Well connecting to wireless network worked fine until yesterday.I wanted to connect to found wireless network which had excellent signal in local cafee (where previously my N7 worked normally),and my nexus 7 connected to it,but that icon of wireless was still gray and there was in it like an arrow blinking (the icon wasn't blue like it should be).The strength of signal was excellent,nexus 7 connected to it in few seconds but I couldn't open any website despite that.
What could be the possible problem and what should I do?
I tried second found network which had less signal strength but it happened the same.
In second local caffee I just got message obtaining IP adress and it hangs there.
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Who know what is the icon "G" for ? next to the signal icon & speaker
GPRS network detected!!
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GPRS network detected!!
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even I do not have GPRS setup on my XDA2?
Apart from the setup, the network is all around you. So: YES, the Radio detects it and then shows this 'G'. Maybe it even stands for 'Gee look what I found: GPRS availability' :wink:
On my MDAI & II this Icon is shown when i connect to a GPRS Network, not when it is found.
The G appears when a GPRS network is detected as being available for connection, regardless of whether you are connected or not.
Patrick, this sounds different for you, maybe your ROM/Carrier has something we don't.
cheers,
Alex.
I also tried my XDA3 and it is the same. When i boot th device and it is logged on to the network i just get the signal strength.
When i then start a connection(over the ConnectionManager or the RasApi, same behavior) the G Icon is shown when connection starts.
Weird, my G always appears just after I switch the phone on when I wake up in the morning. I never connect my GPRS unless I need it - worried about frying my nuts when the xda is in my pocket (you never know, I might need them again one day).
rgds,
Alex.
Hi,
On my device and all our local phone network here. You will only get the "G" icon only if you have subcribe to the service. The general observation is that the icon will stay for about 5 to 10 second after the phone radio is switched on and disappear afterwards. You can also check it by clicking the signal strength icon.
The correct term should be "attached".
By default, your phone will search for GPRS on radio start, and when it finds the one you belong to, it attaches to the GPRS network -- thus the symbol "G".
But this doesn't mean you're connected, only that you're ready. You are only connected to the GPRS when you click Connect ...etc, when a username & password is verified.
So, generally speaking, you'll need to see the "G" before you can go online on GPRS.
basically it just tells you that GPRS is available.... if your connected you'll see the two arrows above the signal icon in the taskbar instead of the antenna shaped one...
Hi,
First time posting here, had my Shift for about 3 months and I've found this place a great resource for information and as you all have said, despite the poor battery life I wouldn't be without it.
Now down to my problem, I'd be grateful for your help.
I use my Shift on Wifi at home most of the time but work out on site and need to connect via the in-built 3G modem, when switching the Wifi off and the Modem on through Comms Mgr, it connects to my Service Provider (Vodafone) and I have good signal strength but the network connection icon in the task bar in Vista has a red cross through it and I no matter how long I leave it the red cross doesn't go until I go into Device Manager and scan for hardware changes, it then comes up and I can launch IE and browse the internet, but then the connection drops and I've tried restarting but with no sucess
Any help would be appreciated.
Do you use "high performance" power settings ? You should. Keeps many connection problems from happening.
I am a relatively new HD2 user (just a few weeks) and I need to ask other users to know what is "normal" with the HD2.
Brief background. My HD2 shipped with 1.48. I flashed to 1.66 via HSPL, used it for a couple of weeks of perfect normal function. No connection issues, but the 1.66 ROM lacks much over Dutty's HG v.08, so I flashed to Dutty's hard reset, and then my service provider began having problems with the data network.
I am not sure what is normal for connection. When I connect via EDGE, the "E" is solid, and there is a smaller "E" in the upper right of the notification area for connections. When I cannot connect the larger "E" is grayed out/dim and the area where the small "E" would be on connection is replaced with a standard connection tower icon. In this scenario, no connection takes place.
If I go to the Wireless controls, the "Data" connection is dimmed in this event, and if I try to connect, it will give me an attempt, with double arrows, and then fail. i assume this is normal when the network is not functioning properly?
I am on a mixed network, where some areas have 3G and others have only EDGE. Should I leave the 3G switch on "Automatic" (on) or should I stay on GSM?
