Hey everyone.
There's something I don't quite understand about the way SGS3 manages the internet connection, whether it's Wi-Fi or 3G. I've seen this same behavior on three SGS3. Let me explain.
When you're connected to Wi-Fi or 3G (or 4G), there's always two little arrows, one green and the other one orange. One is for download speed and the other for upload I guess. This means that when you're checking something that requires data, like a website, a news article on an app, searching for threads on this forum, etc, the orange arrow lights up, showing you it's downloading the data.
Well, this ends up always taking more time than necessary. I had an iPhone 4 and an iPad, and they are way faster on Wi-Fi and 3G. They don't have or show this arrows. It's gets annoying having to wait for the orange arrow to light up a few seconds after I have given the order to load a thread or email or whatever.
I don't understand why the SGS3 works this way. On the iPhone I didn't have to wait seconds for the download process to begin. It was instant. I hit a thread I want to read on tapatalk app and it downloaded the data right instantly. On the SGS3 sometimes the arrows are grey and I have to wait maybe 2 seconds or more for it to turn orange and then start downloading the data.
Why this poor performance? Is this the way Android works or only the SGS3? Because I've seen three SGS3 having this same behavior on shops.
It's annoying sometimes. For example, right now I'm gonna hit send this thread inside the tapatalk app and I will have to wait two seconds after I hit send for the green arrow to light up and then send the data.
Mine is instant. Of cos it will take a long time if the connection isn't good.
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Sensamic said:
Hey everyone.
There's something I don't quite understand about the way SGS3 manages the internet connection, whether it's Wi-Fi or 3G. I've seen this same behavior on three SGS3. Let me explain.
When you're connected to Wi-Fi or 3G (or 4G), there's always two little arrows, one green and the other one orange. One is for download speed and the other for upload I guess. This means that when you're checking something that requires data, like a website, a news article on an app, searching for threads on this forum, etc, the orange arrow lights up, showing you it's downloading the data.
Well, this ends up always taking more time than necessary. I had an iPhone 4 and an iPad, and they are way faster on Wi-Fi and 3G. They don't have or show this arrows. It's gets annoying having to wait for the orange arrow to light up a few seconds after I have given the order to load a thread or email or whatever.
I don't understand why the SGS3 works this way. On the iPhone I didn't have to wait seconds for the download process to begin. It was instant. I hit a thread I want to read on tapatalk app and it downloaded the data right instantly. On the SGS3 sometimes the arrows are grey and I have to wait maybe 2 seconds or more for it to turn orange and then start downloading the data.
Why this poor performance? Is this the way Android works or only the SGS3? Because I've seen three SGS3 having this same behavior on shops.
It's annoying sometimes. For example, right now I'm gonna hit send this thread inside the tapatalk app and I will have to wait two seconds after I hit send for the green arrow to light up and then send the data.
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Try to do the timing test on some good sites. Sometimes, the site getting slow, or too much traffics can cause the delay. My SGS3 open sites instantly with both Wi-Fi and data line.
Lol mate... They work the same way... The difference is that the ishiit doesn't show it and the sgs3 does...
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Does anyone know if there is a widget comparable to the sense "mobile" widget, that will turn mobile data on/off, and works with the Eris? I've tried toggle data widget and switchpro and neither of them work. Thanks!
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I used to be looking out for one, but I found out I always had one!
I assume your on a vanilla rom and dont have sense? use the control panel. there's a button with a circle and 2 arrows on it.
now this doesn't actually turn off 3g, it turns off active syncing. active syncing is what drains your battery when you aren't touching your phone. so if you turn it of, it will be exactly like if you turned 3G off all together. but! doing it this way, you can open up the browser, and it will still automatically load.
like, if you turn it off, your phone wont be using 3g to constantly check on your new emails, but if you went to the mail application and hit refresh it will bring in the new emails for you.
Thanks, actually I'm trying to convince myself I could use a non-sense ROM. There are many things that I love about sense and the mobile widget is one of them.
I'm on pageplus and only have 50mb of data, so I like to keep the mobile connection off unless I need it for some reason. One time I was listening to pandora over wifi and all the sudden my data usage was maxed out. I believe the wifi radio was turned off after 15 minutes because of one of the phones settings (I've since changed that setting and haven't seen this problem). Needless to say, since then, I've been paranoid.
The suggestion to disable syncing will help but I would prefer to cut the connection completely. That way, any app that might happen to be running in the background (That I no longer need) won't be able to suck away at my limited data. Or, if wifi get's turned off automatically for some reason
Are there any other suggestions?
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Thanks, actually I'm trying to convince myself I could use a non-sense ROM. There are many things that I love about sense and the mobile widget is one of them.
I'm on pageplus and only have 50mb of data, so I like to keep the mobile connection off unless I need it for some reason. One time I was listening to pandora over wifi and all the sudden my data usage was maxed out. I believe the wifi radio was turned off after 15 minutes because of one of the phones settings (I've since changed that setting and haven't seen this problem). Needless to say, since then, I've been paranoid.
