Hey guys,
I recently switched to fulltime android phone again after 1 years of absence.
However, the country where i live have 3 different networks with 3g.
I am suspecting that the one i am on, does not really have good 3g coverage, or is heavily used.
I get NO DATA or 2G connection a whole lot and im living in the "city".
I've been looking at Google Play for an application that ONLY monitors the connectivity.
I would like to know how much of the on time i am on NO DATA, 2G COVERAGE or 3G COVERAGE (wifi excluded or included).
The apps that exists from what i found only shows "MOBILE" or "WIFI" Usage.
Such apps showing amount of gigabyte downloaded on each won't help me much as if i am on 2G, i won't be able to download much..
If anyone knows of such an app (speedtest would be perfect if they could show this somehow and provide data on their netindex.com site).
Again, all i need to know is the amount of time i am on 2g data, 3g data, no data.
With that i will test my current sim for a week, get the other 2 sims for another 2 weeks, and based on the outcome of the statistics, chose which one to keep.
Let me know!
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oh, thanks.. normally i know it all so i rarely post questions.
Hi
you should try 'Traffic Monitor' from RadioOpt GmbH
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioopt.widget
Gives you Wlan and 3G overview, and details on the traffic per application. Its free und i like it.
Greetings,
cinq
xdacinq said:
Hi
you should try 'Traffic Monitor' from RadioOpt GmbH
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radioopt.widget
Gives you Wlan and 3G overview, and details on the traffic per application. Its free und i like it.
Greetings,
cinq
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thanks unless it shows 3G and 2G separately it wont help my purpose..
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hey folks,
I've been trying around to get a tool working which does count my internet stats.
I've already tried the following ones:
- netcounter
- 3g watchdog
- stats free
- traffic monitor
My device is a galaxy tab 10.1 p7500 (3G) latest stock firmware. rooted + cwm (no custom rom). Does someone else has a similar problem? It's counting Wifi data but not mobile ones. it's not displayed as zero but something like 68KB and I watched videos (connected to mobile data, yes! ) and run varios other applications with internet connection required such as mail, facebook, etc.
Thanks for your support
hey guys,
nobody else having this problem? It wouldn't matter that much at the moment but my internet flat is limited to 300MB HSDPA, afterwards GPRS/EDGE ... so I would like to have an overview about how much data I have used.
Would appreciate if anybody could help me out and let me know if I should test some stuff.
thx a lot
I have a unlimited plan, so i have not tried using counters, but i will try it for you.
EDIT: I tried 3G Watchdog and you are right, it doesn't work. So it seems that data counters are not compatible.
I have another problem, on my device it seems that the signal strength display in asu is stuck at 4. DBm seems to show the correct value but asu shows always 4. Can you please check what yours shows?
thanks for your reply.
same for me. dBm changes but asu shows always '4'.
on my DHD asu is changing nearly everytime. same for the galaxy tab 7" with android 2.3.3 of a colleague, asu is changing and also counters are working.
have you tried installing and using netcounter or something similar on your device?
johansenmo said:
thanks for your reply.
same for me. dBm changes but asu shows always '4'.
on my DHD asu is changing nearly everytime. same for the galaxy tab 7" with android 2.3.3 of a colleague, asu is changing and also counters are working.
have you tried installing and using netcounter or something similar on your device?
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Thanks for the info, i'm glad to hear that it's not a problem with my tab (or at least i'm not the only one with this problem). Hope it can be fixed with a future software update.
No i haven't tried any other data counter apps, but if 3g watchdog doesn't work, i'm sure none will work. This is either a problem with Honeycomb or Samsung modifications. I'm going to try and search and find out if any other people with other HC tablets have had such problems.
I have the verizon model and used 3g watchdog but now switched over to verizons app. Both worked for me and are pretty accurate when compared to my bill. Just sucks i dont have unlimited.
Tried 3gwatchdog and it was not counting... will email the dev.
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Tried 3gwatchdog and it was not counting... will email the dev.
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that would be awesome to have a fix for that!
also found a german blog entry yesterday that it's a known problem but there is no fix yet
if someone can read german:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/1437639-post1.html
I searced a little, it seems these apps work on Xoom, so it can't be a Honeycomb problem. I found people are having problems only with European GT10.1 and GT10.1V, so it seems to be Samsung specific problem.
