 3g)
Then get AnyCut from Market (well, turn 3g on for that if you need to get it, lol)
Long-press on home screen
Shortcut
Anycut
Activity
CDMA Call options (the second of the two 'cdma options' lists).
You can change this setting on the fly, just hit 'Mode of Operation' (don't mess with that other stuff unless you want your phone to be useless as a phone)
You DON'T need ##778 to do it, and/or to Reboot.
You just change it on the fly.
Be sure to change it to 'Hybrid' when you want your normal 3g/1x switching to happen. Be aware that whenever you open the CDMA settings >mode of operation that the button will default to 3g Only (as if you selected it before, which you didn't) so be sure to hit 1x only or Hybrid, depending on what you want.
Selecting 3g Only will STOP calls and texts from coming in properly. You have to MAKE a phone call in order for your texts to send, because making a phone call will force your phone to go to 1x.
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Dude awesome! First post updated.
Running KaosFroyo V30...
The two 'CDMA Options' lists don't contain the options you describe.
The first of the two CDMA options only had 'roaming select'...
auto/affiliated nets/home
And the second only had 'voice privacy' as an option.
There are no other 'cdma options' in the anycut list....
meanm50 said:
Running KaosFroyo V30...
The two 'CDMA Options' lists don't contain the options you describe.
The first of the two CDMA options only had 'roaming select'...
auto/affiliated nets/home
And the second only had 'voice privacy' as an option.
There are no other 'cdma options' in the anycut list....
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Talk to punk.kaos about it. Apparently he didn't cook something in his ROM that is needed to do this. It didn't have EPST when I tried it.
In Settings->Wireless Networks->Mobile Networks,
I have "Data Roaming" unchecked.
I'm in an area when my weak-signal 2G connection on T-mobile frequently drops out and restores. Every time it restores, a popup graciously informs me: "Attention! Data Roaming will incur extra charges. Disable Data Roaming?" I must click yes to dismiss the window.
I don't get what part of the setting (Data Roaming: UNCHECKED) the OS doesn't understand!
Am I missing something or is there a special way to really disable data roaming or get rid of the popups?
thanks!
phone: vibrant JI6
Does it still show that it is connected to data when it is roaming?
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Does it still show that it is connected to data when it is roaming?
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I sometimes see the Edge symbol in the top row. I just figured out that a couple of other carriers are sometimes weakly picked up at my location. I have a pay-as-you-go tmo sim in the phone (unlocked). I thought data roaming was not a possibility anyhow (I'm a noob at this). I only want to use 2G for phone, and wireless for data.
What I'm really hoping for is to NOT be asked to disable data roaming, since I made that setting.
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I sometimes see the Edge symbol in the top row. I just figured out that a couple of other carriers are sometimes weakly picked up at my location. I have a pay-as-you-go tmo sim in the phone (unlocked). I thought data roaming was not a possibility anyhow (I'm a noob at this). I only want to use 2G for phone, and wireless for data.
What I'm really hoping for is to NOT be asked to disable data roaming, since I made that setting.
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Well here is a better option. Go into Settings>> Wireless and Network >> Mobile Networks >> Access Point Names >> Click on Menu & select New APN and create Dummy one. Then before selecting the back button make sure there the radio button for the dummy APN is selected. This should prevent you from connecting to Tmobile Data Services.
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Well here is a better option. Go into Settings>> Wireless and Network >> Mobile Networks >> Access Point Names >> Click on Menu & select New APN and create Dummy one. Then before selecting the back button make sure there the radio button for the dummy APN is selected. This should prevent you from connecting to Tmobile Data Services.
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Thanks. That seemed to have worked, in that I don't get the roaming popups anymore. It seems that it may prevent me from roaming on 2G as well, but I'm not sure - I'm trying to figure this out whilst in cellphone hinterlands (in the San Juan Islands where the locals hate cell towers). Now I'm getting a string of popups requesting that I automatically search for providers, even though I've set it to manually select tmo. What I'm hoping for is just tmo 2G for phonecalls and SMS, with no guff from the phone about it. My Razr does that just fine.
Tomorrow, I'll drive off to a more cell-friendly area and make a better determination.
