Hey everyone. I'll be in the US for a little over a week and want to avoid roaming fees. I really will not need my phone much aside from wifi internet use.
How do I disable my network connection? Or is there a better solution to this?
Thanks for all he help!
Settings> wireless and network> airplane or flight mode. Then switch wifi on or off manually as needed.
Go into settings -> Wireless & Networking.
Turn off data roaming.
You'll still be charged for Texts & Calls that you send/receive.
I went to the Bahamas for a week and, to avoid any roaming charges, I turned on Airplane Mode, disabled Data network mode and then just used Wifi as needed. Toggling Flight Mode and Data network mode can both be done from the power menu by holding down the power button for a second.
You could also consider installing SipDroid, which would allow you to make phone calls over the wifi connection using your Google Voice number(assuming you have one). Since making calls and texting would obviously incur additional charges since you are roaming as well.
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Hey guys.
My co-worker has a G2X has well. He'll be traveling to Spain at the end of this month. Would there be a way to use Wifi calling without incurring charges?
From the T-Mobile Cust. Service rep told us we'd need to have the phone on airplane mode ON & Data Roaming Off. If we have the airplane mode ON the Wifi Calling app doesn't let us turn on Wifi Calling. So what can he do not to get any sort of bill increase while he's over there?
Having airplane mode ON obviously will disable wifi calling since it disables EVERYTHING (radio, bt, wifi, etc.).
Log onto wifi, enable wifi calling, place your call. It works overseas like it does here domestically.
GideonX said:
Having airplane mode ON obviously will disable wifi calling since it disables EVERYTHING (radio, bt, wifi, etc.).
Log onto wifi, enable wifi calling, place your call. It works overseas like it does here domestically.
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Well, if I enable Airplane Mode ON, then I can still go right after and enable Wifi and surf the web with Wifi. It even still shows Airplane Mode as being ON. The thing is that Wifi Calling doesn't like airplane mode on. Err. So What do I need to disable in order not to see any insane charges of the phone roaming onto cell towers, 2G, 3G, 4G, etc?
flexnix said:
Well, if I enable Airplane Mode ON, then I can still go right after and enable Wifi and surf the web with Wifi. It even still shows Airplane Mode as being ON. The thing is that Wifi Calling doesn't like airplane mode on. Err. So What do I need to disable in order not to see any insane charges of the phone roaming onto cell towers, 2G, 3G, 4G, etc?
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Turn data roaming off. I use the wifi calling feature from China quite a bit and to avoid crazy bills make sure data roaming stays off and only use the phone when connected to wifi.
jlevy73 said:
Turn data roaming off. I use the wifi calling feature from China quite a bit and to avoid crazy bills make sure data roaming stays off and only use the phone when connected to wifi.
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Follow this ^^^ and you are golden.
If Data Roaming is turned off, and I go to Canada, will I get an extra charge for incoming text messages?
I used to use Wi-Fi Calling internationally all the time on my G2. In order for it to activate, it has to register on a cell network first. So if you're roaming, you still need to allow the phone to pick up and show connected to the foreign cell network. Then when you activate Wi-Fi calling it disables the cell connection. Make sure you turn Wi-Fi Calling off before disconnecting from Wi-Fi. Otherwise it gets stuck and you won't be able to turn it off and get your cell signal back until you connect to a Wi-Fi signal again.
Some warnings. When first connecting to the foreign carrier's network, make sure the data connections on the phone are disabled. Otherwise the phone will automatically start syncing and T-Mobile's data roaming fees are outlandish. My G2 always disabled the cell signal when Wi-Fi Calling was enabled. I used the G2X once overseas and, because the cell signal indicator still showed active, I wasn't sure that everything I was doing was over Wi-Fi. Have your friend watch for this.
Not entirely true regarding cell network connection.
I've used wifi calling in datacenters with zero cell reception. It registers and enables without needing to connect to anything first.
Very helpful, I'll just disable mobile data all together once I am out of the US!
So data roaming being turned off will solved that. Ok. How about text messages? Will they not come in until he enables Wifi calling or if they come in he'll be charged an insane amount.
flexnix said:
So data roaming being turned off will solved that. Ok. How about text messages? Will they not come in until he enables Wifi calling or if they come in he'll be charged an insane amount.
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If you have a messaging bundle or plan, international messages you receive will be pulled from your bundle. (quote from T-Mobile's website)
So basically, if I have unlimited international texting, and I receive texts while in Canada, I'm good?
Problem is that wifi calling is sensitive to having good wifi signal and it is easy to drop wifi calling without noticing it. And you could be making texts or calls on international roaming rates and not know it.
So, can you turn off cell service some how? Not just data, but voice too? And not airplane mode, because that disables wifi calling. So is there a way to turn off just cell service?
wildcard said:
Problem is that wifi calling is sensitive to having good wifi signal and it is easy to drop wifi calling without noticing it. And you could be making texts or calls on international roaming rates and not know it.
So, can you turn off cell service some how? Not just data, but voice too? And not airplane mode, because that disables wifi calling. So is there a way to turn off just cell service?
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Just completely uncheck roaming and International roaming. Was in the carribean and I never connected to a network.
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redmonke255 said:
Just completely uncheck roaming and International roaming. Was in the carribean and I never connected to a network.
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However, that only works for data roaming? You will still connect to a voice network no matter what. Is there a way to not connect to a roaming voice network?
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However, that only works for data roaming? You will still connect to a voice network no matter what. Is there a way to not connect to a roaming voice network?
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I didn't connect to one. Under network providers, select only yours. Don't let it choose automatically.
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I am leaving the country.
Do I need to remove the sim card or does airplane mode stop all data???
I don't want to have any crazy charges on my next bill.
I just want to use WI-FI when I am gone. If their WI-FI networks are open.
