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WM5 more complicated to use??

Hi folks:
I am loving my JASJAR, truly an amazing device. However, I cannot help but feel that I seem to be doing more screen taps than ever before (in my case the MDA, MDA2 and PDA2k) to get the same sort of things done.
Some examples:
a) switching between email accounts: I have to tap on menu, select "switch accounts" and then select the account I want to switch from the drop down menu: 3 taps (2 before)
b) sending/receiving emails: again, one extra tap in menu (no send/receive icon on the bottom of the email application).
c) this one drives me nuts: my GPRS connection keeps dropping (is this a common problem?) and to reconnect I cannot tap on the little icon on the top as I did with prior devices, but rather I have to go to settings-> connections -> connections -> manage exiting connections, and then tap on the GPRS connection (5 taps instead of 2 before).
Am I missing something here or am I just "WM5-challenged"?
Thanks for any advice.
Fernando

orinoco said:
Hi folks:
a) switching between email accounts: I have to tap on menu, select "switch accounts" and then select the account I want to switch from the drop down menu: 3 taps (2 before)
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you dont have to tap the menu to switch accounts. just tap INBOX (if you're inside your mail account) and switch to either TEXT,MMS or POP3
orinoco said:
b) sending/receiving emails: again, one extra tap in menu (no send/receive icon on the bottom of the email application).
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i'd rather have soft keys than icons so I dont think this matters much
orinoco said:
c) this one drives me nuts: my GPRS connection keeps dropping (is this a common problem?) and to reconnect I cannot tap on the little icon on the top as I did with prior devices, but rather I have to go to settings-> connections -> connections -> manage exiting connections, and then tap on the GPRS connection (5 taps instead of 2 before).
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GPRS should connect automatically once you do a task that needs internet connection.

a) switching between email accounts: I have to tap on menu, select "switch accounts" and then select the account I want to switch from the drop down menu: 3 taps (2 before)
You can also press the left or rigth arrows on the keyboard to switch email accounts.
c) this one drives me nuts: my GPRS connection keeps dropping (is this a common problem?) and to reconnect I cannot tap on the little icon on the top as I did with prior devices, but rather I have to go to settings-> connections -> connections -> manage exiting connections, and then tap on the GPRS connection (5 taps instead of 2 before).
This one gets on my nerves a little to. I know it will reconnect next time you need it to, but it seems like it disconnects to often, definitly more that my previous device.

Ctrl Key is missing which was really useful to close applications...
Is there any shortcut keys to close Applications from Keypad instead going to Memory or using some Task Manager prog?...
Used to use Handy Switcher, with 2005 it seems doesnt work well...

mniko said:
Ctrl Key is missing which was really useful to close applications...
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Yes or jsut a simple Copy/Cut Paste, this a XXXX in the Ass to put each time a new WEP key... (I have all of them on my SD)

All the functionality you guys are asking for are availble through GIGATASK http://www.gigatask.com/. I'm using it for two years now with great comfort and pleasure.

Daimaou said:
mniko said:
Ctrl Key is missing which was really useful to close applications...
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Yes or jsut a simple Copy/Cut Paste, this a XXXX in the Ass to put each time a new WEP key... (I have all of them on my SD)
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<Fn> and <Space> for the edit menu...

How To disable Gprs on Qtek9100

hi all,
i want to have Gprs disabled on my Qtek9100 does anyone know how? i tried the End Call Button but without success. Any suggestions?
thx

You have to hold it down for a few seconds

Don_Zakaria said:
hi all,
i want to have Gprs disabled on my Qtek9100 does anyone know how? i tried the End Call Button but without success. Any suggestions?
thx
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Do you want to disable it permanently or just temporaly?

