Hi guys,
I'm running Android 2.2 on my Touch Pro2, and since I have only 50MB of data/month (for now), I would like to disable background data when I'm not on Wifi and enable it when I'm connected to a network. Is that possible? I tried with Tasker, but it doesn't seem to work :/
Thanks
Sam
Disable mobile data. You can use wireless when it is disabled.
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try apn on/off on the market for mobile data
Yeah, that was my last solution... In fact, it should do the work I guess, but if for example I want to go on Facebook when I'm on the bus, I'll have to enable it and the background data with it ... well, I'll give it a try and see if it's good for me! Thanks
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Hi
I was wondering if it is possible to use both wifi and 3g at the same time. The reason I want this is because, I am using 3UK and they provide free skype which only works if 3g is active. whenever I come home and connect to home wifi, the skype goes offline and requests to turn off wifi.
I had Nokia N95 8Gb and it used to run both wifi and 3g at the same time. Dosen't android have that option of choosing access points?
isn't skype a free app already??
sorry i don't know the answer to your question
I think that you don't get charged for data used when on skype with 3? Is there anything in the settings within skype that you can change to allow you to use wifi?
Otherwise try downloading the skype app off the market and see if that works? Did you get the 2.1 upgrade yet on 3?
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im_iceman said:
I think that you don't get charged for data used when on skype with 3? Is there anything in the settings within skype that you can change to allow you to use wifi?
Otherwise try downloading the skype app off the market and see if that works? Did you get the 2.1 upgrade yet on 3?
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No I am using generic 2.1 and you can download skype off 3 website. this skype is customised to run only on 3 network. I did try downloading Native skype off market but it is such a battery drainer and I think it is not free to use on 3's 3g network.
hi...i usually connect my lg optimus 2x to PC with USB and use computer's internet connection (reverse USB teethering). but i want to know if its possible to force telephone that it thinks that it is connected to wi-fi, while using 3g data connection. i want use that especially when games want to download data over the wifi...
If your device is rooted, you could get a wireless hotspot app from the market, start the hotspot on your phone, then connect to it (connect your device to itself ).
I don't think you can connect to your own hotspot.
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tried but its not working..i think that androids dont support wifi multitasking like iphones do,so they cant receiving and teethering connection at the same time..
rakunrakun said:
tried but its not working..i think that androids dont support wifi multitasking like iphones do,so they cant receiving and teethering connection at the same time..
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iphone doesnt support wifi tether lol...
you can just grad a wifi hotspot phone and load your sim in. share the network to your device and enjoy...
it is quite annoying when it doesnt let me use my data for gameloft game data download too.
melvinchng said:
iphone doesnt support wifi tether lol...
you can just grad a wifi hotspot phone and load your sim in. share the network to your device and enjoy...
it is quite annoying when it doesnt let me use my data for gameloft game data download too.
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The iPhone does support wifi tethering (not trying to defend it though ).
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I don't think you can connect to your own hotspot.
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Actually you can. I've said that before to other people who wanted to download gameloft data and for some other purposes which require wifi, and it worked.
I want to do this too.... but the Mobile Hotspot app on my phone turns off WiFi if it is one, and if I turn on Wifi while Mobile Hotpsot is on, it disables the Hotspot.
Any other solution ? An app maybe ? A tweak ?
what wifi hotspot app was used?.. and to the OP, how did you reverse tether via usb?
Dri94 said:
how did you reverse tether via usb?
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You can use this to reverse tether: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371345.
On my desire you can have activated only wirelles or only hotspot, i think the same wirelles adapter is used for it, so it wouldnt be possible.
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Theonew said:
If your device is rooted, you could get a wireless hotspot app from the market, start the hotspot on your phone, then connect to it (connect your device to itself ).
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How? I've been searching for a workaround to this for some time now.
Please tell me how...
I have a rooted Bionic, Eclipse ICS 4.0.4. I use FoxFi Full version for my hotspot. I need my phone to connect to the mobile hotspot it's currently transmitting. (I think that's what I need)
Why? I want an advanced ability to monitor who is using my mobile hotspot, using DroidSheep to monitor what they're using the connection for. Trouble is, DroidSheep (And al similar programs) only work if the phone (with the app) is actually connected to the wifi network. It won't work if it's the one transmitting the signal.
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How? I've been searching for a workaround to this for some time now.
Please tell me how...
I have a rooted Bionic, Eclipse ICS 4.0.4. I use FoxFi Full version for my hotspot. I need my phone to connect to the mobile hotspot it's currently transmitting. (I think that's what I need)
Why? I want an advanced ability to monitor who is using my mobile hotspot, using DroidSheep to monitor what they're using the connection for. Trouble is, DroidSheep (And al similar programs) only work if the phone (with the app) is actually connected to the wifi network. It won't work if it's the one transmitting the signal.
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I would like to know the same thing. Which tether on the market doesn't shut down WiFi when it's cut on?
AW: [Q] make telephone think its connected to Wi-fi while using 3g data
g.armour said:
I would like to know the same thing. Which tether on the market doesn't shut down WiFi when it's cut on?
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You just have one wifi Modul it can be a hot spot or it can be connected to a Router.
Both together isn't possible.
