Since i'm new to windows mobile i was wondering how to disable data roaming.
I just figured out that my HTC Touch Diamond was roaming and i already have a bill of 7euro's for just 1 day roaming..
I have a subscription to for unlimited internet access, so roaming is not necessary.
I already set my network to manual.
Also i wanna have only wifi enabled when there is wifi around, but still it connects to a other network too.
Someone who likes to kick me into the right direction?
Thanks.
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I'm just changing my tarriff to one of T-Mobile's Web & Walk things to get unlimited internet access.
I've been told that I get unlimited GPRS connection (within fair use policy blah blah) but what I'm worried about (and this may be a totally stupid thing!) is 3G.
When I don't have WI-FI access I get a message saying connecting to internet "GPRS, 3G". If there's no GPRS in that area, will it connect to a 3G service - or is that just for video calling??
If it is another way of connecting, is that free also?? Or will I be stung?
My main concern is I've got apps that will automatically load up the internet, and I don't want to get a large bill if the connect to something they shouldn't. I've looked through the settings but can't see how I would delete such a connection.
I've tried to talk to someone at T-Mobile about that, but, they seem to know as much about it as me.
Mate when your not in an area that picks up a 3g signal,it will drop to umts normal signal
and you can call but can use extended services like video talking,the net etc
jaceuk said:
Mate when your not in an area that picks up a 3g signal,it will drop to umts normal signal
and you can call but can use extended services like video talking,the net etc
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So if I'm in a 3G area it will connect via that then? Ignoring the GPRS?
:-(
I may not be gettingthis right mate but I'm sure the gprs is provided over 3g.
when ever I'm not in a 3g area I can't connect anyother way
but when I'm in the 3g area content is available
jaceuk said:
I may not be gettingthis right mate but I'm sure the gprs is provided over 3g.
when ever I'm not in a 3g area I can't connect anyother way
but when I'm in the 3g area content is available
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Ahh, I think I know what you're saying, cheers, but that's not exactly what I meant
With a new tarrif that I'm joining I've been told I get free GPRS, but want to know if 3G would be included, or chargable, and if charged then how I can stop my phone from using 3G as I've no interest in video calling or owt like that anyway. Just call/text/simple web browsing.
Regards
I'm also using T-Mobile Web & Walk and yes, 3G is included in your unlimited data allowance. You can just allow your MDA to connect in whichever way it wants and you will not have to pay any additional data charges.
as has been said, all data is free if on web and walk BUT>>>>>
wap dial up isnt (will be listed as tmobile CS or similar in connections manager) these connections are charged at 'mobile on net' rates per minute that you are connected (or like when mine dialed up overnight costing £35 for 6 hours connection and less than 1mb of data )
GPRS is "2.5"G service as is EDGE, this data is billed per MB. this is included in WnW
3G data is just that, 3G. again billed per mb but also included in WnW
so as long as you dont use wap dialup (ive actually found the settings on my MDC2 and replaced some of the numbers with XXXX so that it can never physically dial up again anyway) then all your data calls, regardless of route will be included in your WnW price plan
That's fantastic news :-D
I know I would be worried, and checking the phone all hours to make sure otherwise (sad I know, but I'm tight... I admit it...)
I'll delete the WAP thing now... doubt I'll ever need it, never used it before.
jonajuna said:
will be listed as tmobile CS or similar in connections manager
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Sorry....
I can't find it :-/
I go Settings/Connections/Connections/Manage Existing Connections
But the only one listed is T-Mobile Internet...
is it as I'm using a T-Mobile NL ROM and it's not been installed? Or Am I in the wrong place?
Regards.
Web'n'Walk'n'Pay
I am on Web'n'Walk; for my £20 a month I can surf/email without further thought on whether it says 'G' or 'U' in the top banner. Free, included. And with MSN Mobile, I've emailed freely on Hotmail from around the world for around 30p a day. My only complaint is that if there is a sniff of 3G reception, the MDA Pro latches onto it and ignores the much better GPRS reception, leaving me to watch it give up and reconnect, only to sniff that 3G again...
I too got stung by an overnight WAP connection and the resultant £35 bill even though im on 'walk n web'. I rang customers services who correctly told me that GPRS connection is included but WAP connection excluded but as a 'good will' gesture they would deduct £15 from the bill.
So question - how do you delete/amend the wap connection?
Wop WAP
WAP... stands for Computer Remote Access Protocol... :lol:
Sorry for being so thick, but I never realized there was such a thing as a wap connection. Would someone be so kind as to how explain how to disable it? TIA!
If you want to connect using GPRS only then surely can't you just select GSM in Phone Options instead of UMTS or GSM+UMTS? Then the phone will be forced to connect to your 2.5G/2G internet services.
moghisi101 said:
If you want to connect using GPRS only then surely can't you just select GSM in Phone Options instead of UMTS or GSM+UMTS? Then the phone will be forced to connect to your 2.5G/2G internet services.
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WAP isn't a 3G service, so won't be exluded if you get rid of the UMTS will it? Anyone know how to put XXXX's in the number to stop it connecting?
Any seen a program that will disable automatic data roaming? If not any one wanna develop it?? Seems like a useful program to have especially when you're traveling and don't want to pay the crazy roaming fees if you accidentally use your data connection.