Permanently - Delete the GPRS settings from "Settings" > " Connections"
Temporaly - Hold 3 seconds of the "End Call" button.

bolasz said:
Don_Zakaria said:
hi all,
i want to have Gprs disabled on my Qtek9100 does anyone know how? i tried the End Call Button but without success. Any suggestions?
thx
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i did but did'nt help!

bolasz said:
Don_Zakaria said:
hi all,
i want to have Gprs disabled on my Qtek9100 does anyone know how? i tried the End Call Button but without success. Any suggestions?
thx
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Yes i want to disable it permanently if possible

williamchan_hksar said:
Permanently - Delete the GPRS settings from "Settings" > " Connections"
Temporaly - Hold 3 seconds of the "End Call" button.
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about the permenantly part i really don't understand what you mean, i tried what i understood but no success..
about the temporarly part i tried that already but no changes

When you see the G symbol in a white square, GPRS is possible but not connected and therefore not consuming data. When you see a small G in a small white square, with two arrows beside it, GPRS is connected and can use little amounts of data to keep the connection alive. If you have a GPRS connection (little G, two arrows), press and hold the red button for 5 secs and the symbol will change to a large G in a white box. That means you have just dis-connected your GPRS connection. If you start MSN or IE, a connecton will be established and data will be sent, so it will cost you money. You will see the G symbol change then. So, if you see only a large G in white box, no worries, GPRS is disconnected. If you see small G with two arrows, press and hold red button till symbol changes to big G and connection is ended.
The permanent solution suggested above means that in the start-settings-connections-connections menu you empty one of the boxes in your accounts, e.g. the doamin name etc. In that way, your GPRS connection cannot make a connection because the right values are not there. Problem is: when you want to use GPRS, you will have to fill in the correct values again so you will have to know what to till in in what box. You can also delete the whole connection (e.g. T-Mobile GPRS or similar) to get rid of the account entirely.
You can also install this little freeware program, if you click on the GPRS symbol it gives you a disconnect button in the pop-up, making it possible to disconnect a connection (the symbol changes into a large G with white box).
Hope this helps.

Doesnt work on my Qtek 9100, no extra button after connect.
Sometimes ago I used SPB GPRS Monitor that have extra buttons to connect/disconnect.

be sure to soft reset after installing, worked on my Vario. Also, be sure to tick the appropriate boxes in the GB soft tweak CPl applet in start-settings-system.
Today another thread was posted that gave the reg edit for the disconnect button and connection timer, search for posts made today or yesterday. I'm sure you'll find the regedits in that post. it was in HLKM/Controlpanel/phone, make a Dword names Flags02 with hex value 10, if I'm correct. save and soft reset, button should be there. this gives you the button, but not the other GB options, which I find usefull as well.

OK... its a little easier than you all think.... go to settings / connections / create a new dummy dial out entry and set that to be default rather than Autopick....
It will never use GPRS again cos it cant dial out... you may get the odd message still though. Nowt you can do about that as thats down to the OS and software.
Terran

thanks very much for the app,works perfect 8)

thx guys it seems to be Ok now

Turn GPRS OFF!

Hello,
How do I turn GPRS OFF On an Xda Exec?
I have a successful WiFi connection set up to my Works Netork and I want to browse the internet via that. However, GPRS just will not GO AWAY & keeps on insisting that IT rather what I WANT is the route to the internet.
Hence I want it gone, nada, no more.
I can safely say that I will NEVER browse the net using GPRS or poxy WAP sites - excessively expensive crapola!
Thanks in advance,
Andy

i have same problem , plz help

sakinah said:
i have same problem , plz help
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and me! been searching but no luck yet!

not sure about 2005 but with 2003 i can just choose which connection i wanna use in connection->advanced

If you never going to use GPRS, just delete the settings:
Settings->Connections->Connections, under My ISP choose 'Manage existing connections', then long click on the GPRS setting (not sure what the name in your case will be, but it is probably the only one there) then choose delete.
You are now safe from GPRS charges.

levenum said:
If you never going to use GPRS, just delete the settings:
Settings->Connections->Connections, under My ISP choose 'Manage existing connections', then long click on the GPRS setting (not sure what the name in your case will be, but it is probably the only one there) then choose delete.
You are now safe from GPRS charges.
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there is not option to delete?

