Hi guys!
Already asked in other sub-forum, but no reply there, hopefully more luck here.
Since GPRS and other mobile internet is expense in Belgium, isn't there an application that loads the weather report for the next week, everytime you sync your Touch Dual (or whatever HTC...) to your PC/Laptop. That way, you wouldn't have to use GPRS to get weather reports.
In my case it would drastically lower my gprs cost(since I sync every day!), and still have the eye candy of all those fancy apps you guys made here!
Grtz & thx very much!
in my country gprs is also so expensive..so I need it too..anyone can help us?
try this
1-turn on flight mode
2-sync your phone
3-tap update on weather app you use
Doesn't it work to turn on wifi (if your phone has it) and instead of using GPRS, it loads the data over the wifi? I know I've done this with Google Maps, and many other programs since I don't have a data plan.
Spb Weather does exactly what you want.
In the options you can specify to sync when docked and otherwise to sync only manually.
I'm using it since a while and had no sync through GPRS till now.
Don't know where it is getting it's info from or how, but i have just put Mobile Shell on a Himalaya, XDA II, and put a pay-as-you-go SIM in it with no credit.
Left it for a while after telling the weather bit where i am and lo and behold the weather forecast has updated.
RSS Hub has a functionality to do automatic updates but ONLY when an internet source is connected, as opposed to automatically connecting to the Internet by itself, and therefore incurring possibly unwanted data charges from one's provider.
Is there a way to do this also for the Weather and Stock tabs in TouchFlo3d?
Nice idea!
Would love an app to do this!
So far I don't have a 3g plan. I would like to update the weather/stock data everytime the HD is sync with my PC with internet.
I can do this manually but it's better if it's auto-refreshed.
(it would be even better if the data gets refreshed every certain minutes when sync)
no one knows it? no one needs it?
acolytelee said:
no one knows it? no one needs it?
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One possible solution would be to setup your device to download weather/stock automatically (for example every hour) and disable 3G/internet activity by using NoData app.
This means your device won't be able to auto-update when not connected via activesync as you have disabled 3G activity but will be able to update when connected via activesync. Just toggle off internet & WAP on NoData
Fallen Spartan said:
One possible solution would be to setup your device to download weather/stock automatically (for example every hour) and disable 3G/internet activity by using NoData app.
This means your device won't be able to auto-update when not connected via activesync as you have disabled 3G activity but will be able to update when connected via activesync. Just toggle off internet & WAP on NoData
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thanks, I tried this myself.
but every time I open the weather tab, I got an error msg says that there is not i-net connection. this is a bit annoying ...
the quickGPS works much better, when I sync with a PC, it starts it self and fetch the data in background from i-net.
yeah! anyone knows how to get rid of that message everytime i go to the weather tab?
Anyone have a better solution out there yet. I would also want the Stocks and Weather update with every Sync. I know it does it when the Weather Tab is selected, I would just rather it automatically update even if left on the home screen on every Docking.
Hi all you techie genius out there,
Is there a plugin for weather and push box suggested it to connect only when wifi is available ?
Or a wifi plugin in which we can add application as per connection preferences ?.
Ex- restrict an app using data connection and connects only wifi is availalble and also as per specified time (peak hour).
Any help is very much appreciated.
I seem to have unwanted apps connecting to my 3G service every day. According to 3G Watchdog the apps are:
Network Location com.android.qxdmlog
HTC Message Uploader
HTC Sense
I use APNDroid, and use it to turn off 3G at all times. I also have Auto-Sync disabled in my Accounts and Sync settings. I have Background Data enabled, however, as disabling it seems to stop the Market app working.
How can I detect and stop the rogue app from connecting each day?
Had the same problem.
I solved it with that two app's.
TrafficStats and DroidWall.
The first tell me, which one goes out and the firewall (DroidWall) allowed me to stop that for wifi or umts or both.
But! You need custom Kernel to use the firewall!
Ok, hope could help you.
Greetings ivi
Sent from my HTC Vision
3G Watchdog also tells me which apps are using the connection (as per my first post), but what I'm trying to work out it how to stop it?
DroidWall?
Give a try, it works.
