Evening all,
Would anyone be able to enlighten me about how Android selects between wifi and 3g?
i.e. If I have a wifi connection established what governs that traffic is routed via the wireless connection?
Thanks!!
I have a data counter app (3g watchdog) and looks like when WiFi is in range android use it for data than 3G.
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freco said:
I have a data counter app (3g watchdog) and looks like when WiFi is in range android use it for data than 3G.
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That what I expected. REason I wanted to make sure it defaults automatically is I'm going to France (live in UK) and want to use the phone for data without incurring stupid data charges for roaming
There is an option to turn on/off data roaming so when you go abroad you don't have to worry.
Đ!!! said:
There is an option to turn on/off data roaming so when you go abroad you don't have to worry.
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good to know thanks!
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jakeordie said:
I have an Evo running CM7 on the SRDO plan, my phone is very rarely used to make or receive calls. I would like to be able to turn the cell radio off while keeping the mobile data active, if this is possible. Please let me know if there is a way to do this, preferably with a toggle widget but I'll consider a more complex solution if need be. Thanks in advance.
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You can turn mobile data off and have the phone on but I've never heard of a way to turn the phone off and use mobile data.
Unless its pure wifi and which you CAN use in airplane mode.
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You can change how often it polls the towers but data and voice are done with the same radio. It just switches over to 1x instead of 3g to talk.
I don't have a data plan so I have data turned off always(I use WiFi only). My question is since data is off anyway, will setting the option for 2G only in Mobile Networks make a difference on battery life?
Zehlek said:
I don't have a data plan so I have data turned off always(I use WiFi only). My question is since data is off anyway, will setting the option for 2G only in Mobile Networks make a difference on battery life?
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If you disable mobile data, there is no mobile data. 2g is mobile data. To answer your question, no.
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revamper said:
If you disable mobile data, there is no mobile data. 2g is mobile data. To answer your question, no.
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Thanks
I dunno, but sometimes in different areas when i get a bad signal, setting to 2g only helps even if i have data off.. shrugs.
revamper said:
If you disable mobile data, there is no mobile data. 2g is mobile data. To answer your question, no.
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Umm no that's not the case. "2G" is GSM and Edge is data (of the 2G kind, there's also 1G which uses GSM but uses GPRS for data). This is why i freaking hate "G"s!!!!!!!
Using 2G only networks will force the phone to use GSM for voice rather tham UMTS/WCDMA (3G).
There used to be the case where using GSM would save power because 3G radios were power hungry (similarly to LTE radios now) but they've long been integrated into 1 chip now so power savings would be nill or very small.
Hi all - I'm on the cheap Tmobile plan (500 mg/month) but I really don't need 4G that much. Ideally I'd like 4G to only run when in the web browser, youtube, etc - when I really need fast speed.
If I'm in google music, facebook, reading email, etc - I really don't need FAST speeds - 3G is more than fine.
Anyway to set up 3G as the normal radio, then auto-toggle to 4G when specific apps open?
Ideally I'd only like to use the fast 4G when needed, like downloading videos, youtube, etc.
I don't remember if you need to have your phone unlocked for the menu to be enabled but it's under System settings -> Tethering & networks -> Mobile networks -> Network mode.
You can also run the *#*#INFO#*#* code -> Phone information.
You may want to check with T-Mobile if switching to GSM mode will stop you from using up your 4G allowance (if that's what you're trying to do). I've seen no indication to that.
Re-reading your post, there is no 3G mode anymore, since they upgraded 3G to 3.5G which they call 4G. So your choices are either GSM (2G), WCDMA (4G) or LTE.
All data usage counts against your quota, even 2G. Your phone is not going to use more data simply being on LTE. The proper way to manage data usage is to disable auto-sync and turn off mobile data entirely as much as possible.
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mmead1143 said:
Hi all - I'm on the cheap Tmobile plan (500 mg/month) but I really don't need 4G that much. Ideally I'd like 4G to only run when in the web browser, youtube, etc - when I really need fast speed.
If I'm in google music, facebook, reading email, etc - I really don't need FAST speeds - 3G is more than fine.
Anyway to set up 3G as the normal radio, then auto-toggle to 4G when specific apps open?
Ideally I'd only like to use the fast 4G when needed, like downloading videos, youtube, etc.
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I use (2g-3g on/off) widget from the playstore. It places a widget/shortcut on your home screen, that takes you to a settings screen that allows you to toggle between 2g, 4g, and lte. Works great on my T-Mobile G2.
tasker, how dunno but look into it
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tasker, how dunno but look into it
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I think if you install the Secure Settings plugin you can use Tasker to automate it.
Doesn't GravityBox have the smart radio option? I didn't have much luck with it at first, but seems to be better now.
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All data usage counts against your quota, even 2G. Your phone is not going to use more data simply being on LTE. The proper way to manage data usage is to disable auto-sync and turn off mobile data entirely as much as possible.
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Okay so for Tmobile, no matter how I get the first 500mg of data (3G,2G, etc.)- that's when the 4G shuts off? I thought I might be able to "save" 4G until I really needed to use it.
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Okay so for Tmobile, no matter how I get the first 500mg of data (3G,2G, etc.)- that's when the 4G shuts off?
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That's correct. Also, 4G doesn't really shut off. You will still be on LTE or HSPA+ when available, but the speed will be limited. The system doesn't actually kick you off 3G/4G it just reduces your speed.
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That's correct. Also, 4G doesn't really shut off. You will still be on LTE or HSPA+ when available, but the speed will be limited. The system doesn't actually kick you off 3G/4G it just reduces your speed.
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Okay that makes sense - so I'll still be on 4g (orlando) but just throttled at 128k or less. kk thanks
Some annoying apps use lots of mobile data when the signal is bad. Is there any tool could prevent a specific app from using data when the wifi signal isn't good?