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GPRS Disable / Enable

Is there an app available that will allow me to diable or enable GPRS usage ? I would like to use GPRS when im out and about, but dont want my phone doing things like connect to GPRS if I forget to sign out of messenger when ive been using wifi. When the phone switches itself off, it will connect via GPRS and download any messages emails.
I have put some dummy accounts in to stop it connecting but it keeps coming up with unknown application errors then although it does stop it costing me any download allowance / money.

Anyone ?

knowsleyroader said:
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Maybe you did not get an anwer because you posted it in friday the 13th
But I want the same.
I am going abroad later this month, and I don't want any program to connect via GPRS.
It just costs too much.
So does anyone have a solution to disable connection by GPRS?

Hi all. All you do is press and hold the call end button for a few seconds and GPRS will be switched off.
knowsleyroader said:
Is there an app available that will allow me to disable or enable GPRS usage ? I would like to use GPRS when im out and about, but dont want my phone doing things like connect to GPRS if I forget to sign out of messenger when ive been using wifi. When the phone switches itself off, it will connect via GPRS and download any messages emails.
I have put some dummy accounts in to stop it connecting but it keeps coming up with unknown application errors then although it does stop it costing me any download allowance / money.
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MACkjam said:
Hi all. All you do is press and hold the call end button for a few seconds and GPRS will be switched off.
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I think you are mistaking the question.
If you press the Call End button for a few seconds, it indeed will end the GPRS session.
For that moment.
But if an application want to connect, it reconnects with GPRS just that easily.
And that's what you are afraid of, when roaming.
I really want to control the GPRS connection, off or on.

I use SPB GPRS Monitor. It adds a Icon to the menu bar at the top. You just tap on it, tap connect, and there you go. You can disconnect also. The program is skinnable as well! Moreover, it monitors your GPRS usage so you know when Vodafone is over charging you
cya

I also use GPRS monitor, but that's not the issue here.
I know how to disconnect, but I don't want GPRS to connect automatically, whatever condition.
Just do not connect via GPRS unless I tell the wizard to do so.

i know how you can do it!!!! Close messager and you will not have the problem!!!!! does not take brains! If you cant do that why the heck do you have a phone like this, which must be really too high tech for you!

ronh said:
I also use GPRS monitor, but that's not the issue here.
I know how to disconnect, but I don't want GPRS to connect automatically, whatever condition.
Just do not connect via GPRS unless I tell the wizard to do so.
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Oh, okay....no clue in that case
The best way would be not to save the password to the connection, so it asks for it each time. That will stop it connecting, but it is inconvenient
Hope that helps

funman said:
i know how you can do it!!!! Close messager and you will not have the problem!!!!! does not take brains! If you cant do that why the heck do you have a phone like this, which must be really too high tech for you!
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Hmm, this is no fun-man.
I ask a normal question, so please give a normal answer.
I have pushmail, newsreader, weatherpanel, Messenger and maybe some more progs who connect automatically over GPRS.
In holland that's no problem because I have a flat fee abo.
But when I go abroad I have to disable each and every application by hand.
(Roaming GPRS is sooo expensive )
So this device is definately not too high tech for me, but I am looking for an easy solution and that's to control GPRS by hand.

One program does it all for you:
Vijay555's VJVolubilis program!
Google search for Vijay555. Go to Releases. He's got a bunch of software written by him (a BIG THANK YOU to Vijay - Viva la ViJay!)
Instructions:
- Install cab file.
- Create a shortcut (using Ilauncher or any other programs that allows you to) and change the properties to wot you need
- In your case, use the properties - -gprson or -gprsoff or -gprstoggle
- You can set one icon to turn GPRS on and one to turn GPRS off in case you're worried about toggling it on instead of off.
Works great for me.
And don't forget to donate to Vijay!
Hope that helps.

Thanx, that's really looking promising.
It seems exactly what I was looking for.
I will test this prog asap.

i have been looking for a prog like this so I do not get price raped when my gprs drops out...I will test it out thanks.

GPRS not disconnecting

Hi All
I have a T-Mobile VARIO and I have set it up to search for email using GPRS every 30mins but after it has searched it does not disconnect the GPRS - this is strange as I have a MDA PRO and that had the same OS and that disconnected GPRS automatically.
ANY HELP APPRECIATED ....
Steve

well, i cant help you in this. But my Vario works in exactly the same way, so it is system (or T-mobile) feature, not bug on your device

Same on my XDA mini S too...

Get te GB-soft tweak. It gives you a disconnect button in the GPRS bubble
http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_en.htm

I believe that's a standard registry hack.
V

i found this, not tried yet but it may work
# Want your GPRS/Edge to auto disconnect (saves battery)?
* HKLM\Drivers\builtin\RIL\GPRSAutoDetach (set to 1 to auto disconnect)

hmm, i found another possible solution for this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Comm/ConnMgr/Planner/Settings/
Value Name: SuspendResume
should be deleted, as for the upper tip also this is not tested by me, i found it in a czech pda forum.