In 3G watchdog there is the option in settings to "Use pre-Froyo traffic counting interface"
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In 3G watchdog there is the option in settings to "Use pre-Froyo traffic counting interface"
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already tried that, will not help!
would be really nice to have a fix for that because even there may be users which do not have a mobile data limit ... there may be some that have one
same here. cell data not counting. using traffic counter pro. maybe the incorrect interface have been selected. couldnt fi d the correct one yet.
Same here. Let me know if anyone has a option. It is not fun browsing in the dark (not knowing where my data plan is)
Will a custom ROM solve this maybe?
Vissie
Seo fixed it over in the Galaxy Tab 10.1 V section.
To bad that he has the V version and not the normal.. he is a great developer..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155023
try data counter widget. Works great for me
same problem here with 3g monitoring on my P7510
Hi everybody,
I am looking for an app sort of 3G Watchdog.
The problem I have encountered:
I have a provider with both "normal" 3G data volume (1 GB) and roaming 3G data volume (50 MB) inside of foreign europe countries.
As the roaming data package is rather small, I would like to keep an eye on that (after 50 MB it gets rather expensive). The only method I found so far is to deactivate the watchdog, when I am in my home country, otherwise the 3G measurement will combine all used data traffic, both home and roaming.
Is there any app which can distinguish between these two sorts of data amounts and keep track of them?
Thank you for any hint,
kind regards,
ww
Try Onavo Lite, launched just today - works like a charm.
guyrosen said:
Try Onavo Lite, launched just today - works like a charm.
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Looks quite promising - but I have a few change requests - where should I adress them - here?
Kind regards,
ww
Sure, or just email us. Will be glad to hear thoughts.
No idea if this is in the right section of the forum, but here's my question:
I'm looking for a smart wireless management app for Android 2.2.2
Main function I'm looking for is the ability to let it automatically switch between WiFi and 3G as soon as signal drops below an exact specified value. Right now I have a fairly fast #G connection on Vodafone NL, but when I'm home I switch to Wifi to save cost. At some spots in my house the 3G connection is way faster then my Wifi signal, so I want it to atomatically choose the fastest connection. Anyone knows about an app that can do this?
And if there is no app like that out there, anyone willing to take a shot at developing one
Many thanx, DM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1031743
Uhhm... thx for the link, but not really what I'm looking for. It sounds very complicated to install, and even more complicated to tweak. Isn't there any simple app out there that chooses the connection with best send/receive qualities?
Admin, please close thread, posted it somewhere else.
Hi all,
Is it possible that my WIFI usage somehow faultily gets counted as data usage(3G), in any android device, particularly in Galaxy S2 I900?
I know it sounds silly, but here's what happened:
I just got 3G activated yesterday.
Through WIFI i downloaded about 600+ MB of data (Sygic)
Through 3G I browsed 2-3 small YouTube videos.
Today when i contacted my carrier (Vodafone India), They say my data usage is about 700 MB in last 2 days. That looks like my WIFI + 3G usage.
Hence this doubt.
Does anyone know of anything like this happening before?
Also, is there any way I can analyze my data usage for the past 3 days?
Now I have learnt my lesson and installed MyDataManager from android market, but it can only analyze data usage from the day of it's installation. Is there any other way I can analyze previous data usage?
PS: I swear I did the download through WIFI. I could see the WIFI signal strength indicator in my status bar. Neither the e(edge) nor the H(hsdpa) was seen.
Please help.
Thanks.
Network cannot charge for data downloaded over WiFi they do not know what WiFi you used . WiFi and network data re separate components .
You made a mistake and did not use WiFi but mobile data .
WiFi signal on and Data in use .
jje
JJEgan said:
Network cannot charge for data downloaded over WiFi they do not know what WiFi you used . WiFi and network data re separate components .
You made a mistake and did not use WiFi but mobile data .
WiFi signal on and Data in use .
jje
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Sorry, im pretty sure i used WIFI.
That's the reason im asking, is it possible that due to some fault in the device, it will somehow log the data downloaded through WIFI as 3G data, because unless there is some fault at the device's end, the network couldn't even know of our WIFI usage.