It is possible that on your phone the connection is set up under 'My work network', try checking there. Somewhere there should be a connection with your GPRS settings and you should be able to delete it.

i must be going blind, there is no option to delete, just edit or add

You are not going blind.
On the dialog it self there are two buttons 'Edit' and 'New'.
But if you tap and hold the connection it self (see little circles) you get a pop-up menu saying 'Delete' and 'Connect'.
It works on my Jamin, and it should work for you.

levenum said:
You are not going blind.
On the dialog it self there are two buttons 'Edit' and 'New'.
But if you tap and hold the connection it self (see little circles) you get a pop-up menu saying 'Delete' and 'Connect'.
It works on my Jamin, and it should work for you.
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aaahhh now youre talking! ok i'll give that a go ta

oh bugger, ok thats worked BUT i thinki deleted my phone settings as now it cant find the network for calls, pratt, anyone got the setting so i can ut them back in, i dint reallt want to reset it after i got everything else working!

got it working now! ta

Same problem here, however I would like to use GPRS occasionally, so do not really want to delete the setting.
Example whilst at home, I want to use wi-fi, on the road GPRS.
Is there any tools that can turn GPRS on and off ?

Just press the E or G icon on the top bar and you should have the option to disconnect. That is, if you've enabled GPRS Disconnect in your registry. Works like a charm. Whenever I want to connect via WiFi, I just disconnect GPRS and fire up WiFi...

Deactivate data connection on HD2

On my Diamond, I had a handy little application called NoData which deactivated data connections so that I didn't get charged for using mobile internet by mistake.
Is there any way to do the same thing on the HD2?
Thx.

I am also looking for an app that can do this.
I'm off abroad in a couple of weeks and I am already having nightmares about the bill I may have when I return if I can't find a way to deactivate the data!

pkchips said:
On my Diamond, I had a handy little application called NoData which deactivated data connections so that I didn't get charged for using mobile internet by mistake.
Is there any way to do the same thing on the HD2?
Thx.
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Just use the same app
Grtz,
Degake

there is a app out there called...................nodata

oh, are you sure it works on the HD2?

nodata works fine but i use bsb tweaks to disable data connections manually before crossing the border so i can enable it just in case

Since I have no data plan with my carrier i disable connections not referring to WIFI alltogether, I just go to Settings, connections, menu, connections, advanced, select network, and put "work network" (or something, I have it in italian) to both.

pkchips said:
On my Diamond, I had a handy little application called NoData which deactivated data connections so that I didn't get charged for using mobile internet by mistake.
Is there any way to do the same thing on the HD2?
Thx.
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there is a vey simple way to deactivate the data connection: long press the on/off key and you will get a little menu: one of the menu items is deactivate data connection. Press it and it's done.

kuzibri said:
there is a vey simple way to deactivate the data connection: long press the on/off key and you will get a little menu: one of the menu items is deactivate data connection. Press it and it's done.
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That terminates it, but it doesn't stop it coming back on when an app tries to use it.
Is there a reason that no-one has suggested airplane mode?

no cab needed, the answer is on the HTC site:
How do I disable my 3G/GPRS Data Connection?
Follow the steps below to ensure that your phone will never connect to a GPRS/3G Data Connection.
1. Go to Start > Settings > Menu > All Settings > Connections > Connections
2. Tap Add a new modem connection > then under Select a modem, select Celluar Line (GPRS) > Name the Connection "Offline" >Tap Next.
3. In the Access point name text box input "Offline" and tap Next.
4. On the next page tap Finish.
5. On the second Connections Menu, tap Manage existing connections and select "Offline" then click OK.
Re-enable the data connection if you want to connect to the internet via 3g/Edge.
1. From the home screen, slide to the Settings tab, Wireless Controls > Data Connection.
2. Select your Country and Operator
3. Tap OK.
4. On the subsequent screen, tap Yes.
The phone will automatically configure itself with the appropriate settings.
Note: When disabling the connection in this way, your phone may report errors when trying to connect to "Offline." The error is caused by the phone being unable to connect to a data source due to the settings, and is normal.

