I am using GPRS/ EDGE. Sometimes when I have NOT used any Internet program, the G or E icon become a pure square G or E only without the 2 arrows. Does it mean it has DISCONNTED the GPRS/EDGE? Now if I launch IE and click a URL, the E/G icon will flashing with a moving 2 arrows and eventually after 1 or 2 seconds, become a "square E/G icon with fixed 2 arrows".
I am wondering, shouldn't the GPRS/EDGE be ALWAYS connected, such that the "G/E icon with fixed 2 arrows" should always appear? What setting I should change in order to make my Xda neo perform that way?
Hi isomania!
1) The icons are interpreted as follows:
Solid G/E - GRPS / EDGE network present, but not connected.
Small G/E with moving arrows - connecting to network.
Small G/E with solid arrows - connected.
2) There is no point to keep GPRS\EDGE connected when no programs are using it, since that would only shorten battery life. If I am not mistaken the timeout on the connection cannot be changed from the device side. I know push mail function sends some data (I think 400 bytes every 120 sec) to keep the connection alive, but it kills the battery and racks up the phone bill (unless you have unlimited data).
Thanks for your explanation. But for me, "connecting GPRS/EDGE" is STILL costing some time (may be 1 to 2 seconds). so i am wondering if I can keep GPRS/EDGE connected all the time I want, so that whenever I want to check POP3 email / go to any website, then I don't need to wait the 1 to 2 seconds connection time. Now THAT'S would be my definition of "always on"
One or two seconds to establish a connection? How will you ever manage having to wait that long? :roll:
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Thanks for your explanation. But for me, "connecting GPRS/EDGE" is STILL costing some time (may be 1 to 2 seconds). so i am wondering if I can keep GPRS/EDGE connected all the time I want, so that whenever I want to check POP3 email / go to any website, then I don't need to wait the 1 to 2 seconds connection time. Now THAT'S would be my definition of "always on"
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Check the various tweaks n tips floating about, there's always a couple that will force gprs to remain on at all times. The downside isn't battery life, it barely affects that or push mail wouldn't exist. It's that eventually you will lose the signal, the connection will die and you won't notice the difference until you try to use it. Then you have to either toggle flight mode or reset the phone...after you figure out what happened. If you're constantly having to connect to gprs, you may be better served by looking for a disconnect timeout. With that, it'll get the occasional chance to reset the connection, making sure it's active. I have no idea what they are offhand and don't use them but I've come across them in the past so try a search and check the wiki.
The downside isn't battery life, it barely affects that or push mail wouldn't exist.
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Sorry, but I have to disagree.
Maybe if you manage to somehow keep the connection without transmitting anything (not sure this is possible) the battery drain will be minimal.
I am using push mail on my Jamin for only 3 days and the difference in battery drain is very noticeable. In fact even with no mail (I don't sync the rest) to transfer the battery life is cut almost in half.
I read an article where the same is reported for the universal.
i have a question about this related topic, i'm a noob, just got my mda on wed and i called them and added the data plan to my existing line, the guy said it would take about 72 hours for the browser to be surfing the web normally, well today is sunday and i still can't surf, my G icon on top is with arrows moving, and it shows i'm connected to EDGE but my browser only says Locating and never loads anything, please help?
Hi werkmeister47!
Arrows moving means GPRS is trying to connect, but not actually connected.
There are two possibilities:
1) The provider hasn't connected you yet (72 hours??? When I bought a SIM from Orange I was surfing in 5 minutes)
2) Your connection settings are incorrect. You have to contact technical support for exact settings for your network.
Good luck.
Please, please help as Iam puzzled complitly. I subscribed to web-n-go with t-mobile to use my Xds's built in modem with my laptop for internet on a go (slow but cheap). I use USB connection. However I am only able to connect (where the full, random web-sites are returned) for about 1min, after that the IE's progress bar seems to stall leading to infuriating message :"..server or DNS error..". This happens every single time- good start, ok for about 1min and then IE on my laptop goes into refusal mode. Strangely the same thing happens across various computers regardless of OS. Iven more confusing is the fact that the connection is not broken with Xda modem still "on line". Tried "pinging"-no success, hard reseted Xda-no help, reloaded win2000- still nothing, closed both- Zone Alarm&AVG antivir-zero! T-mobile tech serv is useless while Im still paying for the service I'm not getting. Is this 2 be 4 the next 12 months?? Anybody?
Hi all,
i`m developing an application which sends periodically (every 15 sec) GPS data from the XDA (Orbit 2) to an application server via GPRS. On every XDA i`ve tested so far i had the same problem, after some time (can be some minutes or some hours) the device hangs. Then you get every 20 seconds a time slot for 2 or 3 seconds to do something, but you can only make an soft reset to work on.
I`ve sent the data with SOAP to an webservice and with an stream to an servlet, it makes no difference.
If you get the chance to take a look at the connection time from the GPRS connection, it is still there an counting up, but the appliction can`t use it anymore.
In the log you find:
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.finishGetResponse()
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
Several test where the appliction sends all the data over wlan were successfully, but i have to send it with GPRS. So problem should be the GPRS connection or the GSM modul in the phone.
Has anybody made an similar experience or have an workaround?
mis
Hi all,
i`m developing an application which sends periodically (every 15 sec) GPS data from the XDA (Orbit 2) to an application server via GPRS. On every XDA i`ve tested so far i had the same problem, after some time (can be some minutes or some hours) the device hangs. Then you get every 20 seconds a time slot for 2 or 3 seconds to do something, but you can only make an soft reset to work on.
I`ve sent the data with SOAP to an webservice and with an stream to an servlet, it makes no difference.
If you get the chance to take a look at the connection time from the GPRS connection, it is still there and counting up, but the appliction can`t use it anymore.
In the log you find:
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.finishGetResponse()
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
Several test where the appliction sends all the data over wlan were successfully, but i have to send it with GPRS. So problem should be the GPRS connection or the GSM modul in the phone.
Has anybody made an similar experience or have an workaround?
mis
Hey there,
got some massive Troubles with my S7 Edge and our Company WLAN. (MAC protected, WPA2-PSK, SSID hidden) - bintec APs.
Sometimes it takes 2-3 Minutes for the Phone to connect to the WLAN - sometimes it takes an Hour or more to get connected.
Within the AP Logs I can see that the Phone authenticates itself - but drops out about 30 Seconds later because of "Reason 6" - "Class 2 frame received from nonauthenticated STA" - See Screenshot:
android-hilfe.de/attachments/s7-jpg.517167/ (I'm not allowed to link this IMG as I'm on a new account ...)
Unfortunately I'm out of ideas what I can do to get rid of this Problem - and I hope someone here got an idea what's causing the Reason 6 con-lost?
thx
Andreas Schnederle-Wagner