Hey guys I dont know how many of you were familliar with Energy Roms on the HD2, but they came with a program called Data Controller which enabled us to select what data will and will not be used. (MMS, Internet, 3g, etc)
Is there an app like this for Windows Phone 7 or is it even possible to develop?
I have my Data Connection and 3g options disabled to conserve my battery (and i live in a dead zone for tmobile so having them on is pointless) but when thats off i cant send MMS at all.
I'm using a HD7
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Hi guys, I hope someone can clear things up for me.
I would like to use a data usage utility for my Pocket PC (WM6). Then I came accross SPB GPRS Monitor (V2.5.1). I would like to know if somebody can confirm if this also works for keeping track of 3G/HSDPA data connections.
I have searched on Google and such and I read different things. While alot of people say that it DOES work, an official SPB representative told me that it does NOT work...
Now I'm confused... I would really like to know if SPB GPRS Monitor (V2.5.1) supports 3G/HSDPA connections before I decide to purchase the utility.
Thanks in advance!!
Yes it works , at least on my TyTn II , just check in options "enable connection monitoring" and choose your G/E/3g/H or whatever connection.
as far as i know what type of connection hsdpa or old gprs
is 100% transparent for the os
it's only the speed which differs
works perfectly
jus choose the connection in profile option and activate connection monitoring
another confirmation: yes it works flawlessly on 3G
and the same amount of transfered data is shared anyway if connection speed differs because of poor umts signal and need to swith to slower protocols (in my case with a fixed month limit has been one of my targets for such application)
thanx!!
Hey guyz, thanx alot for your responses! If it works for 3G/HSDPA as you say, then I will purchase it! I also have a 1-month limit, so this program should prove useful indeed
Good stuff.
Thanx guyz
Good news. I was wondering myself how I could keep a record of my data usage. I'm not too bothered if the program doesn't differential between GPRS and HSDPA so long as it logs HSDPA.
Is there a similar program that can be used to log WiFi data?
Pretty self explanatory this one - is there any way of knowing whether your mobile internet connection (3G) or WiFi is being used in, for example, a browser session? Just don't want to make the mistake of looking at YouTube on the phone, meaning to use the home WiFi, and end up using my 3G by accident, and paying through the nose for extra feed.
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Pretty self explanatory this one - is there any way of knowing whether your mobile internet connection (3G) or WiFi is being used in, for example, a browser session? Just don't want to make the mistake of looking at YouTube on the phone, meaning to use the home WiFi, and end up using my 3G by accident, and paying through the nose for extra feed.
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The icons on your task bar should indicate if you have a active data connection.
Or, you can use Spb Wireless Monitor (which you need to purchase). It produces reports telling you which software uses which connections and the amount of data transferred.
In a discussion I had with HTC Tech Support, they told me that wifi, when enabled, over-rides the cellular data. I'm not sure if this just applies to the settings or always. Hopefully, someone can provide a definitive answer.
Yes that is correct, if WIFI is enabled you WILL NOT have a cellular data connection.
Umm. There is a wifi icon in the taskbar o.o and a signal icon also.....whichever is there means it's active and if wifi is there, your data will not be active, only wifi.
What all you are saying is true but some applications still use the data network even if wifi is turned on and connected it seems. I have the same issue(i don't have a data plan with my fuze since my college has wifi everywhere). But things like weather and other native apps on the phone will just turn on the 3g network and stat using data instead of wifi.
if a device is transfering data over gprs/3g whatever
it show arrows moving in the signal str icon
otherwise it use wifi
Applications can choose to use a certain connection if they are programmed to do so, windows only gives each one a type of 'ranking', the fastest connection having the highest ranking and being the one an application is to use by default, but the application can override this and choose whatever connection it likes. This ranking is called the "Interface Metric" if you'd like to learn more about it.
There's an HTC program called 'bytecounter' that monitors the SMDx: ports in the system, which are the ports the system uses for data.. in bytecounter you will see the values increase if an application is using data over cellular network. let me know if you'd like me to upload it.
Umm. There is a wifi icon in the taskbar o.o and a signal icon also.....whichever is there means it's active and if wifi is there, your data will not be active, only wifi.
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Well that wasn't particularly helpful. I too have made the same assumption, but the question asked if there was any way to make sure.
windows only gives each one a type of 'ranking', the fastest connection having the highest ranking and being the one an application is to use by default, but the application can override this and choose whatever connection it likes
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Well that was the kind of answer I was looking for, and is particularly pertinent in my case, as my connection through my mobile provider is about as fast (or maybe even faster) than my fixed line connection at home. A rather bizarre situation, but such is the advancement of Australian broadband infrastructure.
The last couple of times I have used it, I have taken to turning off the phone connection so that only WiFi is running, and then using the internet. It would be good if you can upload the byetcounter program, seems like a free (?) version of the software programatix mentioned.
Here ya go!
Maybe this is just me, but when I try to unzip that file, nothing comes up....?
lol, i always forget to remove the hidden attribute.. let me go ahead and fix that..
Edit: fixed
Newer Windows Live (including the one that come with Touch Pro) will always dial-up the 3G/GPRS connection when checking for email in Messaging. But if you are checking in Windows Live, most of the time it doesn't dial-up but sometimes, it does.
