I'm trying to trial both IP Dashboard (HudsonMobile.com) and GPRS Monitor (Spbsoftwarehouse.com) to track my wireless data usage for 1) GPRS/EDGE and 2) WiFi. Both don't seem to fit the bill. I use Cingular USA MEdiaWorks bundle which comes with 5MB data download. I need to monitor how much wireless GPRS/EDGE data I'm downloading in a month because it gets expensive after 5MB ($0.05/KB). I also use WiFi pay-as-you-go hotspots & others which have either a daily limit of data limit. I also need to monitor my Wifo data download connection.
IP Dashboard wants you to select a network adapter for WiFi. If you go to Start-Settings-Connections tab-Network Cards ... which of the 7 network adpters is the integrated WiFi on Wizard?
GPRS Monitor does a great job on GPRS/EDGE data connections because you select the My ISP connection you setup to connection to the carrier's web. However, I don't have a WiFi connection setup in Connections under My ISP or My Work Network. Can you establish the Wizard's WiFi connection in this area?
Are there any other data monitoring software out there I should be looking at?
Thanks all, one full week with my new Wizard whoo-hoo. Just got my WriteShield screen protector put on and an ATP Promax 512MB miniSD memory card installed. Life is getting better although it's a little slow. I hope someone comes out with an overclocking package to handle the TI OMAP 850 processor.
Craig
Hi,
I have a brand new xda mini s with 2.16.9.1 Rom. I use IM a lot so when I am at home I disable the GPRS and use wifi however the battery runs down within 1/2 a day is this the norm?
I use Agile for IM and when you are on GPRS and press the power button the client stays active and uses the operator network. When you do the same but via the wifi connection the connection is dropped and GPRS is initiated. This means that wifi cannot be used when the phone is in standby mode?
Also does anybody know how to disable the GPRS settings easily e.g not via editing the settings so that you only use wifi regardless of if you do or do not have coverage.
Marc
I seem to be having a problem when I'm at the edge of a 3G coverage area. When I only have 1 or 2 bars of 3G coverage, the internet connection is pratically unuable. However, if I move to a place where I have WORSE reception, the phone swaps to GPRS and the connection becomes much better.
Is there any way of forcing the phone to use GPRS rather than 3G in these situations, or altering the 'tipping point' where is gives up on 3G and uses GPRS instead?
Hi NJ,
Unfortunately your only real solution here is to switch the phone to 2G mode only by going to Start > Settings > Phone > Band > 'Select your network type' here put GSM. I know this is not ideal.
I suppose you could also look at getting an external antenna which plugs into the socket next to the camera.
Gav.
Everyone,
Apologies, and I know this is a stupid question, but when at home with my htc tound pro, with WiFi on, and connected, why do I need the phone on too for the WiFi to work,...?
Also, when both are on and working, which system is used, i.e., the SIM card connection or the WiFi connection,...?
WiFi I pay a flat monthly rate for unlimited data, with the SIM card I am on a fixed amount of data transfer per month,...
Thanks for listening,
ek
Well..
You may be using an application that is not Wifi aware. So, it demands a GPRS/EDGE/3G connection. So - in effect - it's not actually using the Wifi connection.
If you can use the application with Wifi on, and phone off - it's Wifi aware. (Meaning it can utilize Wifi).
If you can't use the application without the phone being on - it's not Wifi aware or has not been configured to use the Wifi.
What application are you having issues with?
thanks for getting back to me,... WM Professional 6.1 and the Internet Explorer program when going on to the web,... i'm just wondering which systems does the phone use when both are functioning,... am i using the gprs from my SIM card or am I using the wi-fi in my home,...? and why do i need the phone turned on to use the wi-fi in my home,...?
thanks again,...
ek
you can see if it's using gprs on the icon for signal str if it's showing animations
it's using gprs
otherwise it's using wifi
if you set
settings-connections-connection-advanced-select network to my homenetwork
it dont use gprs
did you set the gprs settings to your gsm provider?
i would prefer wifi over gprs/3g anyday unless if your home internet is extremely slow ( <300kbps). the battery life would be almost equal so why not a faster connection?
Rudegar said:
you can see if it's using gprs on the icon for signal str if it's showing animations
it's using gprs
otherwise it's using wifi
if you set
settings-connections-connection-advanced-select network to my homenetwork
it dont use gprs
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I'd like to understand how WM decides which network to use when it has a choice e.g. HSDPA and WiFi. I've looked at the settings mentioned above and I currently have Internet using Contract Internet (HSDPA) and Work using WiFi as the WiFi networks I connect to are firewalled and privately addressed.
What settings should I have to ensure that when I have the choice of WiFi and HSDPA (at home) I use WiFi, and when out and about I use HSDPA?
Everytime an application wants to connect to the net:
- If wifi is connected and GSM isn't, it uses Wifi
- If wifi isn't connected, it tries connecting to GSM and will use that.
- If both are connected - we don't really know what happens.
When you're at home, check that GSM is not connected (no little E, G, 3G or H on the signal bar icon, disconnect it if connected), turn on wifi, wait until the arrows have stopped moving on the Wifi icons, and now you can launch the program that wants to connect to the net, and it will use wifi.
If at this point you get a popup about the phone connecting to GSM data again, then there's a connectivity problem on your Wifi and the device can't reach the net through it.
You might want to install Modaco Nodata, it allows you do disable automatic connection to GSM so that you can be sure it doesn't connect when you don't want it to.
mine never use gprs when it have wifi
I have a Touch HD and I can make things work fine by manually turning off the data connection then turning on WiFi in the comm manager when I'm at home or vice versa when I'm out and about.
I would have thought win mobile 6.1 would have been a mature enough OS to allow this to be configured automatically. This and Opera are my only outstanding issues with the HD.
Strange. I can easily shut my phone off, enable wifi & browse fine.
I am proud owner of HDC HD2
Would like to be able to control mobile bill... in other words control applications that try to reach internet when there is no WiFi. I would like to do all the sync once Wifi is available, and be offline when there is no WiFi. If I really need some internet connection once outside home or office, I could then "allow internet access via 3g, Edge, etc"
The problem is that I do not know which application currently tries to use internet when I am not on WiFi. I did not set up any of applications to do that, so it seems one of them does it silently. I noticed it once my SIM card cash balance reached zero. Evertyme it tries to connect to internet via other means than WiFi I get SMS from mobile provider reminding that my balance is too low to perform operation
Is there any way to figure out what application is trying to use internet? or to put some global On/Off for ineternet outside Wifi usage?
This works great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478519