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hey everybody,
well, the thing is in my country (dubai)
data package is EXTREMELY expensive..5 euros for 10 mb
i use that 10 mb for gtalk ONLY.
so one time i log in, the phone automatically looks for updates on my phone. that takes up 12 MB!(i have to pay 5 euros for every extra mb :@)
THIS is a serious kill joy.
it would be great if we can make the app manager have an option if we WANT it to look for updates or not.
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wow that is seriously expensive data! i'd make sure i was near a wifi point when it was due to update!

on that note - i have read threads on here relating to changing the time the auto update checks (seems to depend when you power-on for the first use), believe they achieved this through a script but dont quote me on that, perhaps finding this thread may shed some light on a possible solution fou.
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i know right!
yeah please let me know as soon as you get solid info on this.
it kills me to see extremely limited 10 mb go to COMPLETE WASTE cuz of some STUPID app.
 
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Originally Posted by mpsi View Post
You can change timestamp in /home/user/.hildon-application-manager/last-update to the desired time of the day. It's Unix time, you will need to find a converter.
hopefully you have wifi at home (if not this wont be much use to you!) so set it to a time when you'll be home on your own network and make sure you turn your mobile data connection off.

of course all thanks to mpsi for the original post!
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or....

Disabling Auto Updates Check

You may want to disable the automatic software updates checks that occur upon internet connection, in order to consume less bandwidth when using 2G/3G connections. You can do so by editing the gconf file found in /var/lib/gconf/apps/hildon/update-notifier and changing the check interval from 1440(24 hours) to a much larger value. The value must not exceed 4,294,967,295:

gconftool -s --type int /apps/hildon/update-notifier/check_interval NEW_VALUE
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Run this in terminal:

gconftool -s --type int /apps/hildon/update-notifier/check_interval 2147483647

2147483647 is the max value for me.
 

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Originally Posted by festivalnut View Post
usually i grudge hunting out links for people, but since just searching for it may cost you the price of a pint i'll do this one and you can buy me one if i'm ever in dubai!



hopefully you have wifi at home (if not this wont be much use to you!) so set it to a time when you'll be home on your own network and make sure you turn your mobile data connection off.

of course all thanks to mpsi for the original post!
hahaha thanks a ton mate!!
(btw, a pint would cost you around 3 to 4 euros here in a decent bar.(if you were curious!)
 
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Originally Posted by Megaltariak View Post
Run this in terminal:

gconftool -s --type int /apps/hildon/update-notifier/check_interval 2147483647

2147483647 is the max value for me.
hey thanks for the command!exactly what im looking for.
btw does a reboot reset these settings to default?
(i might shift over to scotland, where datapackage aint so expensive )
 
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Originally Posted by mangal_sk8erboy View Post
hey thanks for the command!exactly what im looking for.
btw does a reboot reset these settings to default?
(i might shift over to scotland, where datapackage aint so expensive )
na one time should do you, (i think) just remember to check for updates manually when you're near wifi.

well yeah i get unlimited (read 500Mb) data for £5 on my contract, (about 6 or 7 euro i think) the trade off is i also get 300days of rain a year, tell ya what we'll do a foreign exchange so i can remind myself what the sun looks like! couldn't do it permanently though i love my country so much it hurts sometimes!
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Originally Posted by mangal_sk8erboy View Post
hey everybody,
well, the thing is in my country (dubai)
data package is EXTREMELY expensive..5 euros for 10 mb
...
WTF???????? OMG i was complaining abt my expensive service ... lmao! not anymore
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