Ivi
And no, i dont knew to stop that, cos it would generet a lot og problem to deinstall this stock software, why dont try to make them blind with a firewall?
Sent from my HTC Vision
purpose ?
what is the purpose in disallowing sense to use data ? doesn't it need it to update widgets and such ?
also
if you're going to disallow it access to updates, why use sense ?
I don't think setting up additional layers of applications backgrounded will save any battery life (hint) if that is the intent. take a read into exactly what background data is used for before you start denying acess.
also, those are not rogue applications.
Actually I'm not using Sense - I'm using Launcher Pro Plus and shooting for a vanilla Android experience, as I'm on a par-per-connection data contract.
ivifly said:
DroidWall?
Give a try, it works.
Ivi
And no, i dont knew to stop that, cos it would generet a lot og problem to deinstall this stock software, why dont try to make them blind with a firewall?
Sent from my HTC Vision
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I just downloaded Droidwall but it needs root access and I haven't been brave enough to root my Desire Z yet. I've seen some pretty complex guides to doing this - are there any simple options?
I think any kind of network blockage requires root as it is suppised to communicate with linux internally somehow? I forgot how it worked but I do remember it needs root access to use a wall.
Love the Overclocked "nonsense" CM7
Yes you need root and s-off and a customer kernel.
It seems, it is a longway.....but no worry! This forum is a great help on your side! Just use the search option for the word above and you will sucess.
Have fun
Lg ivi
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Yes you need root and s-off and a customer kernel.
It seems, it is a longway.....but no worry! This forum is a great help on your side! Just use the search option for the word above and you will sucess.
Have fun
Lg ivi
Sent from my HTC Vision
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My firmware version is 1.82.161.1, and from ready instructions on rooting I would need to downgrade to 1.34 before I can root - do you think it is worth the trouble? i.e. will rooting the phone give me alot more flexibility?
So...to return to where I came in...does anyone know which settings I can change to stop the unwanted services from accessing my 3G connection every day?
The following is the list that I get from 3G Watchdog:
1. Phone
Dialer Storage
SIM toolkit
Field test
2. Network Location
com.android.qxdmlog
Settings
Settings Storage
Accounts & Sync
Setup
HTC Hub
Android System
HTC Function Test Program 1.04g
HTC checkin service
Brcm bluetooth services
Google backup transport
VPN services
Upgrade Setup
CLock
3. DCS service
Calendar storage
Customisation settings provider
Open Sense plugin manager
HTC location service
com.htc.dcs.service.stock
Stocks
HTC weather sync provider
Friend Stream
com.htc.provider.settings
Weather provider
Peep
Customisation setup
DCS utility component
Weather agent service
HTC media uploader
Connect to PC
Facebook to HTC sense
Flickr
To confirm, I already have Background Data disabled on the Accounts & Sync page, and have also disabled data connections using APNDroid. Neither of these measures is stopping the above services from using my 3G connection.
itm said:
So...to return to where I came in...does anyone know which settings I can change to stop the unwanted services from accessing my 3G connection every day?
The following is the list that I get from 3G Watchdog:
1. Phone
Dialer Storage
SIM toolkit
Field test
2. Network Location
com.android.qxdmlog
Settings
Settings Storage
Accounts & Sync
Setup
HTC Hub
Android System
HTC Function Test Program 1.04g
HTC checkin service
Brcm bluetooth services
Google backup transport
VPN services
Upgrade Setup
CLock
3. DCS service
Calendar storage
Customisation settings provider
Open Sense plugin manager
HTC location service
com.htc.dcs.service.stock
Stocks
HTC weather sync provider
Friend Stream
com.htc.provider.settings
Weather provider
Peep
Customisation setup
DCS utility component
Weather agent service
HTC media uploader
Connect to PC
Facebook to HTC sense
Flickr
To confirm, I already have Background Data disabled on the Accounts & Sync page, and have also disabled data connections using APNDroid. Neither of these measures is stopping the above services from using my 3G connection.
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i think your app is mistaken. when data is disabled, and sync is OFF, there should be nothing like this happening. they may -try- and the app report it, but there should be no data what so ever.
try accessing a webpage, or refreshing the content of any of those applications. i think you will find they cannot.
update us ?