Also would it be possible that the device does an auto switch from WIFI to carrier data (due to any reason like weak WIFI signal strength) and fails to reflet this on the notification bar(still shows as WIFI on the bar)?
Has anything like this happened to anyone? I just want to cross check before I contact my carrier further. Anyways once i get my connection logs from carrier, it should show the server from which data was downloaded and that should make it clear.
>> WIFI signal on and data in use.
Is this possible? Doesn't the device switch to WIFI whenever its on? I thought WIFI takes priority over data by default
Pretty sure yep thousands if not millions say that when they get a big bill from the network . Network measures data at source and charges they dont get the data from your phone and charge you .
jje
JJEgan said:
Pretty sure yep thousands if not millions say that when they get a big bill from the network . Network measures data at source and charges they dont get the data from your phone and charge you .
jje
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Is it possible that the phone shows as WIFI on the notification bar while it is actually using carrier data?
I don't have any issues paying the bill if i have done the usage. I just want to analyze what happened here so that it won't repeat again.
I am pretty sure the notification bar had only the WIFI symbol and not the data indicator. since i had 3G activated recently, i was very conscious about it and watching it quite frequently.
Also previously i had similar over billing issues with my carrier and they promptly gave a reimbursement upon thorough analysis of the situation. so carrier mistakes isn't also something unusual.
I don't know how old your signature is but if you are running ICS rom then you can use built-in data usage monitor (in settings) to verify the volume of data used.
Installed Data usage monitor
samydroid said:
I don't know how old your signature is but if you are running ICS rom then you can use built-in data usage monitor (in settings) to verify the volume of data used.
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The signature is update to date mate.
I don't have a build in data usage monitor, but I have installed one from the market - My Data Manager
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JJEgan said:
Pretty sure yep thousands if not millions say that when they get a big bill from the network . Network measures data at source and charges they dont get the data from your phone and charge you .
jje
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After much analysis and discussions with the carrier, I have finally found out the issue.
As pointed out by jje, the usage has actually happened at my end.
The WIFI had become unavailable many times in between the download, and the download had switched to carrier data.
To avoid any such occurrences again, and to help people manage their data usage better, I have compiled a simple list of best practices here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25660370#post25660370
Download 3G watchdog
Hey buddy! a great app to keep watch of your 3g plan is 3g watchdog, it advices you when your plan is getting low on data, and its also very useful and user friendly, there is also a paid version with more features
Market: 3G watchdog
Also Onavo count is useful too!
Market: Onavo Count
Tried it
Tuner420 said:
Hey buddy! a great app to keep watch of your 3g plan is 3g watchdog, it advices you when your plan is getting low on data, and its also very useful and user friendly, there is also a paid version with more features
Market: 3G watchdog
Also Onavo count is useful too!
Market: Onavo Count
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Thanks mate... I have tried 3G watch dog and many more apps.
I find My Data Manager more likable.
It's simple, free and has all the same functionality - it notifies when ur usage is reaching threshold.
One good thing about it is that it stays cleanly in the notification area. When you pull down your notification bar, you can see it there, it shows 2 horizontal progress bars indicating 3G usage and WIFI usage each. It also shows number of days left in your bill cycle.
Pretty handy
When Using a Pakistani Sim Card in Pakistan, I realised that the phone's location was being shown on the main screen (within like a 2 street radius) , it was on a Nokia 6300, so there wasn't any data usage or gps involved, I was wondering How this could be possible on an Android phone, and how to program with it, as it would be more power efficient than using a gps (more or less), for an app I am looking to develop, but I can't find anything about it anywhere.
Thanks in advance.
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When Using a Pakistani Sim Card in Pakistan, I realised that the phone's location was being shown on the main screen (within like a 2 street radius) , it was on a Nokia 6300, so there wasn't any data usage or gps involved, I was wondering How this could be possible on an Android phone, and how to program with it, as it would be more power efficient than using a gps (more or less), for an app I am looking to develop, but I can't find anything about it anywhere.
Thanks in advance.
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This is what you get asking LocationManager for a "coarse" location. Instead of using GPS, it's using the ID of cellular base stations and WiFi hotspots, asking Google for the coordinates of them. The Nokia must have tabulated the locations of the cell base stations, if not using mobile data.