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Use wifi if available, otherwise use 3G/GPRS?

One thing i'm totally confused and lost about, with my new Vario II, is its apparent inability to use the wifi preferentially to access the internet.
T-mobile havent been able to help so far but I will keep leaning on them. The basic question I have is that:
When connected to wifi, I know I can get access to the internet because my laptop is doing it right now. If the wifi is connected (and it works because im transferring files across file sharing), why does the GPRS dial when I fire up an internet app like ie/msn messenger?
What do I need to do to this phone to make it prefer wifi over 3g/gprs?
Also, is it just my device, or is wifi on all these dog slow? It took nearly 1.5 minutes to copy a 4 meg mp3! ~384kbps?!

Start > Settings > Network Cards > Network Adapters (Tab) > "My network card connects to:" The Inernet
That should solve your problem. To a point, anyway. For som reason, Push mail is still GPRS only.

My TyTN uses WiFi when available otherwise it automatically choses HSDPA/EDGE/GPRS to get connected to Internet. To achieve it I set my system in the following way:
Start > Settings > Network Cards > Network Adapters (Tab) > "My network card connects to:" The Inernet (as rassah stated above)
Configure your GPRS connection as My Work Network.
Under Start > Settings > Connections > Connections > Advanced > Select_Networks (Network Management tab) set both drop-down
1. "Program that automatically connect to the Internet shoud connect using" -> My Work Network
2. "Program that automatically connect to the Private Network shoud connect using " to My Work Network -> My Work Network

Ahhhh.. I've eventually solved this, I think. Even with what was suggested here, I had difficulty and the phone would not dial gprs -> it just said "cannot connect with your current settings"
It was the last line of what JohnieWalker said that got me thinking - there is a slight typo on the line but other than that, his advice led me to the solution.
For other people experiencing this difficulty, I offer the following advice:
Click Start, Settings, Connections tab. All the applets you need to use are on this screen
Use the Network Cards applet, Network Adapters tab, highlight the wireless card and tell the phone it connects to Work
-- This apparently does something different to choosing "The Internet" in that it allows file sharing etc. The word Work in this context is completely unrelated to the default connection called "My Work Connection"
Use the Wireless LAN applet to connect to your wifi network
In the Connections applet, Advanced tab, press Select Networks
Set both dropdowns to "My Work Connection"
On the tasks Tab, the display has changed to "My Work Connection" -> Choose Manage Existing Connections and add a New one via the button
Enter the details to dial your gprs. These are all over the web
You end up with a connection that is set up identically to the default T-Mobile Internet one (in my case) - for some reason the default one always dials the GPRS whether the wifi is on or not. This one I just added behaves as i expect - if the wifi is on, it uses it, if not, it dials.. Weird!

Forcing wifi connection over 3G/GPRS

Hi
Is it possible to force my JASJAM to always connect to wifi even when wireless service is available.
Thanks
Scott

Bidgee said:
Hi
Is it possible to force my JASJAM to always connect to wifi even when wireless service is available.
Thanks
Scott
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Your JASJAM (with default settings) should always "prefer" Wi-Fi over a cell connection. I'd take a look at your adapter settings and make sure that the WLAN/Wi-Fi one has "This adapter connects to the Internet" checked.
John

Some applications such as Windows Live (at least I've found this) still prefer to use a data call, until you cancel the connection.
You can stop it doing this if you go to Settings -> Connections tab -> Connections -> Advanced tab -> Select Networks.
If in the top box you have a "Wifi" option, select that and a data call won't be made. If not, select "New...", call the settings "Wifi" and click "ok" in the corner to create the option.
This works for me, anyway.

Kinda new to WM, can't work out this connection problem

I've got my X1 and it's great, except for a a things that's bugging me with the internet conection.
If I launch PIE or Opera it'll connect to wifi if available, or to 3G.
Live messenger will only connect to wifi, and I can't find any way to change that, which means I can't use it when I'm out.
Email will only connect to wifi or 3G, I can't fund out how to make it use wif if it's available.
Surely a phone this powerful can do that?
Every internet setting I can find is set to T-Mobile.

Try unchecking the use proxy option within "modify an existing connection"
Start > Settings > Connections > connections > Manage existing connections > Select proxy settings down at the bottom.
Remove the tick from this network uses a proxy server to connect to the internet.

is there a way to strictly prevent no 3G or GPRS data

it is because i am worried that while roaming, the set may go on internet.. for example wayfinder..
tried the connection manager.. i switched data off.. but wayfinder just goes online itself..
any tweak or problem to enable me to :"lock" data access?

I have downloaded the "No Data" program from the below site and it works brilliantly, you manually go into the program and disable any connections you dont want active
http://www.modaco.com/content/xperi...4005/pauls-must-have-free-xperia-x1-software/

does it prevent the connection from becoming active or its only good for terminating connections after they connected>
cant seem to d/l it.. any direct links?
or anymore recommendations>

This program completly stops the connection being established in the first place. If you try to connect to the internet while the connections are disabled, you get an error message saying it wont connect to any networks and you have to enable that connection.
Sorry, i cant get any direct links at the min,

CommMgrPro lets you disable all the data connections automatically when your device is in roaming mode...

No Data works perfectly

No Data probably works 100% (haven't tried it), but here's what I do - go into Start --> Settings --> Connections --> Connections --> advanced --> Select Networks.
If your normal internet settings are called "My ISP", click new and create a blank group called "No Settings".
For both internet and work drop downs select "No Settings".
That way, when it tries to connect, it won't go through the "My ISP", but through "No Settings" (for which there aren't internet settings).

Wi-FI connection problem

I'm getting crazy...
Using a cooked rom (6.5) and trying to connect to a secured network. All goes well, connect, and the asked to provide credentials... and there it is: I NEVER HAVE THE TIME TO ENTER THE BLOODY CREDENTIALS!!!!
Half-way through, I get a connection error message and the connection wizard closes on me...
How do I get to provide my credentials without the phone trying to connect?
It's getting me nuts.

globiboulga said:
I'm getting crazy...
Using a cooked rom (6.5) and trying to connect to a secured network. All goes well, connect, and the asked to provide credentials... and there it is: I NEVER HAVE THE TIME TO ENTER THE BLOODY CREDENTIALS!!!!
Half-way through, I get a connection error message and the connection wizard closes on me...
How do I get to provide my credentials without the phone trying to connect?
It's getting me nuts.
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Whenever I flash a rom, one of the 2 things I change in wifi connections is the following:
1. Go to Start > Settings > All Settings > Connections > Wifi > Wireless Networks > Network Adaptors and set this to 'The Internet'
2. Go to Start > Settings > All Settings > Connections > Wifi > Advanced > Power Mode and change this to Best Performance.
Once this has been changed soft reset and try connecting now.
Let me know how you get on