Normally once I get connected, if I restart, or soft-reset, the connection will be lost, and I will have to go through the process again...after some minutes (10 or so) the phone will often connect to EDGE, with the large "E" and smaller "E" and I always have all the bars, so I am sure the signal is strong.
Is this just my network, or I am I doing something wrong?
Should my phone automatically connect to my data connection on startup?
I apologize If this seems rambling. I just do not know what is normal. Coming form Symbian, my other phones always connected to my data connection on startup without being asked to do so.
I want to rule out any possible ROM issues, because I do not THINK it is related to Dutty's ROM, because I have had it work normally sometimes. What do you think?
It won't connect by itself after a reboot, but it will as soon as a program tries to get something from the internet.
The "large" logo shows the connection is available, but not connected. Once the "small" logo appears, it's connected.
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It won't connect by itself after a reboot, it only does if a program tries to get something from the internet.
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In this case, is the large "E" gray in the notification area, with a small tower on the right side of it?
The solid E with tower is what I said, EDGE available but not connected. Now to the "grey" one... good question. I've seen it too, but when I do and try to connect it instantly becomes solid and connects.
I have no idea what caused it, but just tonight my phone stopped being able to connect to my home wifi. The wifi symbol in the status bar shows that it is connected, and the phone sees my router but when i try to activate skype it asks me if i would like to use a cellular connection as apparently my wifi does not exist.
Any ideas ?
reboot your modem and router, turn off wifi on the phone until it is back up, then reenable the phones wifi, see if that helps.
No dice. I reset both, the symbol shows me as being connected on the phone but when i load up Opera and try to go to a web page it says 'Connection closed' and Skype also isn't working.
Okay so that's strange. For some reason my HD2 set itself to a Static IP. I went into the Broadcom settings and changed to server assigned IP and it's working again.
Technology is a pain sometimes !
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I have no idea what caused it, but just tonight my phone stopped being able to connect to my home wifi. The wifi symbol in the status bar shows that it is connected, and the phone sees my router but when i try to activate skype it asks me if i would like to use a cellular connection as apparently my wifi does not exist.
Any ideas ?
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For some weird reason my does a similar thing about every 3-4 days. Nothing changes, it just decides to not connect however resetting the Netgear does the trick (not ideal but does the job).
Other dissapointing thing is often it cant pick up or has poor signal around the house in certain rooms but my wifes bloody Iphone picks up signal everywhere lol (i still convince her, the iphone is inferior)
When I connect to my home network my WiFi bars turns gray and I can browse the net but to receive emails and other stuff I have to re sync
Gmail and fb, but if I go somewhere else and connect to the network the icon tours blue and everything works normal. What can I do to fix
This problem?
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When I connect to my home network my WiFi bars turns gray and I can browse the net but to receive emails and other stuff I have to re sync
Gmail and fb, but if I go somewhere else and connect to the network the icon tours blue and everything works normal. What can I do to fix
This problem?
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I get those grey bars only for 30 s.-1 min. after I connect, because they turn blue. I browsed the internet and everything was working just fine, I don't think it's a really big problem.
I'm pretty sure the Wi-Fi signal bars turn blue after connecting to the Google servers. My Nexus 7's signal bars go blue after a few seconds. You could try forgetting the network and reconnecting again, or restarting your router.
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I'm pretty sure the Wi-Fi signal bars turn blue after connecting to the Google servers. My Nexus 7's signal bars go blue after a few seconds. You could try forgetting the network and reconnecting again, or restarting your router.
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This is correct. Perhaps the network is blocking the sync services for some reason? I know my school's network does this; I only get gray. Check your router's settings for any ports/services disabled.
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Hello, I read the whole post, because I had a similar problem. I have a Aztech WL556E working as a repeater and when I tried to connect my wi-fi icon was always gray, google and I managed to solve the problem, in the configuration of the repeater entered the MAC address of the Nexus 7 and allow the connection. That's it, problem solved. Hope this helps somehow.
sorry for my english
Mine are always greyed out, but mabey that's because I have openDNS blocking malware on my router
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