Appreciate the help!
fritzthevan said:
Thanks. That seemed to have worked, in that I don't get the roaming popups anymore. It seems that it may prevent me from roaming on 2G as well, but I'm not sure - I'm trying to figure this out whilst in cellphone hinterlands (in the San Juan Islands where the locals hate cell towers). Now I'm getting a string of popups requesting that I automatically search for providers, even though I've set it to manually select tmo. What I'm hoping for is just tmo 2G for phonecalls and SMS, with no guff from the phone about it. My Razr does that just fine.
Tomorrow, I'll drive off to a more cell-friendly area and make a better determination.
Appreciate the help!
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I am glad it worked. Just set your phone to select automatically and you should be ok. Since you changed your APN, it will not connect to internet anymore using 3G. I know this coz, I used this while in Toronto last month.
How can we make sure our EVO 3D's have Data Roaming enabled? I'm using the Elixir app and under the "sprint" section, for "data roaming" it reads that it's not enabled.............even though I have the appropiate boxes checked under Settings, Wireless Networks, Mobile Network Settings. So what boxes do we check and even though those are checked, are our phones really enabled for data roaming?
I believe sprint does not cover data roaming.
Unless I am missing something, Sprint does cover data roaming, depending on your plan.
I see data roaming usage on my bill.
I thought it was enabled under mobile networks settings. I turned off roaming guards.
Sprint does cover data roaming, I use it quite frequently. It sucks and is slow right now for some reason, but we can use it.
Mine was just as you said... Settings > Wireless & networks> Mobile Networks>
Turned off roaming guards for Domestic Voice & Data
Turned it to automatic under Roaming
Checked Domestic Voice and Data
And disabled Always-on mobile data (seems to connect better with this not selected, or at least Google Music connected better while roaming)
Are we supposed to check the boxes for International Voice and Data too?
No do not check international for anything, that can get real expensive real fast.
Unless you added some type of international service on your plan which most people do not.
Even with the appropiate boxes checked for data roaming, the Elixir app still shows that data roaming ins't enabled.
I haven't used elixir but it probably is just reading your phone wrong or is inaccurate. try going into a "black hole" of service somewhere in your area and see if you get the triangle above your service bars, or check your bill to see if you used any roaming data. I typically use around 200 megs of roaming data
For some reason, I can't get 4G anymore, even when other people in my office (with VZW) are showing a strong signal. I have tried battery pulling, a simply power off/on, and even a restart. Doesn't fix it. My phone IS rooted. I can connect to wifi, but I can't get a data connection when it is off.
So right now, all I have is voice without Wifi. When I send or receive an MMS, the 4G icon will display in the notification area, then disappear when the download is complete.
Can anyone help me? I don't know what to do to get it back.
I have VZW with Unlimited Data
Thank you in advance!
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For some reason, I can't get 4G anymore, even when other people in my office (with VZW) are showing a strong signal. I have tried battery pulling, a simply power off/on, and even a restart. Doesn't fix it. My phone IS rooted. I can connect to wifi, but I can't get a data connection when it is off.
So right now, all I have is voice without Wifi. When I send or receive an MMS, the 4G icon will display in the notification area, then disappear when the download is complete.
Can anyone help me? I don't know what to do to get it back.
I have VZW with Unlimited Data
Thank you in advance!
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Well, I ended up calling Verizon and after having them search on their internal forums, they figured out the issue. Apparently, I changed the "Access Point Name" to something else other than "VZWINTERNET" and I lost complete access to all data networks (EVDO, 3G, 4G).
So, because I hate it when I find a post that has a problem I'm having, and the original poster says "I'll call Verizon and write the solution here when I get it" and you never hear back from them, I'm going to post my solution for the next guy.
Basically, the Access Point Names option is under Settings > Connections Tab > More Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names. It should display only one option, and it should say "LTE - Verizon Internet", and under it, it should display "VZWINTERNET". If you change this value, by clicking on it, you go to another screen that says "Edit Access Point" at the top. You can change only one thing, and that is the APN name.
DO NOT CHANGE THIS VALUE. If it is anything other than "VZWINTERNET", you will lose all data access completely, that is, unless you're doing something Advanced that requires you to change it, and you know what you're doing. Also, if you factory reset the phone, it WILL NOT change this value back to the default. It will stay the same...so...something to think about.
In any case, I hope this helps the next guy with the same problem.