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Wireless advice

Hello all,
I have just got a Sony X1. It connects to my home wireless fine. My question is once its connected will it automatically do all browsing/downloading/email through the wireless or do I have to tell it?
Im just worried because my daily 3G usage is very high (nearly 10mb yesterday) even though I try and only download large files when connected to my wireless. I want to make sure its not downloading through 3G when the wireless is switched on..
Thanks!

default is using the most accessible connection...
if wifi is connected it won't try to access the internet thru 3G..
you're safe as long as you make sure your wifi is connected and you have an active internet connection

In my case I've seen many times that the phone still uses the 3G connection even if WiFi is available and connected (maybe for power saving reasons?). So I always disconnect the 3G connection when WiFi is active. Currently I use Mortscript to do this for automatically.

If this problem occurs, you can also use a small useful app called NoData
(can be found in the forum)

wifi & Edge/3G

Here's a basic question about the HTC Fuze. If I'm using the Edge network and I turn on wifi, thereby getting a faster connection, do Fuze applications default to the faster connection or do I somehow have to turn off the edge/3G connection specifically. I know I should be able to tell...

I usually have both wifi and edge/3g off. When I need data I turn on whatever i need. You do that thru the communication manager.

I think the real question is with both the Edge/3G on and Wifi connected, where will the data transfer? Through the cell network or the WiFi network?

the icons on the top bar of my device display clear which connection is active
with a data session
when one is active it's the only one being used to access data from the internet

It's possible to have both OTA and wifi active, which is what the OP is driving at. IME a program will find and use the faster connection at startup, but if the program is running on OTA and you connect wifi, a lot of programs won't switch to the faster connection. Again, that's just my anecdotal experience - it's hard to tell which connection is being used in real time.

WiFi Internet Connection

If I go into a location that has WiFi and turn on my connection on the phone, will Opera automatically utilize the WiFi connection or continue to utilize 3G?
I tried it today, and although my phone said it was connected to the WiFi access point, the internet was painfully slow . . . much slower than on a laptop WiFi connection.
Thanks!

[Q] WIfi slower than 4g?

Bandwidth test for wifi shows over 100Mbps
Bandwidth test for 4g LTE shows over 35Mbps
When clicking a link, wifi connection lags out for 10 seconds before loading
When clicking a link, 4g LTE connects immediately
Why does the wifi connection lag out for 10 seconds after clicking a link despite the fact that the DL speed for wifi is almost 3x 4g LTE???????????????????????
Any ideas?

Apparently it has to do with google's DNS servers and Lollipop. Installing the DNSet app fixes the issue.

(SOLVED) wifi speed slow unless I turn on airplane and then turn on wifi

wifi not using connection to router unless I turn on airplane mode in phone.
see EDIT at bottom of this post...
LG Stylo 4 Plus, stock ROM, no mods.
router is SBR-AC1750, connected to comcast @ 200Mb
in router, set up wifi connection over 2.4Ghz called xxx
In phone connect to xxx.
Ookla speed test app says maybe 5Mbps - about what I would get OTA.
Turn on airplane mode,
re-turn on wifi connection to xxx.
Ookla says 37-40Mbps.
What am I doing wrong.
It is as if it is using/trying to use OTA, - even though the SIM is removed for this test!!!
Acts the same way with SIM in.
Note, addy the same in wifi/advanced in either situation, but when in airplane mode, phone will see somebody's samsung, and my roku.
Behaviour seemed similar on one of my Moto X4's though I didn't pursue it endlessly.
Mod move if necessary but there is no appropriate Stylo 4 forum and nobody on the X4 forum would know. BTDT.
EDIT: I just changed from the 2.4G to 5Gbps router output and (without airplane mode) speed was 137Mbps. ASTOUNDING!! - so I can use this and yes, this is a fix(normal use range is about 2'), but wish I understood why it is so slow/problematic on 2.4G ???
EDIT2: I played with settings in router for 2.4Ghz and used g,n and 40Mb and improved things (Ookla) to about 30Mbps, but switched back to 5Ghz and immediately got 105Mbps. So I don't understand it but I will mark this solved.
Thanks all.

KrisM22 said:
wifi not using connection to router unless I turn on airplane mode in phone.
see EDIT at bottom of this post...
LG Stylo 4 Plus, stock ROM, no mods.
router is SBR-AC1750, connected to comcast @ 200Mb
in router, set up wifi connection over 2.4Ghz called xxx
In phone connect to xxx.
Ookla speed test app says maybe 5Mbps - about what I would get OTA.
Turn on airplane mode,
re-turn on wifi connection to xxx.
Ookla says 37-40Mbps.
What am I doing wrong.
It is as if it is using/trying to use OTA, - even though the SIM is removed for this test!!!
Acts the same way with SIM in.
Note, addy the same in wifi/advanced in either situation, but when in airplane mode, phone will see somebody's samsung, and my roku.
Behaviour seemed similar on one of my Moto X4's though I didn't pursue it endlessly.
Mod move if necessary but there is no appropriate Stylo 4 forum and nobody on the X4 forum would know. BTDT.
EDIT: I just changed from the 2.4G to 5Gbps router output and (without airplane mode) speed was 137Mbps. ASTOUNDING!! - so I can use this and yes, this is a fix(normal use range is about 2'), but wish I understood why it is so slow/problematic on 2.4G ???
EDIT2: I played with settings in router for 2.4Ghz and used g,n and 40Mb and improved things (Ookla) to about 30Mbps, but switched back to 5Ghz and immediately got 105Mbps. So I don't understand it but I will mark this solved.
Thanks all.
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