traianescu said:
no cab needed, the answer is on the HTC site:
How do I disable my 3G/GPRS Data Connection?
Follow the steps below to ensure that your phone will never connect to a GPRS/3G Data Connection.
1. Go to Start > Settings > Menu > All Settings > Connections > Connections
2. Tap Add a new modem connection > then under Select a modem, select Celluar Line (GPRS) > Name the Connection "Offline" >Tap Next.
3. In the Access point name text box input "Offline" and tap Next.
4. On the next page tap Finish.
5. On the second Connections Menu, tap Manage existing connections and select "Offline" then click OK.
Re-enable the data connection if you want to connect to the internet via 3g/Edge.
1. From the home screen, slide to the Settings tab, Wireless Controls > Data Connection.
2. Select your Country and Operator
3. Tap OK.
4. On the subsequent screen, tap Yes.
The phone will automatically configure itself with the appropriate settings.
Note: When disabling the connection in this way, your phone may report errors when trying to connect to "Offline." The error is caused by the phone being unable to connect to a data source due to the settings, and is normal.
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that's what bsb tweaks does, but with one click.

d3l1 said:
that's what bsb tweaks does, but with one click.
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in case you dont feel like installing bsb tweaks, get nodata here
http://www.modaco.com/content/pocket-pc-software/246171/new-free-utility-nodata/

This is what i want to know. How can we auto disconnect data connection after certain period of time. For example if i set up my device to update weather every hour using EDGE, it wont disconnect automatically but i want it to auto disconnect once the weather is updated regardless of i notice it or not. How do we achieve that?

Hello, I have installed the modaco no data app and it works a treat.

yusufjee said:
This is what i want to know. How can we auto disconnect data connection after certain period of time. For example if i set up my device to update weather every hour using EDGE, it wont disconnect automatically but i want it to auto disconnect once the weather is updated regardless of i notice it or not. How do we achieve that?
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Why not give this a try? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286844&highlight=bandswitch

Thought i'll post a qn here instead of starting a new thread:
Is there any way to allow data connection for just one application in hd2? disabling all others?
I want just IM+ to have data connection but not others like weather update,stock update etc...
any ideas friends?

An application having the same functionality of the famous MoDaCo Nodata but with Manila touch screen interface!!
http://www.redfrogfish.com/data-controller/

sevoflurane said:
An application having the same functionality of the famous MoDaCo Nodata but with Manila touch screen interface!!
http://www.redfrogfish.com/data-controller/
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Thx...but its only showing 3 connections:mobile TV,MyWorld and MMS.
IM+ is not there although its running.

disabled data but now cant connect to wifi
Hi,
I've disabled my data connection using the HTC mehtod but now when I've connected to wifi, I keep on getting an error message say page cannot be displayed and there is a problem with my connection?
Can someone please tell me if I've done something wrong? and if this is suppose to happen?
Thanks,

How to disable data connection manually in Omnia II (WM 6.5)

Hi All,
I've got Omnia II with WM 6.5 in which i have to manually turn off / disconnect the data connection all the times and it always turn on again after a while.
can anyone recommend or suggest which way / tools to disable the non-wifi data connection only ? so far i only i need GSM and the Wifi only to reduce unwanted cost.
Thanks.

Open Samsung Settings (press the big button) and hit on the top line the key with the arrow left/right.
Select the Option "Wireless Manager" - and take a look at the right bottom corner. There you see "MENUE" - press it and select "Data con. Settings".
Tick all three Options and select the "TIME OFF" at "NO PACKET FOR". Switch device off and on again and from now disconect the WiFi connection with a short press on the PowerOff Button.

yes that works man, now I'm using nodata.cab to make the setting permanent.

How to disable data connection manually in Omnia II (WM 6.5)-do not see "data" option
".....There you see "MENUE" - press it and select "Data con. Settings".
Tick all three Options and select the "TIME OFF" at "NO PACKET FOR". "
With my i920 all is on for "phone, bluetooth, wi-fi,data"
I do not see any "Data con Settings" screen when I press "Menu" - only see "Phone Setting, Bluetooth,Wi-Fi". How can I see "Data" to make change?
Thank.