I'm getting a second hand Streak 5". I don't have AT&T, but I recall hearing that dell had also made a Wifi only model. My question is: can I load a Wifi only rom (are there even any?) on it and disable the phone/3G?
There are no wifi only streak 5's only streak 7's have a wifi inly model
try dialing *#4636#*#* (*#*#INFO#*#*) then press call.
try phone information, I beleive there is a button to turn radio off, which should completly disable 3G radio.
Not sure if this will stick after reboot, but I think it should.
settings also gives you the option to turn off data, etc. and if there's no SIM card in it, I dont imagine it will use any radio.
I use APNDroid which seems to disable radio pertty successfully, only allowing wifi connections.
I use my Streak 5 in wifi only mode.
I started off just not having a SIM in it, but I found that cell standby was still eating loads of battery - as much as the phone idle was, due to the fact that they are still able to make emergency calls even without a sim.
The really simple solution is that I installed Widgetsoid and added a widget with toggles for Airplane mode and for Wifi on it. I assume any widget app that allows these toggles would work. I then turn Airplane mode on, which kills the cellular radio, both 2g and 3g, and turn on wifi when I need it - which overrides the airplane disable.
I've even found that JuiceDefender can auto-toggle wifi while in airplane mode based on running apps, though only after rebooting while in airplane mode - before the reboot, it quite sensibly saw airplane mode and left the radios all off.
Thanks for the tips.
Got it up and running nice, again thanks for the tips.
And just to clarify, even if I throw a custom rom (probably StreakDroid) I can't pull phone/3g functionality? Could I pull some apks from the StreakDroid zip to get make it wifi only, or would I need a custom kernel?
I am using hyperdrive ROM and would like to know if there is any way to disable the confirmation prompt when enabling flight mode. I am trying to use phone schedule to save some more battery life when I don't have phone signal for a period of time.
Thanks.
As someone who is in NYC and uses airplane mode whenever I go on the train, the airplane mode confirmation drives me crazy.
Dang! I haven't had a need for it yet (just 2 weeks in) but just tried it and it is pretty irritating. Hopefully someone can develop a mod to banish it forever.
Anyone know why I would have to toggle airplane mode to get wifi to come on? I'm rooted on Slim rom but it has occurred on every rom I've been on. Seems like it wasn't happening when I first got my phone but lately wifi just does not automatically come on by itself.
Also, when I'm at work (at a hospital) now I can't even connect to the wifi where I could before...
Hi,
When I turn flight mode ON, I really meaning, I don't want any radio working.
BUT there are a few apps that don't care that you are in fligtht mode and turn Wifi on automatically
Is there a way to avoid that?
JD Evora
What's the difference between setting DND overnight versus Airplane mode ? I know that Airplane turns off wifi & bluetooth.
galwayguy said:
What's the difference between setting DND overnight versus Airplane mode ? I know that Airplane turns off wifi & bluetooth.
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Doing airplane mode you get lesse battery drain. Usually i do that at my work. I work on a factory, so I put my phone and watch in airplane mode. I save some juice.
Has um not near the two of them... So that's OK for me when I go home. Turn everything normal again.
Thanks. I set auto Airplane for when I am asleep as I noticed that I was getting draining using DND.