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Wifi question

If i turn on wifi and am connected to my router, does it automatically stop the data plan from running? In other words, when I go on websites or use the facebook ap, is it using my wifi instead of my data plan?

Yep. You can confirm it by noticing that the arrows under «3G» aren't lit.
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phrebh said:
Yep. You can confirm it by noticing that the arrows under «3G» aren't lit.
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Thanks. I do notice that the 3G went away. So will I be able to download apps through the android market using the wifi too? This whole limited 2g data plan has gotten me scared hahah. But thanks for the quick reply.

[Q] Android sucking up my data, please help!

So I recently got my first contract, T-Mobile, 1000MB internet, 90 call minutes and 2500 texts, so in the first two days I already used up 100 of 1000MB, 35MB by me and the rest by Android (see screenshot), is there anything I can do about it? Please let me know.
Edit: screenshot didn't upload.
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When u don't need data turn it off. Also turn off sync with your accounts. U can also set a limit on how much data u use in settings
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noahthedominator said:
When u don't need data turn it off. Also turn off sync with your accounts. U can also set a limit on how much data u use in settings
Press thanks if I've helped!
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I have a warning at 900 and limit at 1000MB, I turn sync off when I turn data on and when wi-fi is available, i'll use that instead but it still sucks up soo much data ..
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WIfi doesnt accumulate data
gFrenken97 said:
I have a warning at 900 and limit at 1000MB, I turn sync off when I turn data on and when wi-fi is available, i'll use that instead but it still sucks up soo much data ..
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Wifi will not accumulate any data. Well it will but any data used over wifi will not go towards the 1000mb limit u have. So if ur on wifi turn data off just to be safe.
Hope that helps!

noahthedominator said:
Wifi will not accumulate any data. Well it will but any data used over wifi will not go towards the 1000mb limit u have. So if ur on wifi turn data off just to be safe.
Hope that helps!
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I do xD but it still uses 60% of my data in the background
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gFrenken97 said:
I do xD but it still uses 60% of my data in the background
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Go to settings. Then go to data usage.
Then click on the top app. Then scroll down to the bottom. Then check the box that says restrict background data. Do this for any apps using data a lot.
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noahthedominator said:
Go to settings. Then go to data usage.
Then click on the top app. Then scroll down to the bottom. Then check the box that says restrict background data. Do this for any apps using data a lot.
If I helped you press thanks!
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I can't do this for Android
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turn on data
gFrenken97 said:
I can't do this for Android
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U need to turn on data to be able for it to show up.

noahthedominator said:
U need to turn on data to be able for it to show up.
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Doesn't show up
Maybe it is because of my starting period of 6 days, my first full month starts tomorrow.
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Try using a 3G on/off widget (so you can toggle 3G easily) and connecting to wifi when available. Also, turn off syncing for apps, and GPS.
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xnightwing said:
Try using a 3G on/off widget (so you can toggle 3G easily) and connecting to wifi when available. Also, turn off syncing for apps, and GPS.
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I called T-Mobile, I should ignore what Android tells me, I don't have to pay for Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp and background data doesn't count either.

WiFi broke after Flatline NVflash

Tablet can't seem to connect to wifi after doing the Flatline NVflash. Anyone has this issue? When nvflash was done, I reflashed TF700_10.6.1.14.10_WW_Boot_TWRP_2610 running on CROMi-X 5.0.3. Booted up to find out that wifi is not connecting. I even tried factory reset and restore my previous backup but still no luck. Don't know what else to do besides a fresh install of cromi, which I'm really trying to avoid.

I know that Flatline *uses* WiFi, but I see no reason how it could break it, at least across a reboot.
Reboot your tablet and post the output of lsmod and dmesg.

ok here's what came up after reboot

vnphatbuddha said:
ok here's what came up after reboot
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The log shows that the driver is loaded correctly, but WiFi is not turned on. What happens when you try to turn it on in Settings?
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Or maybe airplane mode? if not it must be something on the router side.

Its on in settings but says "saved, secured with wpa/wpa2" with a blank wifi icon on status bar. Also nothing happens when I click connect. Airplane mode is off too
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vnphatbuddha said:
Its on in settings but says "saved, secured with wpa/wpa2" with a blank wifi icon on status bar. Also nothing happens when I click connect. Airplane mode is off too
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by blank you mean gray? id say its an issue with your network, try forgetting the connection and rescanning.

