Hey everyone!
So i was just wondering, does anyone elses phone display 2g/4g/lte on the status bar even when they have their mobile data turned off? I'm not sure if something is wrong with my phone.. All of my previous android phones would not display any mobile data connections when it was turned off. As of right now, wifi is turned on but mobile data is not and it still shows 2g (from my house) on the status bar. Thanks for answering!
Do you have mobile data turned off? Or do you just mean that it should be because wi-fi is on? If mobile data is off I've never seen it stay on for more than a few seconds. But I have seen it turn on when wi-fi is also on for mms or something.
darkstarlotus said:
Hey everyone!
So i was just wondering, does anyone elses phone display 2g/4g/lte on the status bar even when they have their mobile data turned off? I'm not sure if something is wrong with my phone.. All of my previous android phones would not display any mobile data connections when it was turned off. As of right now, wifi is turned on but mobile data is not and it still shows 2g (from my house) on the status bar. Thanks for answering!
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Hi,
I just got this white Skyrocket phone with 200MB data plan.
I heard that when connected to 4G, the phone uses data allowance from the data package, whereas if connected to WIFI (like at home), the data usage doesn't come off my AT&T data allowance.
So I want to disconnect from 4G and connect to my WIFI when I am at home.
At the store, the just told me to make sure that WIFI is showing as on on the top bar (or when you swipe that bar down). They said if WIFI is showing on, it means that the phone is using WIFI connection.
However, I see that at the same time when WIFI is showing on, the "4G" icon is also showing on and looking active! So- they are both looking active! That's why I wonder which connection is my Skyrocket actually using?
It looks like the data I use on WIFI also comes out of my data plan because the data packet is on.
So I had an idea, went to settings-wireless-mobile networks and unchecked "Use Data Packet".
When the above was unchecked, 4G icon disappeared and I could see only WIFI icon on the top bar, which would be good - however, the problem is that now I cannot connect to internet. (I turned the phone on and off- no change)
Does it mean that there is no way on Skyrocket to bypass AT&T data allowance and whether I use 4G or my own WIFI, there is no free internet access on this phone?
Or is there something else I can do to make sure I am connected just to my WIFI and data is free?
I would appreciate your help.
Thank you
This isnt the skyrocket forum.
wrong forum.. don't know about Skyrocket.. this is Galaxy S II SGH-i777
But you can always check by running some speedtest if you know how fast your wifi is.. or just go to settings and make sure it says connected.. or turn off your data when you're not using it.
Grab a program like traffic monitor. It'll show where your apps are getting data from and how much they're using.
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Sometimes apps like the market actually use your mobile data connection so both icons will show. From your phone dialer enter *3282# and hit call. It will send you a text letting you know how much data you've used.
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Hey when i have toggles for wifi and mobile data both turned on, will it drain more battery or does android turn of mobile data completly when im connected to wifi. thanks
ayoubij said:
Hey when i have toggles for wifi and mobile data both turned on, will it drain more battery or does android turn of mobile data completly when im connected to wifi. thanks
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It will disable the network connection, not the radio. This will still save battery.
obtenwifi
what new obten wifi version ?
what?
My mother in law got an ATT Alpha and tried to connect to wifi. It will connect and immediately say wifi turned off. When you disable mobile data it enables wifi. That makes no sense... why would the phone favor mobile data.
How can we correct this? I have owned 5 Samsung devices and never seen this.
JewRican said:
My mother in law got an ATT Alpha and tried to connect to wifi. It will connect and immediately say wifi turned off. When you disable mobile data it enables wifi. That makes no sense... why would the phone favor mobile data.
How can we correct this? I have owned 5 Samsung devices and never seen this.
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Beacuse the phone has a Smart network switch feature. You can turn off in the wifi menu.
doramark said:
Beacuse the phone has a Smart network switch feature. You can turn off in the wifi menu.
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We turned that off and it still didnt work. we then turned it back on and it didnt correct the issue either. Is a restart needed when you do or something?
Kinda odd that in a home with nearly no data signal from the provider (they use femtocell) that it would prefer the mobile data network over the wifi.
apparently a reboot was needed. thx!
My phone does not show the mobile data icon in the status bar to show whether I am connected or not, even if I have my wifi turned off. I know I am connected to mobile data but I can't tell when my phone switches between wifi/data, if I have connection problems or if I am connected to 4G or not.
Anyone has any ideas how to fix?
I have H960 model
Thanks!
Have there been a fix on this? This just happened to me recently. Had the wifi on for the apps to update before taking a nap. Next thing I know mobile data on the status bar isn't showing anymore when I have my mobile data. Doesn't affect the functionality, it's just annoying that I have to swipe down the notif bar if I have it on everytime.
I have no problems getting notifications from 'Outlook', 'Gmail' and 'Tapatalk' when connected to wifi, but when I connect to mobile data nothing happens.
Any idea if I need to change any settings to get this to work?
Thanks
Have you turned mobile data on?
jonezy8873 said:
Have you turned mobile data on?
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Yes, I've turned mobile data on.
When I click on the 'Outlook' app it shows that there are new emails, but I don't get the notification to tell me this?