I am leaving in the morning. I do not need to make any calls.
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You will get absolutely no radio connection of any kind on airplane mode.
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If you want to use wifi you cannot use Airplane mode. Go into Settings, Networks & wireless, Mobile networks and uncheck the "Data enabled" and "Data roaming" boxes. Now it will use Wifi only and the phone will still work also (mobile network data will be completely turned off).
jboxer said:
If you want to use wifi you cannot use Airplane mode. Go into Settings, Networks & wireless, Mobile networks and uncheck the "Data enabled" and "Data roaming" boxes. Now it will use Wifi only and the phone will still work also (mobile network data will be completely turned off).
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Maybe I'm wrong, but if I remember correctly, if I go Airplane mode, then go into Settings>Networks & Wireless, and turn wifi on, I still get the airplane signal, but can use wifi..
I know this is a stupid question, and I'm actually embarrassed that it's my first.. but, does 4G get turned off automatically when I connect to a WiFi network? I know it maintains a connection to the data network for other services, but what about 4G specifically?
I think I answered my own question.. In the Phone Status info page the "mobile network state" DOES toggle between connected/disconnected based on my wifi status.
Not fully, or servcies such as mms would not work. However you can enable this to happen through Juice Defender, and possibly other applications as well. I fully disable network data with wifi connected through juice defender, only drawback I see is unable to send/rec mms untill you disable wifi, allowing the network connection to estblish itself again.
edit: This is only for the data network portion, voice services can and will still carry over the 4g conenction which is just enhanced 3g
Does it go to a state that uses less power than the "usual" network mode? I'm looking for ways to conserve power while maintaining full functionality. Using Llama and JuiceDefender right now also.
Juice Defender can disable the data portion of the network which saves battery when connected with wifi. In the on the "About" screen in Juice Defender scroll down, there will be an option that says "disable on wifi" under which you can select to disable the network data
Is there a way to configure the flight mode?
Actually the flight mode turn off GSM signal - wifi - bluetooth
I would like to have the choice of what I turn off (or at least only turn off the cell signal and keep my wifi active)
any idea?
Thanks a lot
Root your phone and install cm7 which has settings to choose when wifi enabled then disable data
CM7 SkyRocket
thanks but CM7 is still in alpha and I rather wait for a stable version
floppy__ said:
I would like to have the choice of what I turn off (or at least only turn off the cell signal and keep my wifi active)
any idea?
Thanks a lot
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One option: Menu.... Settings... Wireless and networks... Mobile networks... and uncheck "Use Packet Data". This will shut off your data connection. Also, take a look at JuiceDefender Ultimate in the Market.... tons os settings to control WiFi and data automatically.
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One option: Menu.... Settings... Wireless and networks... Mobile networks... and uncheck "Use Packet Data". This will shut off your data connection. Also, take a look at JuiceDefender Ultimate in the Market.... tons os settings to control WiFi and data automatically.
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Thanks but in fact it's not my data connection I want to shut off, it's my voice connection. Where I work I have no signal but they have a good wifi, I use Groove IP to receive and make call with google voice.
I want to be in airplane WITH wifi just to keep my battery
G'day all...
I have a TF101G and I have noticed that the mobile broadband seens to be consistently at the top of the battery usage list even when I have mobile data disabled and (get this) even when I have the SIM card removed.
My TF101G spends most of its life within WiFi range and I only need the 3G when it's out of the house.
Does anyone have any idea how to disable the mobile broadband transmission? Maybe I'm mistaken, but it seems dumb that it's still using battery to check in even when I tell it not to use the 3G.
Thanks,
Alex.
How have you disabled it?
I've seen many widgets/apps that say they're capable of disabling APN connections but the only thing they do is modify the APN connection name, so the 3G is still active but it never connects due to APN's changed name. The problem is that since 3G is not disabled at all, it might still use battery.
If you disabled from System > Wireless and Network > Mobile Network > Use packed data then 3G is turned off for sure. Also any system app that could manage that should be able to enable/disable that option.
Thanks for the reply.
I did actually try changing the APN as well as removing the SIM card. I still see continuous battery usage for Mobile standby at the top of my usage graphs in Aplications > Battery use.
I don't actually have the "Use packed data" option under System > Wireless and Network > Mobile Network - I only have Data enabled, Data roaming, Access Point Names, Use only 2G networks and Network operators.
I can always to to flight mode for no connectivity, but I can't for the life of me figure out how I can make the TF101G WiFi-only. Surely there must be some way of doing it. Maybe the forthcoming ICS update will fix it - we live in hope.
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I don't actually have the "Use packed data" option under System > Wireless and Network > Mobile Network - I only have Data enabled, Data roaming, Access Point Names, Use only 2G networks and Network operators.
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Sorry, I was refering to "Data enabled". If "Data enabled" is toggled, 3g is enabled despite the APN name's. Maybe you could try to disable "Data enabled" and see if it doesn't consume more battery.
First thing I tried!
No joy there.
Problem solved.
See post by Notdawa in http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...p/16657-no-firmware-update-me.html#post149760
It's simply a matter of putting it in flight mode and then manually enabling WiFi. It works a treat!
I have now TW 9.2.2.4 FW and still if i do flightmode and then wifi on, i see cell standy as the biggest power consumer . to me it seems somehow the modem hardware is not properly switched off. anyone knows what modem chipset it is? or what could be the reason why this behavior?
If i do reboot with 3G modem off (so flightmode but with WiFi on), i get 'cell standby' as big power consumer after few hours. But reboot with 3G on (but no mobile data enabled) and also WiFi connected, then goingto flightmode + WiFi does not show 'cell standby' in battery chart . I had many problems and reboots with first ICS {9.2.2.3}, hopefully now i can get long and controlled battery life and no empty battery beeps in middle of night.