The suggestion to disable syncing will help but I would prefer to cut the connection completely. That way, any app that might happen to be running in the background (That I no longer need) won't be able to suck away at my limited data. Or, if wifi get's turned off automatically for some reason
Are there any other suggestions?
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http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-camurphy-toggledata-jCE.aspx
would that work ?
Thanks rv, I've actually tried that one and it doesn't appear to work on the Eris. Other people have reported the same in the reviews.
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I would love to find something like this to out side if the sense widget. haven't found it yet.
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I am on page plus also, and i faced the exact same dilemma trying a non-sense rom. I couldn't find anything reliable. I know its not as convenient but what about just pushing the power button for 2 secs and then selecting turn on/off mobile network from that list. I have to do this in sense sometimes because the mobile widget doesn't work occasionally.
For those that are using roms that still have HTC Framework, then a shortcut is to long press the end call button and select the last option. Which is Mobile Network ON/OFF
Atleast that's a workaround but not a complete widget replacement, sorry
Check out beautiful widgets, it's 1.99 but it might have what you need.
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Thanks rv, I've actually tried that one and it doesn't appear to work on the Eris. Other people have reported the same in the reviews.
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u should try droidwall. am on pageplus too and use this one to control the data usage. u can block some or all apps from using 3G and restrict them to just wifi. its free. try it out
mooneyb said:
I am on page plus also, and i faced the exact same dilemma trying a non-sense rom. I couldn't find anything reliable. I know its not as convenient but what about just pushing the power button for 2 secs and then selecting turn on/off mobile network from that list. I have to do this in sense sometimes because the mobile widget doesn't work occasionally.
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Yeah that will work fine, I never noticed that was there... but do the AOSP/Cyanogen builds have this option?
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Check out beautiful widgets, it's 1.99 but it might have what you need.
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I actually have beautiful widgets, but there isn't one to turn off data.
Just to post an update for anyone interested:
SwitchPro widget works great at least on White Widow. I'm assuming it works on any AOSP ROM. I tried it with a stock sense rom previously and it didn't work for me, so I'm assuming that it doesn't work with sense.
Ok this is driving me nuts, whenever i try to download anything from the market using 3g my downloads pause resume pause... The downloads will eventually finish but take forever. I do not have this problem on wifi and wont have 4g until June 16th. Things I have tried..
different radios "all of them"
Different Rom's Stock,Bamf1.7 and Ginger
Different kernels "i know not the kernel but had to try"
Clear market Cache
Data always on/off
Even called vzw "no help" told me to get another gmail account
Any other ideas? I have goggled for the answer for 2 days and cant find a working answer.
Sounds like you have a poor 3g signal. Are all of these tests in the same locations?
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Signal is great. I sometimes hit 2meg on speed test. Thanks for the feedback.
I used to have the same problem, sometimes I couldn't even get them to finish even though I had good 3g signal. It doesn't do it any more, but I don't know what has changed. Hopefully your market starts functioning normal again.
Couple of thoughts for you:
Check what applications you have running and kill them with a task killer - also the settings for backup, email retrieval, etc might be hurting you as well. If all else fails, attempt a restart [hold power button for 2 seconds and select the bottom option], then kill all the running apps, then hit up marketplace.
Outside of that, and you do not have a flashed phone, I would take it to the local VZW Corporate store, or where you purchased the TBolt and see what they say. They will do the normal asking if you did a hard reset and blame it on an application permission, so have everything backed-up just in case.
I've been trying to search about this but i can't seem to get the answer.
I heard about making new APN's but it doesn't work for me.
All it says is "access to this url is blocked" or something like that, i can't seem to use it unless i use Opera mini.
Btw i had this phone for like a month already.
thanks in advance.
More info? What kernel, android version, ROM?
2.2.2, no custom rom, 2.6.32.9-00007 is there more to the kernal?
I have the same issue once in a while. It's almost like the data is stuck on something. A reboot usually works for me. I'm on mobile so I can't see but are you with bell? Asking as I am.
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G_0 said:
I have the same issue once in a while. It's almost like the data is stuck on something. A reboot usually works for me. I'm on mobile so I can't see but are you with bell? Asking as I am.
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Good to know I'm not the only one.
I allways blamed my carrier.
I use Signal Refresh, its on the Market. It helps sometimes. I allways end rebooting the phone.
I'm on 4.5.9.1 right now, but I've experienced this issue since 4.1.2.6.
weird i restart the phone and i still can't use the stock browser always gotta go to Opera Mini. Opera Mobile doesn't work for me either this is weird. I am on att btw should i bring it back to a att store?.
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I've been trying to search about this but i can't seem to get the answer.
I heard about making new APN's but it doesn't work for me.
All it says is "access to this url is blocked" or something like that, i can't seem to use it unless i use Opera mini.
Btw i had this phone for like a month already.
thanks in advance.
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Even though your homepage is blocked on your stock browser, can you still navigate to a different website?
Like can you navigate to Google.com, or is that blocked too?...
