well.. i would love if the developers could edit some thing in power save in their roms..
wifi gets off.. immediately after the screen is off... but .. cant we modify it such that..it get delayed..
or the settings get modified in such that.. wifi gets off when screen gets off..
when their is no uploading and downloading taking place..
Wifi should never be turned off when you're connected to a wifi network. If its not already set that way in wifi settings, change it.
What he said. Wifi uses a lot less battery then 3g does.
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If you don't know how menu-settings-wifi-menu advanced options-sleep policy-never
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Do you guys leave this on or off? I left it on always on my HTC hero but it did drain the battery faster... its found in the wireless networks / mobile networks setting...
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surfnhawaii808 said:
Do you guys leave this on or off? I left it on always on my HTC hero but it did drain the battery faster... its found in the wireless networks / mobile networks setting...
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Yeah i'm a little confused too. Does this have to be checked to get the gmail pushed?
Yeah, I leave mine on unless I'm using wifi calling, in which case I can use wifi for data. You can turn it off if you wanna save battery life tho. It obviously means you can't use anything that uses data, like texts, emails, internet, maybe calls even.
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Uchennadi said:
Yeah, I leave mine on unless I'm using wifi calling, in which case I can use wifi for data. You can turn it off if you wanna save battery life tho. It obviously means you can't use anything that uses data, like texts, emails, internet, maybe calls even.
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why would this affect txts and calls? it isn't airplane mode...
If you uncheck mobile networks, then its pretty much airplane mode. If you'd like to save battery, then you can set the Network Mode to GSM only and uncheck the "always on mobile data" Will save quite a bit
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EDIT: Apologies. The always on mobile data keeps a pretty constant connection with the network so downloading can happen faster. Since the connection to the network is already on and active, a download can be plopped in quite fast. It is unnecessary for data connections, but is helpful
FYI I just unchecked it and tested my GMAIL and I still get my e-mails pushed. Lets hope I get better battery life.
You will simply see a larger delay when you request the phone to pull data... also push services MAY function and may not...
You may only get gmail when you pick up your phone and use the data some other way... at which point the phone opens up the data connection and any information can flow over data.
I would doubt that the push server will be able to signal the phone to turn on data, so it may check periodically or only catch the push command if you have your data pipe open already (as described above).
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Would it continually be searching for 3g or something? I was reading that you canot actually turn off the data services on the Xoom, so how would it handle not being activated? Anything extra running in the background?
patass said:
Would it continually be searching for 3g or something? I was reading that you canot actually turn off the data services on the Xoom, so how would it handle not being activated? Anything extra running in the background?
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No it won't. Also there is a switch to deactivate the 3g in the wireless settings menu.
I just put mine in airplane mode. It turns the radio completely off.
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El Daddy said:
I just put mine in airplane mode. It turns the radio completely off.
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Same here. My only issue with this setup is that rebooting leaves you with your Wifi off.
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Would it continually be searching for 3g or something? I was reading that you canot actually turn off the data services on the Xoom, so how would it handle not being activated? Anything extra running in the background?
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Why not wait 9 days and get the WiFi only?
martonikaj said:
Why not wait 9 days and get the WiFi only?
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My guess is that he is like me and wants to have the option to use 3G/4G. I feel like the device is crippled without it. Thats just me no need to flame me.
zone23 said:
My guess is that he is like me and wants to have the option to use 3G/4G. I feel like the device is crippled without it. Thats just me no need to flame me.
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unless you have a phone that does wifi 4g tether of course
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No it won't. Also there is a switch to deactivate the 3g in the wireless settings menu.
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Where is the switch to deactivate just the 3G data in the wireless menu ?, thanks
brosenz said:
Where is the switch to deactivate just the 3G data in the wireless menu ?, thanks
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Settings-->Wireless & Networks-->Mobile Networks-->Data Enabled
Just uncheck that.
BBalz said:
Settings-->Wireless & Networks-->Mobile Networks-->Data Enabled
Just uncheck that.