GB-soft does more than just the reg tweak for the GPRS bubble. It also will disconnect for you after a certain amoutn of time (for example 10 minutes).
I wouldn't care if I stayed connected except after an hour or so, the I look connected, but the connection doesn't work. GB-soft has resolved this problem And it's free.

it looks really great. I'll have a play at home. I was just indicating that the disconnect button is a standard reg tweak I think.
V

check out the program before responding

You can also just hold down your red phone button for 5 seconds.
It works for me
Johan

GB SOFT
GB SOFT worked a treat !
Thanks you very very much
Problem solved
Steve

Or so I thought !
Or so I thought - its still not disconnecting
if it says disconnect if not in use for :
surely if the GPRS is connected data is coming through...
thoughts................
Steve

STUPID ME
STUPID ME
Working now - please ignore above - STUPID ME
Thanks everybody
Steve

Glad it worked.
Yes, holding the red button usually works...but when mine was in that "state of limbo", it did not. I would have to put it into flight node and back. Or sometimes a soft reset. Very annoying.
And be nice to vijay555, he writes cool free stuff!

cool app - thanks

GPRS always auto disconnects after some time

I found a lot of posts where people ask for auto disconnect. My problem is the other way round: When I connect with GPRS after some 5 minutes or so my QTEK S200 disconnects by itself. This might be caused by the cab file MP_autoDisconnect_EnableDRM_prophetUA(AKU2.0)_060112.cab which I found in enhanced ROM?
I don't want to hard reset to see the effect this cab not beeing installed. Any ideas to help???

I have the same problem... lets see if anyone knows how to enable GPRS for longer then only 6 minutes.

I have the same problem... lets see if anyone knows how to enable GPRS for longer then only 6 minutes.

it's because of your mobile operator. i've the same sh.t here. it keeps disconnecting after 5-10 minutes and the traffic rounds up. and i have to pay more... i've a hima, my friend's SE W800 - same crap, keeps disconnecting. i'm sick of GSM networks, they're getting old and do not meet modern speed and reliability requirements. so i'm afraid we'll just have to wait until WiMAX or something else comes to replace an old man. cheers

You might wanna try this from wiki here:
If you want your GPRS (or EDGE) connection to always be on, set the following:
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\|gprs connection name|\AlwaysOn = 1 (DWORD decimal)
And to turn it off:
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\|gprs connection name|\AlwaysOn = 0 (DWORD decimal)
Note that |gprs connection name| will depend on the name you've given your GPRS connection
I'm on tmobile web n walk, so its a pain to wait for gprs to reconnect everytime.... I've just started using this for about a day, but looks ok so far... try it... see if its the magic ur looking for

zep said:
it's because of your mobile operator. i've the same sh.t here. it keeps disconnecting after 5-10 minutes and the traffic rounds up. and i have to pay more... i've a hima, my friend's SE W800 - same crap, keeps disconnecting. i'm sick of GSM networks, they're getting old and do not meet modern speed and reliability requirements. so i'm afraid we'll just have to wait until WiMAX or something else comes to replace an old man. cheers
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I don't think it's connected to the provider as I know enough people using the same provider where GPRS stays connected a long time. The only difference we have is the PPC. I will try jamichy's solution later this week when I will be back home. In the meantime Craic Dub - does it solve the problem on your side?

jamichy said:
You might wanna try this from wiki here:
If you want your GPRS (or EDGE) connection to always be on, set the following:
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\|gprs connection name|\AlwaysOn = 1 (DWORD decimal)
And to turn it off:
HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\|gprs connection name|\AlwaysOn = 0 (DWORD decimal)
Note that |gprs connection name| will depend on the name you've given your GPRS connection
I'm on tmobile web n walk, so its a pain to wait for gprs to reconnect everytime.... I've just started using this for about a day, but looks ok so far... try it... see if its the magic ur looking for
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O.k. I couldn't wait and tested today. Now the connection seems to stay as long as you do not stop it.
But: It connects automatically to GPRS when you connect the phone to your provider. That's not really what I wanted. In other countries this will create extreme roaming costs.
Any other idea on how to stop this auto connect? Even using phonealarm's "do not start GPRS automatically" does not help, again it starts connecting when you dial in your Phone PIN.