Router is ok cuz all my other devices are connected on it
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vnphatbuddha said:
Router is ok cuz all my other devices are connected on it
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Well the wifi module is loading ok and wifi is scanning so there isn't an issue with the tablet. try tethering your EVOs connection to the tablet and see if it connects

Yes blank as in just an outline of the wifi icon, not greyed or color filled if it was connected with full reception
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Forgetting connection/scan and reconnecting many times already with same results. Wifi direct on tab doesn't pick up my EVO but my EVO is able to pick up tab n connected successfully. I'm going to try uninstalling notification toggle bc that's the only thing on my tab from what I can tell that has access to network settings
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Well just my luck....tried everything possible relating with wifi but still no connections. Guess I'll have to format sd and do a fresh install of cromi. Btw I'm on d2sd and if I were to wipe internal, does that delete the androidroot nvflash folder sitting in the internal memory?
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H+ and t mobile uk

Does anyone know if the nexus 5 supports h+ on t mobile UK as I don't seem to be able to get it.

socialterrorest said:
Does anyone know if the nexus 5 supports h+ on t mobile UK as I don't seem to be able to get it.
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Stock ROMs don't show the + ... So it may well be connected to the highest
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Really I thought it might be the case I hop so , is there a way of testing ?
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Well, you could check your speeds and see if they line up with what you expect for HSPA+.
The most definite way is to start a file downloading (one that will take a few seconds) then go to Settings -> About Phone -> Status and look at "Mobile Network Type." HSPA+ only kicks in when you're actually transferring data, hence needing to set up the download.

socialterrorest said:
Really I thought it might be the case I hop so , is there a way of testing ?
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Just do speed tests I guess. See what others are getting. Compare?

This app will tell you all about your connection
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet&hl=en
You may see it fluctuate and go to 2g when data isn't being transmitted.

Thanks very much your right the apps says h+ .
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Signal data exclamation mark!??!!

Hi! In my signal bar I am getting and exclamation mark there occasionally. What does this mean?
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BTW. This is not on my WiFi.... I still have signal and I am able to use 4g. I have also noticed that my phone reads my sim card as another number.....not my real Number..... Very weird!
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I think I am losing battery due to this. Please help!
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Is the signal normal? I don't know why I have an ! On the signal bar but not when connected to WiFi.... I think this is draining battery!
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dec1153 said:
Is the signal normal? I don't know why I have an ! On the signal bar but not when connected to WiFi.... I think this is draining battery!
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the ! means that the phone is not able to connect to google servers which basically means you are not connected to the internet which is my it goes away when you connect to wifi.

Hi
I asked about the exclamation mark yesterday.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2939078
As far as I can tell its normal.
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nexus.freak said:
the ! means that the phone is not able to connect to google servers which basically means you are not connected to the internet which is my it goes away when you connect to wifi.
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Thanks... So everyone on lollipop has the exclamation mark!!!! Its kinda of stupid then....
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dec1153 said:
Thanks... So everyone on lollipop has the exclamation mark!!!! Its kinda of stupid then....
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yes all those who are not connected to the internet will have ! mark. its just like the orange colored signal bar on kk when you pull down quick settings

nexus.freak said:
yes all those who are not connected to the internet will have ! mark. its just like the orange colored signal bar on kk when you pull down quick settings
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Thanks man!!!! Thought there was something wrong!
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-access-signal-icon-adds-a-for-no-connection/
Just found this link.
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dec1153 said:
Hi! In my signal bar I am getting and exclamation mark there occasionally. What does this mean?
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dec1153 said:
BTW. This is not on my WiFi.... I still have signal and I am able to use 4g. I have also noticed that my phone reads my sim card as another number.....not my real Number..... Very weird!
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dec1153 said:
I think I am losing battery due to this. Please help!
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dec1153 said:
Is the signal normal? I don't know why I have an ! On the signal bar but not when connected to WiFi.... I think this is draining battery!
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dec1153 said:
Thanks... So everyone on lollipop has the exclamation mark!!!! Its kinda of stupid then....
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Thanks man!!!! Thought there was something wrong!
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This is perfectly fine. If your phone is connected to the WiFi Router but cannot access the internet you shall see the [ WiFi Signal + ! ] and you phone will automatically use your Mobile Internet connection [ LTE, H+, H, 3G, E ]. As soon as your phone can reach the internet over WiFi, it will automatically disable Mobile Data and switch to WiFi. The ! mark will disappear. It ensures that the phone is always connected to the internet (if available).
This feature was not in there in KitKat and people would miss mails and notifications when their WiFi router's internet connection failed.

kyinx said:
This is perfectly fine. If your phone is connected to the WiFi Router but cannot access the internet you shall see the [ WiFi Signal + ! ] and you phone will automatically use your Mobile Internet connection [ LTE, H+, H, 3G, E ]. As soon as your phone can reach the internet over WiFi, it will automatically disable Mobile Data and switch to WiFi. The ! mark will disappear. It ensures that the phone is always connected to the internet (if available).
This feature was not in there in KitKat and people would miss mails and notifications when their WiFi router's internet connection failed.
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Thanks! So the battery stats are normal then...
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dec1153 said:
Thanks man!!!! Thought there was something wrong!
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my pleasure. nothing wrong in asking what you don't know

This is really dumb design decision. The average person is going to think something is broken on their phone every time they have mobile data/wifi disabled.