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ccrows said:
Even though your homepage is blocked on your stock browser, can you still navigate to a different website?
Like can you navigate to Google.com, or is that blocked too?...
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Today I had this same issue.
No data. I tried refreshing the signal, toggling airplane mode, rebooting...phone would send or download data sometimes, but it never loads a web.
I ended using wifi to write this answer.
I hope this issue get fixed somehow.
Had same issue myself for the first time today. Never had this before. I'm on 4.5.91 beta 3, and I didn't realise at first when I lost all data that my signal bars were telling me something. On stock GB the signal bars are blue when you have data, but they turn white when you do not. I saw 3 white bars and thought I still had signal when in fact I did not. Tried rebooting, got blue bars for a couple of seconds, then white again and no data. I actually had to go outside my work, at which point I picked up a strong signal again, and I have been fine at work since. Very wierd, but it's almost like the radio lost the signal, then could not acquire it again without me being outside where it possibly had line of sight to a tower.
weird you guys only get it sometimes?
Mine has been like this since day one and it's already been a month and a half.
APN Settings.
There's a thread I posted a while back with all the APN settings for AT&T. Try to add these and see if you can't get it working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1149523
By chance did you just start having these problems after installing the leaked version of the updated Market? Whenever I run the market, downloads are very flaky, I get a few force closes, and my connection seems to just drop out entirely, from apps, browsers, etc...
It picks back up eventually if I close the market app whichs eems odd
Just got to work this morning, went to new Market, (leaked version), and as soon as the app came up my 4 blue bars turned white..............no data again! Something with the new Market is definitely messing up data connectivity.
<edit> Rebooted phone, tested data...............working fine on everything. Start Market again, blue bars turn white, no data!
yeah, i went to manage apps and selected uninstall update to market. Rolls it back to the original.
nope checked the APN's still the same should i go back to att with this?
Hello forum. I didnt knew what just happened and where to post it so i wanted to share it here !
As a first, i live in germany and use E-plus as my phine carrier. We got a thingie also, 0.facebook.com . It is free for us, and we can use it even when having no money on outlr phone. So for a couple if days in doing so, having 0.03 euros on my conto. Today, when i was sitting home and playing a game on my phone, the browser with facebook open in the background, i suddenly got a gtalk message, and then the whole internet connected ! I chatted and browsed a bit, but the my dad called me and i turned off mobile data after the call because i had to go out. When returning and turning it back on, i couldnt connect to anything besides 0.facebook.com again. After trying random APN's and proxies, i returned to tue standart eplus one and after heading to the site, i got a message again ! And the whole internet ! Im using it for a bit now and actually writing from it.
Everything i can say is, that background data was on, autosync was OFF, google talk kept trying to connect, and i was using the free website.
Anyone can figure out what is this, and if we can use it ?
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interesting
we have 0 facebook here as well in Windmobile
You accidentally the WHOLE internet?!
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You accidentally the WHOLE internet?!
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All of it... at once... it was like reaching nirvana! LOLOL
Sorry, had to make the joke...
Just about every carrier has a "grace" on the request of data when you connect to their APN, basically, you add the APN, start browsing, and it takes them a few minutes to realize your phone shouldn't have access before they cut you off.
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All of it... at once... it was like reaching nirvana! LOLOL
Sorry, had to make the joke...
Just about every carrier has a "grace" on the request of data when you connect to their APN, basically, you add the APN, start browsing, and it takes them a few minutes to realize your phone shouldn't have access before they cut you off.
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I was and am on this internet for a whole night now.. 7 hlurs already and its going on ! Using it right now. did not turn off thr phone ar MPD or anything.
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Hello to all,
Quite often my wifi icon is Grey instead of blue. I read that I tells something about Google services connection, but should it be anyhow possible to surf? Sometimes it looks like I can't connect, even though it says "connected" in wifi menu.
Is there something possible to do to turn it back blue?
Also, when trying to reset the connection, it takes for ages to have an ip address. it keeps telling "getting Ip address from xxxx". And sometimes for several hours...
Any idea?
Thanks a lot.
Edit : this thread is redundant with the
tp://forum.xda-developers.com/show...wifi+icon+blue
Admin : don't hesitate to close mine. If necessary, I'll continue on the other thread.
I thought it was the difference between being connected to Googles services or not. Blue being connected to Google. Grey connection seldom works for me either sadly.
Does it work with 3G ie if you tether with a phone?
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WOW...really??? I hope this is a joke........Not to mention I think I have seen this thread opened before....almost looks like the same text........I smell troll!!!!! FEED THE TROLL
Here is the thread talking about this.....took a whole 3.586 seconds to search for it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448158&highlight=wifi+icon+blue
Ok, I should have looked further... I did though, and no thread, including the one you quote does actually give a solution!
They all observe the fact, and then what...? What conclusion do you draw of the the other thread?
Is there anything to do in front of a grey icon?
Anyway, I agree this thread is redundant... So I'll indicate it and edit the OP.