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Seems the Reg Hack is not a brilliant idea... I have setup my device to power off display after 2min... when i press power button to come out of standby, it freezes the device for abt 40 to 50 sec
Its worse when i get an incoming call, the screen is on but does not respond to touch or pressing green button...
So i changed registry back... and bingo, everythings ok again....
But now, i've found another way, a little freeware app that does all I want and more, and you get the option to choose connect gprs on boot or connect when needed... etc... take a look at:
http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_wm5pe_en.htm
I'm using now, and seems ok

jamichy said:
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Seems the Reg Hack is not a brilliant idea... I have setup my device to power off display after 2min... when i press power button to come out of standby, it freezes the device for abt 40 to 50 sec
Its worse when i get an incoming call, the screen is on but does not respond to touch or pressing green button...
So i changed registry back... and bingo, everythings ok again....
But now, i've found another way, a little freeware app that does all I want and more, and you get the option to choose connect gprs on boot or connect when needed... etc... take a look at:
http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_wm5pe_en.htm
I'm using now, and seems ok
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Sounds interesting. Still difficult for me to understand what it really does:
- What means "search GPRS [G] on start radio"
- What means "start [G] on start GPRS
- What means "Switch GRPS always On/Off hold till for following connection"
Can you tell me what it does non your side? Im a startting to hesitate trying to many things. I am still not convinced of WM5 - I installed GPS pgrs monitor (on QTEK CD...) which did not work together with phone alarm. And to deinstall was the ususal WM5 hassle, only using sktools and manual deletion of a file after another soft reser I was able to remove it again

Search GPRS ON start radio=gprs connects on startup
Start G on start GPRS=gprs connects when an application needs web connection, and stays connected
Switch GRPS always On/Off hold till for following connection=default settings, connect when needed, then disconnect
Havent had the phone freeze problem, and gprs connects on startup, and stays connected... which is fine for my tariff, tmobile web n walk unlimited gprs

jamichy said:
Search GPRS ON start radio=gprs connects on startup
Start G on start GPRS=gprs connects when an application needs web connection, and stays connected
Switch GRPS always On/Off hold till for following connection=default settings, connect when needed, then disconnect
Havent had the phone freeze problem, and gprs connects on startup, and stays connected... which is fine for my tariff, tmobile web n walk unlimited gprs
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Seems to work flawlessly so far on my S200. Thanks for your help Jamichy!!
The only thing I'am still missing is EDGE in Germany... :wink:

Disconnecting GPRS/3G when finished

I used to use a reg hack on the Exec that automatically disconnected me when GPRS/3G activity finished, but it doesnt seem to work on the Hermes (Orange SPV M3100)
Is there any other way of getting it to shut off automatically (after email check or MMS etc)?
Cheers

coercri said:
I used to use a reg hack on the Exec that automatically disconnected me when GPRS/3G activity finished, but it doesnt seem to work on the Hermes (Orange SPV M3100)
Is there any other way of getting it to shut off automatically (after email check or MMS etc)?
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automatically i'm not sure, but try press & hold hang-up button (red). it works with Wizard, maybe works with Hermes as well.

Yeh I know about the Red key, but I have my phone connect to check email and I dont want it staying connected unnecessarily -

How about this to help you out? I use it to disconnect the GPRS after each use.
http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_wm5pe_en.htm

I'd forgotten about that program, and it does the job great.
Thanks

Disabling 3G/Gprs

Hi all,
I have a limited data plan on my tytn for GPRS so I tried to use my neighbours wifi connection but. I can connect ( since it is not secured) but when I click on my internet explorer then it connects via my gprs how do I prevent it and make it wok only from my wifi? Help!!!
Thanks

Delete the connection in Connections.

grassroot04 said:
Delete the connection in Connections.
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WTF ?!
Just keep the Red button (hang off) ~3 seconds. It will cancel the DATA connection. Then you'll be able to surf over wifi.
Same procedure with messenger in case of you want it working through Wi-fi instead of DATA/GSM/3G connection

Kayser said:
WTF ?!
Just keep the Red button (hang off) ~3 seconds. It will cancel the DATA connection. Then you'll be able to surf over wifi.
Same procedure with messenger in case of you want it working through Wi-fi instead of DATA/GSM/3G connection
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I've tryed this method but messenger always trys to reconect using the data connection even when wifi is connected....am I missing something ???
Edit: just me being thick.......closed Messenger ....hung up data connection <red buton> .... powered up wifi.....reconnected messenger......hey presto messenger without 3G data connection....
unit powered of when it came back on bloody 3G connection kicked in again lol

jb2001 said:
I've tryed this method but messenger always trys to reconect using the data connection even when wifi is connected....am I missing something ???
Edit: just me being thick.......closed Messenger ....hung up data connection <red buton> .... powered up wifi.....reconnected messenger......hey presto messenger without 3G data connection....
unit powered of when it came back on bloody 3G connection kicked in again lol
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Well:
- start your wifi and connect it
- then you'll start messenger and connect
- it will try to start a data connection
- press red button quickly to stop it
- then messenger will use the Wi-Fi active connection.
This is how i proceed.
Regards

Use MoDaCo's NoData when you dont want any grps data, turn it off when you do

thanks
Thanks guys yes all of your advice kind of worked. Even though the MSN messenger is a big pain in the butt, it is always trying to connect itself. And to free my ram if I try to stop it running, the program restarts itself.

you coud try also placing device in flight mode - this will allow connections via wifi