So far that is the only program that I know of behaves like this. I contacted Microsoft regarding this and they keep asking me to contact my celular provider for help. In other word, they are not helping (or do not understand the problem).
Anyway I solved the problem by changing the Connections setting to "My Work Network" for Internet. The catch is, if I really want to use 3G/GPRS, I'll have to change the setting to my celular 3G/GPRS connection.
Or you could use the nodata application from modaco and disable whenever you like the cellular 3g connection just to be sure you are using wifi.When you are away from wifi networks you can in a matter of 2 clicks reenable the cellular 3g connection...
Hello,
I have done a bit of a search about this but havent found an answer.
At work we have a network with wifi which is behind an authenticated proxy which the admins wont allow cell connection to. I have tried with various proxy apps but no luck. I need the wifi network to sync with the email server, which does work, however while on wifi I cant use the internet or receive txts from WhatsApp etc.
Basically I am just wanting to know if there is a way or an app, to enable 3G for a specific application while on Wifi, or to somehow enable both on request.
The dataplan I have at work is very restrictive, only 100 txt a month and 512mb Data a month on 3G. I therefore rely on WhatsApp to stay under this limit, but dont want my email app to sync to the server and download large emails while on 3G, only while on Wifi. And I need WhatsApp to use 3G as it cant get out via Wifi.
If anyone has suggestions or knows of something to get around this, I would really apprecitate it.
I am on a Galaxy S2 with Root.
Thanks
try droidwall- android firewall
Same issue
I have the same issue, only opposite, I use my phone at work to connect to a machine specific wifi router and vnc into the controls to control the machine. While I am on this connection without internet my 4g turns off and I get no data. Is there a way to force the 4g on while i am on a wifi without internet access so i can still access my email, pandora, etc?
I tried droidwall, but all that does is block the specific app from accessing the wifi connection, it still wont use the 4g connection while there is a wifi network connected, whether there is internet or not.
Oh yes, I am on a rooted Skyrocket on SKY ICS RC7.4 Speed (Great ROM BTW).
I'm guessing by the lack of response, nobody knows of a way to do what we are wanting, but I want to try refreshing this the once just to see if maybe the person who has the solution just missed the first time.
I did reflash my rom to SKy ICS 4.2A-8 if that helps. Im willing to use different roms, mods, hacks, whatever it takes to make this work.
I don't have a WP7 device yet, but I am considering getting one. I am looking to disable all data (over the network) before actually starting to use the phone.
- Specifically, I was wondering how the network/connection settings were configured on a STOCK WP7 phone (in comparison to, say, WM6.5). The reason I want to know this is because I want to disable data (over the network) at all times... and I want to do this prior to actually using the phone (with my SIM card in it).
In WM6.5 (and earlier), the network/connection settings allowed you to create a "dummy" network that the phone would connect to (instead of allowing the automatic connection to the data network). All you had to do was tell the phone to connect to a network that didn't exist (so that it wouldn't ever connect to the data network)... thus, no data would ever be used because the phone would never connect to a data network.
Do the WP7 network/connection settings allow you to do something like that? And, are you able to access these settings before putting a SIM card in the phone?
- Also, I have seen a few threads mention that there is a button/option that disables network data... if so, does this actually work? As in, does it completely shut off access to the data network?
Obviously, I would prefer to create the "dummy" network if possible, because I know that it will NEVER connect (I used this method on a Touch Pro 2; it would also say the network was "offline" whenever I accidentally tried to use the internet or something without the WIFI being on; this is exactly what I want).
Thank you for your help. Like I said, I don't have a WP7 device yet (which is why I'm asking these questions)... but I hope to get one soon if the data connection can be disabled.
Menu>Settings>Mobile network>Transmission data (or Data transmission, I have Polish language and I don't know how that called in English ROM) - off.
^ Thank you for that... so that confirms that there is a button/option to turn the data off.
But, I am still wondering if there is a way to create a network that the phone will never connect to... in WM6.5, you could choose whether the phone connected to the "Internet", "Work", etc. Basically, you would just change the settings in the "Work" connection to be something that would never connect (a "dummy" network), set the "Work" as the default, and then you were set.
Is this possible with a standard/stock WP7 phone?
No
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Hi Guys,
I am here with a..I hope possible to solve situation.
I have switched to our local carrier, which provides only 2G and 4G connection, but... I have 1GB of data for 4G, but my OPO is sometimes switching to EDGE, which makes me fury, because I am paying for anything transferred through 2G (separately as it is not in the data package I have), but all calls are on 2G, which makes restricting the connection to "LTE-only" impossible, becuase it would result in no access to the calls/text messages.
I have found this article
http://editorsean.com/articles/how-to-force-three-to-use-3g-and-4g-only/
which is really great, but with those options I am forced to use GSM/LTE and such..
Is there any chance of letting my calls and text messages just using 2G network as usuall, but forcing my internet access using just LTE ? There is of course an option for disabling "national roaming" (I hope, it is called the same in english), I have it disabled, but it is still connecting to the 2G and draining data from it...
Is there a chance it is a problem from my side ? I did not factory reseted the phone since buying, doing just OTA upgrades and such, so I was thinking, if the system is not kind of bloated...I had some weird things happening with it too in the past - recently I have seen that in the battery saving mode I could see some like various screen brightness jumps while playing a game for example.