Dumb design, can't agree no more. I am wondering if my cellphone has issues when I saw the exclamation mark on both wifi and mobile network. Is there any way to disable the mark?

! mark = No Internet Access
As said earlier by others in this post, Exclamatory mark plus cell signal means u r not connected to internet via cellular data.
Exclamatory mark plus wifi signal means u r not connected to internet via wifi.
One good thing i noticed is when i m on wifi and while i m signing in to provider's page, cellular data is still on and i am getting whats app and mails as well till wifi is connected to internet. Its kind of useful.

Odd.... I see "!" go away as soon as wifi connects to my router. But if I turn off wifi, my cell "!" is still there and doesn't connect to data. Have a 3 bar signal (can make calls, "PTEL" shows up on cell icon, my provider), but no data (I assume the "!" goes out when data connects). I tried opening a web page but no data. This just started since I flashed L. Flashed "L" radio, no help. Suggestions?

This is really strange. I have a perfectly working WiFi at home, and I regularly download app updates and go through various internet things on my Nexus 5 on Lollipop. However, through out the day, I see the "!" mark on my WiFi icon. It absolutely does not go.
After updating to Lollipop, I had to switch my mobile data off, (Only at home) because of this stupid feature. I had a few app updates (close to 300- 400 MB) and because of the "!" sign, it went on directly to my cellular network and started to download from there. Even though the WiFi was working perfectly fine without any issues on my tab and pc and also on the phone.
Secondly, the cellular network also shows the "!" icon. I stopped the wifi and tried surfing using the cellular network and I was able to surf the net, and through out the whole test, the "!" was still there.
Thirdly, The strangest part is that this happens across the city. I stay in Bangalore, India and across the city I have noticed the "!" mark in my cellular network.
This has also made an impact on my battery.
Any help would be appreciated.

Yep, seems like whatever android is doing to decide if it has an internet connection, it does not work well.
I'm acessing the forum and posting this from my OTA-upgraded Lollipop Nexus 5 while my wifi icon on the status bar has a "!", and I'm not using cellular data.
I suppose if I didn't have my cellular data disabled, it would be trying to use it, as it thinks I can't get to the internet via wifi.
I hate when we have to put up with bugs and bloat introduced by software trying to do nothing more useful than to be "smart" and nicer to lusers. I miss my Symbian.
Windows does something just like this, and randomly shows a "limited connection" warning on the system tray. Some lusers IM me to complain:
- "my" internet is not working...
- yeah? How did you get to this conclusion? Because "mine" is.
- because windows says my internet connection is limited
- hmm... have you actually TRIED to use the connection?
- uhh... ok.

Exclamation point on mobile signal strength icon
Hi,
I tested my Nexus 5 after reading this forum and when I enabled my Wi-Fi, the exclamation point disappeared from the mobile signal strength. During a 2nd test, the Wi-Fi did not activate properly right away and I had an exclamation point on both the mobile icon and the Wi-Fi icon. If I enabled my data plan while the Wi-Fi was disabled, the exclamation point turned off on the mobile icon.
--new OS feature...
jsveiga said:
Yep, seems like whatever android is doing to decide if it has an internet connection, it does not work well.
I'm acessing the forum and posting this from my OTA-upgraded Lollipop Nexus 5 while my wifi icon on the status bar has a "!", and I'm not using cellular data.
I suppose if I didn't have my cellular data disabled, it would be trying to use it, as it thinks I can't get to the internet via wifi.
I hate when we have to put up with bugs and bloat introduced by software trying to do nothing more useful than to be "smart" and nicer to lusers. I miss my Symbian.
Windows does something just like this, and randomly shows a "limited connection" warning on the system tray. Some lusers IM me to complain:
- "my" internet is not working...
- yeah? How did you get to this conclusion? Because "mine" is.
- because windows says my internet connection is limited
- hmm... have you actually TRIED to use the connection?
- uhh... ok.
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