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Thank you, I understand that option will disable data transmission, but is it going to turn off the 3G radio as well ?, I am looking into the battery saver options. I think my only option will be to turn on "Airplane Mode" and then turn on Wifi, thoughts ?, thanks
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Thank you, I understand that option will disable data transmission, but is it going to turn off the 3G radio as well ?, I am looking into the battery saver options. I think my only option will be to turn on "Airplane Mode" and then turn on Wifi, thoughts ?, thanks
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With data enabled unchecked you'll still see the Cell Standby using battery power, although not much. If you go to airplane mode then turn wifi on, it does what you want and doesn't use the cell radio as far as I can tell. I installed a widget on my desktop and turn wifi on and off when I need it. Even with wifi on battery life is excellent.
I did notice that daylight savings time didn't update as I had the xoom getting the time from the network which I assume is the cell network.
For the record, there was a Verizon Xoom on ebay yesterday as a one day auction starting at 200 bucks. I threw 550 down on it but it ended at like 780 or something. So yeah, I'm still waiting on the Wifi. I have a staples employee as a friend that's getting me her discount on it so.
I was wondering since when I am home and primarily using wifi instead of my 4G data, will using wifi calling save me on battery as well? I usually turn data off because I save a lot of power that way. On my nexus one I get about 5 days of use with 1 charge in Airplane mode.
Thanks in advance.
Yes wifi will use considerably less power across the board.
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So I got my nexus 4 about a week ago, i havent flashed any roms or anything, everything is stock.
Im having this issue where every time i want to use the internet/facebookapp/anyinternetapp i have to toggle the data on and off for it to work again otherwise my data doesnt work.
What can i do to fix this? This is extremely frustrating
What are your APN settings?
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Make sure your APN protocol only has the value "ipv6". Perhaps you see this mentioned in a recent post...
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Uk here.. dial *#*#4636#*#* set phone network from wcdma prefered to LTE/GSM-PRL, turn radio off then back on .. now even though they are the wrong settings it's the only way i can can decent 3G(H) speeds and not have the minute or two 3G lockups... shrugs.
I have the same issue and I'm with Tmobile. I was on stock ROM and now im rooted on xylon ROM but still data wont connect sometimes . I made new apns too. I have to toggle data or power cycle to connect
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I have used the same settings for this app on the S3, and Note 2, however it fails on the Note 3. Anyone know what settings to use to get it to work?
I'm not sure man, I was using on my n2 as well but I assumed I needed to be rooted to run it on the n3, I could be wrong, that's just what I assumed but then I read about people using the Foxfi app from the play store and it working great so I gave it a shot and it's done good by me so far, however I haven't ran it longer than about an hour so far. And the only trick to get it working is once u download the app and turn hotspot/tethering on, you will get a pop up saying u need to set it up with verizon or something along those lines, DO NOT hit cancel, instead just push the home button and you'll have mobile hotspot working. I use it to give wifi to my nexus 7.2 that's installed in my dash of my car and I run Google maps n music all the time. So far so good, but like I said I do need to give it the test of time still and see how it holds after a few hours of use. Hope this helps ya maybe? I agree though, I'm Def a fan of the TrevE mod wifi. It always ran fantastic.
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Yes, wifi tether / treve mod needs root. I am currently using it with the S3, waiting for GN3 to be delivered. In the past, I would either post questions on wifi tether forum or email the development team, which generally resolved any issues that arose. Maybe someone already has it working on another carrier? Should check ATT, T-Mobile and Sprint GN3 forums
Im sure the settings probably just need to be configured slightly different from the N2 to get it to work! TrevE is my go to tether app...the stock hotspot sucks imo.
bump... I'd like to see this working too. It's nice to see how much data and what speed you are getting. I have yet to get WiFi Tether working on any variant of Android 4.3 though.
You don't need any apps. configure wifi hot spot then turn it on. A Verizon pop up comes up about wifi hot spot subscription, don't press cancel. Done.
Cancel turns it off the hotspot, just press the home key and that's it.
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You don't need any apps. configure wifi hot spot then turn it on. A Verizon pop up comes up about wifi hot spot subscription, don't press cancel. Done.
Cancel turns it off the hotspot, just press the home key and that's it.
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It is my experience that Wifi Tether has always been more stable than the Verizon app, I get constant drops with it.