Else you could also use it as wifi repeater
Tapatalked with my JellyBean powered HTC Desire
Edit: found data switch
Settings > Battery & Data Manager > Data Delivery > Uncheck "Data Enabled"
On rocko 3.0 locked for sprint mopho.
I get force close in wifi settings when scanning wifi networks at school which has wpa enterprise
But I was able to use an external wifi settings app to obtain access to the guest network of the school but can't use it to access the enterprise network due to incompatibility
If you need more info let me know, for now I stick with 3g and 4g
And is there a way to turn off 3G to save battery on this rom? I looked in settings and tried using external app (GoSwitch), to no avail.
Thanks in advance guys
You should be able to disable 3g(data) its called mobile data in most ROMs, never used a locked ROM but its there in stock ROM so it should be somewhere under network settings.
Oh yeah, I know its called mobile data. I believe this specific ROM doesn't have a way to turn it off I think.
Thanks for the input though, anyone else have any ideas?
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5 day bump. Waiting patiently. Thanks guys
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Hello,
I'm about to be an owner of one of these units, however I do not plan on signing up for tmobile service.
I had an HTC EVO View 4G and there were quite a few roms out there that disabled the sprint activation on boot and a script that disabled the radio. I think that script might still work, however does anyone here make any custom roms that automatically disables it?
I haven't really heard much talk about just using WiFi, who here just uses Wifi? How does it work and perform?
I use WiFi almost always when at home. No problems whatsoever.
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Do you have a tmobile subscripttion on it as well though?
I don't want to use a subscription, just don't want my battery to die by having it connect to 3G or searching for it.
hasseye said:
Do you have a tmobile subscripttion on it as well though?
I don't want to use a subscription, just don't want my battery to die by having it connect to 3G or searching for it.
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No I had unlocked it. I use airtel/aircel in India. It should work just the same I think. I keep it on airplane mode always. When I need net, I use WiFi or I get off the airplane mode and enable the mobile data to access internet. Simple as that. There is a setting in the buld.prop as well which allows me to restrict the mobile connection to 2g only thereby enabling me to receive messages if I want to. It saves the battery needed for scanning for 3g or lte network. So I guess shouldn't be a problem irrespective which network you are on.
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hasseye said:
Hello,
I'm about to be an owner of one of these units, however I do not plan on signing up for tmobile service.
I had an HTC EVO View 4G and there were quite a few roms out there that disabled the sprint activation on boot and a script that disabled the radio. I think that script might still work, however does anyone here make any custom roms that automatically disables it?
I haven't really heard much talk about just using WiFi, who here just uses Wifi? How does it work and perform?
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Ok, I found this and I tried it.
You can 1st enable phone by editing the build.prop settings (need to be rooted for that).
Once that is done, you need to type in *#*#4636#*#*
It automatically opens a Testing Menu of Settings. This gives useful information including battery etc.
Under the Tablet menu, there is an option to disable the radio all-together. I haven't tried this , but I did try changing the network mode from 2g-3g-4g and it worked for that. I would still suggest you use the airplane mode and put on/off wifi as and when needed. I didn't try this because saw some people complaining that after disabling it, they were not able to re-enable the radio. So be-warned about this.
The app works and I changed the mobile settings to ipv4..it still is using the hotspot data..does any one have all the correct settings? Thank you and thanks to all the developers for their great work.
osubeavs said:
The app works and I changed the mobile settings to ipv4..it still is using the hotspot data..does any one have all the correct settings? Thank you and thanks to all the developers for their great work.
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I have been noticing that on the lg g4 and now the v10 that mobile my account shows small usage of mobile data but not the actual amount I used. I might just be a mobile thing. Not quite sure but I too saw the same thing. But I also watched a week's worth of anime on my laptop via router and only was a 20mb increase in hotspot usage.
What are your mobile settings and the app settings? Thanks
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The app works and I changed the mobile settings to ipv4..it still is using the hotspot data..does any one have all the correct settings? Thank you and thanks to all the developers for their great work.
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Did you go their site? They have specific instructions on the site for LG phones on T-Mobile for instance.
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What are your mobile settings and the app settings? Thanks
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I used all the same as the stock apn except I changed to ipv4...I assume you're rooted. Did you turn off the wifi scan setting under wifi?
Yes, I'm rooted and the scanning is off. I have even emailed the developer of the app. His last response was that I need a vpn.
There must be some sneaky software tracking whether you have tethering enabled. My Hotspot Data is being used/throttled no matter if I'm behind a VPN or tethering to another Android phone.
I'm rooted, removed all of the suspicious looking system apps, and set the APN settings to what I've always used before. I'm at the point of giving up and probably just going to use another phone to tether until a stable custom ROM is released.
I used to have this problem on my old Note 4 where the WiFi Tether app was working perfectly but Tmo was still tracking my data usage. The workaround that I found was to connect to a private VPN on my laptop. I used Private Internet Access to hide my IP and then I was able to tether off my phone with Tmo no longer capturing data used. I'm not sure if it will work on my new v10 though since I haven't gotten around to rooting it yet. I think there's a free Google Chrome extension that will do that same thing and for free. I forgot the name, sorry.
On my note 3 the guide I followed said I had to change the build file in a couple spots and then it worked perfect if that helps u guys out at all I really want this but can't use a vpn bc ps4 won't allow it with online gaming and my phone all I got out here in the woods