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2010-06-03 , 20:54
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Originally Posted by Raubtier View Post
under settings-> internet connections i have chosen the internet connection of my provider instead of "ask me". This means whenever i establish an internet connection it chooses this one, it does not mean that i am alwas online.
It certainly should mean that you're always online. Try this:
1) Close programs
2) Choose "internet connections" -> "Connect Automatically" -> "Always Ask"
3) Disconnect from whatever connection you're on at the moment.
4) Choose "internet connections" -> "Connect Automatically" -> <your_network_cell_provider>
5) At this point, I get connected: I have the circle with 2 arrows appear in my status bar. This means I'm online, even though no program is asking for an internet connection. What happens when you do this?

So how do you "establish an internet connection" - what do you mean by that?

If I choose my mobile operator from the "connect automatically" drop-down, I'm always online (unless I go out of signal). It should be the same for you.

Originally Posted by Raubtier View Post
90% of the time i am not online. when i am not online, sleeping for e,g, the email client does nothing (although it has been told to refresh every hour)
Look at the mail settings. It clearly says "Update when connected via ... XXX". It is not offering to update when disconnected from the internet.

Originally Posted by Raubtier View Post
whilst the omweather widget connects to the internet, refreshes and goes offline again.
I don't use omweather, and based on that behaviour I don't want to. If I've disconnected from the internet, I want to stay disconnected until I say otherwise.

Originally Posted by Raubtier View Post
this is exactly what i want the email widget to do and is most common sense. does nokia expect me to be online 24/7??
Simply: yes they do. What, are you billed for your internet by the minute? This was apparently an "always-online" device. For me, the only reason to be offline is battery life. And I usually carry a spare battery.

Originally Posted by Raubtier View Post
i might as well manually establish an internet connection every single time myself to check mail. i want it to do that automatically!
For me, if I'm being conscious of battery life then I keep it offline & check manually every now & then.
If I'm somewhere near a charger, then I keep it online and it checks automatically every 10 mins.

Because the email client works the way it does (uses an existing connection but doesn't create one) then I don't have to change its settings when I flip between these two ways of working.