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....
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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
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Hi,
I am leaving for vacation tomorrow and of course I would like to bring my Magic with me. I know there is apps like APNdroid and Toggle Data, but isn't there something in my settings I can untick or stuff like that, so my Magic doesn't use 3G, 2G and other data I need to pay for? I only want it to use Wi-fi, so I don't get a huge bill.
Thanks in advance.
btw, it's the scandinavian/canadien model.
Settings
Wireless
Mobile Network
Data roaming -- turn off
Symptoms
- You cannot maintain a constant data connection. The connection is often lost or dropped.
- HD2 reception indicator dances between G to 3G to H despite showing good reception, and user remaining stationary.
Counter measures - No cabs or registry tweaks needed.
Presented in the order I would try them. If the lower number levels don't work, then move up a level. These are offerred as advice from a UK based HD2 user, though may work for you elsewhere.
LEVEL 1
- Go to Comm Manager > Wireless Controls
- Turn the Data connection Off then On again.
This will usually get you back and running again faster than waiting for the HD2 to sort itself out.
LEVEL 2
- Go to Settings > All Settings > Connections > Advanced Network
- Disable HSDPA/HSUPA
This will stop your phone attempting to use '3.5G' and will mean that you only use 3G.
Remember to re-enable HSDPA/HSUPA when you are in an area with better reception.
LEVEL 3
- Go to Settings > Wireless Controls > Phone - Change phone settings
- Move down to Other Options > Band - Change baseband
- Change Network Type from Auto to GSM
- Change Band frequency from Auto to either GSM (900+1800)+UMTS or GSM (1900+850) . To make the decision, you need to know the GSM frequency your operator uses. If you don't know, you can just try both of the GSM options and see which works. No damage will be done by using the wrong frequency first time, and you can change back.
This will disable 3G and force your phone to use 2G. Most operators have decent 2G networks, so you shouldn't have the disconnects anymore, but you will have slower than 3G potential speeds.
Remember to change your phone back to Auto for both Network Type and Band Frequency when you are in an area with better reception.
Thanks for the heads up... will have to try some of these. I find it most annoying at times...!
Thanks for the advice, I do find those issues annoying. What are the benefits of using 3.5G? If they're aren't any major advantages and turning this off helps then I may as well leave it off.
CHIP STAXMAN said:
LEVEL 1
- Go to Comm Manager > Wireless Controls
- Turn the Data connection Off then On again.
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The problem with this is that it b*llockses up your push email settings, if you use the phone to get email from an Exchange server. The better approach (assuming standard configuration) is to press and hold the power/end-call hard-button. That brings up a menu of four choices. The last of those is "terminate data connection". Click it. Anything the phone does which requires the data connection after that will automatically reactivate it.
3G 2100
These tricks may solve the issue for many but not for me because I'm in a 3G 2100 only network so I cannot switch to GSM. I will try to disable HSDPA/HSUPA to see if that works though.
The weird thing is that the issue occurs almost exclusively when I'm logged on an IM client and the phone stays in sleep mode a few minutes (say 15 min or so). After I wake up the phone the signal seems ok but the data connection is lost (IM, browsing, mail, weather update, etc.). It doesn't happen every time but very often, several times a day.
If I don't log on any instant messenger app the data connection is stable, especially with the new 1.66 ROM (I tried both Duttty's custom and official). In this case I lose data connection very rarely, in fact I din't even remember the last time I did.
Can anybody provide an explanation for this, what is happening with the connection between the IM server and the phone during sleep?
snerkler said:
Thanks for the advice, I do find those issues annoying. What are the benefits of using 3.5G? If they're aren't any major advantages and turning this off helps then I may as well leave it off.
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If your network supports it, you should have higher potential data upload and download speeds through using 3.5G (HSDPA/HSUPA).
In reality and every day use, on many networks you probably wouldn't notice the difference between 3G and 3.5G.
I'm on Virgin Mobile, which piggybacks on T-Mobile's network here in the UK. My speedtests in central London, show virtually no difference between me using 2G, 3G and 3.5G!!!! Which is ridiculous. The main difference I get as a HD2 user is much more stable data connection on 2G vs 3G/3.5G.
I'm traveling in Europe with my Sprint Galaxy S5 Sport running Android 5.0 on Sprint's global roaming plan, which is awesomely providing me with free 2G data in Germany, Spain, and England. However, every 30 seconds, if I'm connected to the international carrier's data network, my phone's Wi-Fi turns itself on to search for Wi-Fi networks nearby. Being on 2G and constantly searching for Wi-Fi networks is causing my battery to die twice as fast, which is the last thing I need while traveling abroad.
I've been through ALL the settings to be sure location is not using Wi-Fi (and even that location is turned off), that Google is not scanning Wi-Fi for random crap, not always scanning for networks, unchecked and killed Connections Optimizer, disabled Wi-Fi power saving mode via *#0011#, booted the phone in safe mode, killed every running app... Still, once I connect to an international carrier's data network (in this case Movistar in Spain), my Wi-Fi turns on after about 30 seconds. I turn it off, the cycle repeats.
If I turn off mobile data or unregister from the network or go into airplane mode, Wi-Fi does not turn itself on automatically. When I am on my home network, Wi-Fi does not turn itself on automatically. Only when actively connected to data on an international network.
I have talked to a few people at Sprint and they simply advise to disable Wi-FI notifications - which obviously does not solve my battery-drain problem - or factory reset the phone. However, the behavior feels too calculated to be that simple. It seems like a "feature" Sprint would try to sneak in to minimize use of international data roaming when possible, perhaps even for the customer's benefit.
Has anyone heard of this? Is it a bug? "Enhancement?" Something new they're doing for the global roaming plans? Or just a crazy software glitch as SprintCares suggests?
Thanks!
EDIT: Another data point from Reddit: this also seems to happen for people roaming domestically, not limited to international.
I'm using a provider which offers national roaming. This means if my network provider (let's name it A) doesn't have a (good) signal, phone switches to another network provider B (for which they have a contract). While on network B, I can call, SMS without limitation, but I'm limited to EDGE while using the mobile network.
It works ok, but there are some cases when I wish to change network faster.
For example - I came to the shopping center and in one part of it, the phone loses signal with my network provider A. It switches to provider B and then often stays with provider B (on roaming) too long. Even if I came out of center where my provider A has 4G, phone still uses provider B ... often quite a long time.
I can go to Settings, but it is quite deep and you can't create a shortcut to there. And it also takes quite a long because of the phone checks for all networks in surroundings.
What I want is just a simple jump to my provider A as quick as possible.
Any idea? I saw some apps on Google's Play which refresh network. Maybe this will be a solution.
Probably there is a setting for refreshing somewhere on Android system?
Turn on airplane mode until the data indicator goes away and then turn it back off
Interesting I have the same problem. I always change manually which is very annoying
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Turn on airplane mode until the data indicator goes away and then turn it back off
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Thanks.
I'm sure that I have tried this in the beginning. And it didn't work (maybe I change the state too fast and phone didn't disconnect the first network).
I will try this again when the described problem occurs again.
I have tried with airplane mode today (for about 10 seconds), but if reconnect again to roaming provider. After a minutes or two, it automatically reconnects to my main provider.
I didn't look at the phone all the time, because I was driving ... so I will try with this again.
I have tried again (different location and time) and it doesn't work. It simply reconnects to roaming. If I stay there for an hour or more, then it will reconnect to the main provider. Quite annoying.