Any one? Ideas or software recommend?
I'm also trying to find a program that will automatically disconnect / disable data while roaming.
I live near the border of 2 countries and even though I don't pay roaming for calls, my data is not included in roaming which makes it expensive.
at the moment I use nodata modaco to manually disable my data when I'm going over the border, but then I also have to have the phone service manual to avoid roaming without knowing it and being charged for data .
this is annoying because when I lose coverage I have to select it again manually, which happens a lot living near the border.
thank you very much, dan
PocketMax PhoneAlarm (http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.html) can do this through profiles. I use this feature and it sure makes travelling abroad a lot easier...no need to worry about remembering to disable data services...
thank you for your suggestion. the problem is that, due to the area where I live, I constantly change from my home network to the roaming one, even without knowing (when the service is in automatic mode). if I use profiles to disable my data with phonealarm I would have to change them all the time depending whether I'm in my home network or not. but some times, the network changes even on this side of the border.
I would have thought that some kind of mortscript would be able to disable data as soon as I moved to a foreign network without having to depend on profiles. therefore , I would not have to worry what network I'm with, because at home data would be active, and as soon as roaming kicked in, data would be disabled. thank you, dan
You can check out http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/products.htm
Hi!
I am looking for a tool to prevent data roaming ONLY: I tried Modaco Nodata but with this one you only can deactivate the connections permanentely...
I am here nere the border so sometimes the network is switching over to the one of the next country. I dont want to switch to "manual" network selection because i want to stay reachable... on the other hand, direct push / data connection should only be active in my home network.
Does anyone of you have a similar problem or a solution for this one?
I set my network to home only and when I travel to Michigan I use nodata to keep data turned off... ever since I haven't received any data roaming charges and my data service is on without worrying about roaming... the downside to this is I cannot take advantage of the extended calling area but oh well if I need to call to US with phone I turn data off and then switch to normal mode....
Hi i have the touch hd since one day now. But dont gave 3G internet contract yet. but everytime he want sto go to internet he uses 3G. how can i put that off. Because its gonna cost me alot of money.
Regards
You can delete each 3g connection in settings/connections on your phone or use the NoData app to "toggle" each one
Not sure if this is the correct forum but I want to be able to turn of roaming completely. I have a US G1 on the three UK network with the US RC33 installed and root. I have disabled data roaming. Here in the UK we're too small a country to want to roam! Coverage is usually good enough from a single network. However, I occasionally get the little 'R' symbol on the single strength icon and an annoying prompt saying I need to turn data roaming on because I lost connectivity. I have to go into the settings and manually select the "3" network again.
What I want is to either be connected to three UK or not connected to anything at all. Is there a config file I can edit to allow this? Would the UK RC8 firmware do this for me?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Doesn't a 3-UK SIM try to roam onto O2 though?
You could set the phone WCDMA only and NOT roam onto a GSM network.
Use AnyCut to shorcut Activity: Phone Info
From there under preferred Network Type; set to "WCDMA Only"
HELP!! Roaming signal won't go away
I have an unlocked G1, JF1.41 v 1.1 and i just updated to the RC33...but this also happened when i had RC30 , v 1.0...
I put in my canadian Fido sim card and everything works fine but i have that little "R" on top of my signal strength bar...
I think this means its data roaming? if this is the case...it should be okay (even though its going to bother me) because my service provider says my EDGE/Data is disabled (i do not have a data plan, NOR do i wish to incur any data charges.. i'm fine with my free WIFI ) .
However, if this means im roaming on another network, i dont want to be incuring any long distance charges on my phone EVEN when im using my own FIDO network..
I went to settings - about phone - status, and here are my specs (some of them):
Network: Fido
Network Type: EDGE
Service state: In service
Roaming: Roaming
Data Access: Disconnected
i'm pretty much just concerned about the ROAMING part of it... my other friends with G1's are with rogers, don't have that little R..
how do i get rid of that?? please and thanks!
Try manually changing the network in Settings>Wireless controls>Mobile networks>Operator selection
G1, like all GSM phones, will roam onto networks specified on the SIM if it can get a better signal. As long as the relevant operator has a roaming agreement in place, there's nothing to be concerned about, other than the R symbol in the status bar.
Mod: move this over to General discussion please.
I did change it and selected my Fido network (it's the only network available).
Thanks. I've set it to WCDMA only so I'll see how it goes.
Please help??? i still have that little R on top!
After I got home I found my phone had lost its connection. It didn't seem to be searching for the network. I had to go into settings, search for networks and then select three again. Is there any way to control if the phone does a search for networks automatically?
Looks like it reconnects to three on its own after a while. I still get the annoying popup about turning on data roaming though
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Looks like it reconnects to three on its own after a while. I still get the annoying popup about turning on data roaming though
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As has been previously mentioned, Three will "roam" onto another network if it goes out of Three's own 3G network coverage because Three does not run its own 2G network.
However, it isn't O2 anymore, it is Orange as of late 2006/2007. I *believe* that you won't be charged any more if you use data whilst "roaming" on Orange, so whilst you are in the UK it is quite safe to allow data roaming, but I would be inclined to check this with Three.
Regards,
Dave