Reply
Thread Tools
skripis's Avatar
Posts: 45 | Thanked: 13 times | Joined on Jul 2010 @ Arendal, Norway
#1
I have looked all over the settings, but something is constantly polling up any available internet connection, activating it. Autodisconnect will bring it down again but I'm not happy about not being 100% in control of my device.

Weather widgets and other crap is removed. My POP e-mail should only update when being close to wlan, MfE is set to update only during the afternoons and not connect during night and office hours. OVI account has been disabled in the conversations application. I am not running any IM application.

I don't think there's much traffic being created but this still irritates me. Any ideas what could be causing this? The device should be fairly vanilla, PR1.2 is installed.

Had this been a Windows PC I would have suspected a virus but... yeah.
 
Posts: 320 | Thanked: 137 times | Joined on Apr 2010
#2
Is POP email set to Update Automatically?
Disable MFE just for testing and check.

Check what apps are running in the background using xterm probably with top command.
 
ossipena's Avatar
Posts: 3,159 | Thanked: 2,023 times | Joined on Feb 2008 @ Finland
#3
the device has been designed to be online 24/7.

what about HAM (app manager) checking updates?
__________________
Want to know something?
K.I.S.S. approach:
wiki category:beginners. Browse it through and you'll be much wiser!
If the link doesn't help, just use
Google Custom Search
 
Posts: 377 | Thanked: 68 times | Joined on Dec 2009
#4
In settings, just do Always Ask when connecting to the Internet.
 

The Following User Says Thank You to Snaps For This Useful Post:
skripis's Avatar
Posts: 45 | Thanked: 13 times | Joined on Jul 2010 @ Arendal, Norway
#5
Originally Posted by Snaps View Post
In settings, just do Always Ask when connecting to the Internet.
Will that make MfE or other apps that need to connect to the internet freak out? (I also want fMMS to function without hassle)

This will also bring up a prompt every time I use the www. I don't want that.

Last edited by skripis; 2010-07-20 at 10:25.
 
skripis's Avatar
Posts: 45 | Thanked: 13 times | Joined on Jul 2010 @ Arendal, Norway
#6
Originally Posted by ossipena View Post
the device has been designed to be online 24/7.
So what you are saying is that it creates a live connection without any traffic? Pretty 'tarded for a mobile device IMHO.

Originally Posted by ossipena View Post
what about HAM (app manager) checking updates?
IIRC the app manager only checks in the morning, or once a day. This occurs at all times.
 
Posts: 377 | Thanked: 68 times | Joined on Dec 2009
#7
Originally Posted by skripis View Post
Will that make MfE or other apps that need to connect to the internet freak out? (I also want fMMS to function without hassle)
Doubt it. When I go abroad, I always change it to Always Ask. And it never connects without me telling it to
 
skripis's Avatar
Posts: 45 | Thanked: 13 times | Joined on Jul 2010 @ Arendal, Norway
#8
Ok. Coming from a Symbian device (N97), it's very strange for me to see this behavior. My N97 was/is actually very consistent and predictable with regards to internet connectivity.
 
Switch_'s Avatar
Posts: 601 | Thanked: 549 times | Joined on Mar 2010 @ Redditch, UK
#9
Settings > Internet Connections > Always Ask.

This will change the default behaviour of the phone so that it does not automatically search out a tether all the time. Instead, when you connect to the internet and want to go surfing it will ask you which connection type you want according to the local availability of GPRS, HSDPA or WLAN.

fMMS will not behave any differently, your phone will still recieve a push SMS which will automatically start up the MMS APN and tether it to the MMS provider's signal long enough to download the MMS.

I have mine configured like this because constant tethering to the nearest available connection used to fry my noodle too.

Hope this helps.
 
Posts: 515 | Thanked: 266 times | Joined on Nov 2009 @ Oelsted, Denmark
#10
Originally Posted by Switch_ View Post
...used to fry my noodle too.
... I just hate it when that happens...
__________________
Christian Wilken - tux-POWER.dk!
... May the Source be with You ...
 

The Following User Says Thank You to DrWilken For This Useful Post:
Reply


 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 23:06.