[Cialug] Luddite SysAdmin

[Daniel A. Ramaley]

4.0.3 or 4.0.4 (i'd have to check) on a T-Mobile Galaxy S3.

On 2012-11-14 at 10:29:01, jrnosee wrote:
>What version of android are you running?  My Galaxy S3 also
>auto-activates WiFi to check for access points (Sprint Connect) but
>it doesn't actually connect to an AP unless I tell it to, thus
>remaining on 3G.  Even at that it has an option in the settings to
>check for an internet connection after connecting to an AP to insure
>it's actually getting out to the internet.
>
>
>On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 5:04 AM, Daniel A. Ramaley
><daniel.ramaley at drake.edu
>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I think there's a free app that will do that automatically--should
>> be able to find it in the Google Play store. You tell it what
>> locations you want wifi to be on, and it'll turn it on when you are
>> in those places and turn it off when you leave. My phone doesn't
>> have the issues with wifi that are described in this thread, but i
>> investigated that app so i could have the wifi turned off when i'm
>> not at home or work, saving power. But the app itself used more
>> power than the wifi antenna, so it wasn't useful for my purposes.
>> 
>> On 2012-11-13 at 19:48:34, Don Ellis wrote:
>> >When I'm near a semi-open WiFI, such as Starbucks (at least, here
>> >in St Louis MO), my Android is not able to get a data connection
>> >until I actually log on to the network (early in my plan history,
>> >it was part of the plan, and was fully automatic. T-Mobile gave up
>> >that concession). This means that when I want to get GPS
>> >information, I get a solid satellite connection, but no data
>> >connection until I log on, so GPS doesn't work. My solution is to
>> >pull down the slider and turn off the WiFi as soon as I realize
>> >I'm having a problem. Then I only need to remember to turn it back
>> >on when I want to use WiFi again.
>> >
>> >--Don Ellis
>> >
>> >On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com>
>> 
>> wrote:
>> >> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Dave Hala Jr <dave at 58ghz.net> 
wrote:
>> >> > 4. You dont have to pay for a data plan that gets a lot bytes
>> >> > eaten up by apps that send information without your knowledge
>> >> > or consent.
>> >> 
>> >> 5. You can make 911 calls.
>> >> 
>> >> It's never actually happened that I couldn't make a 911 call,
>> >> but... My phone locks up and gets very difficult to use for a
>> >> good minute's worth of time whenever it smells wifi.  It's like
>> >> trying to pull a dog away from a fire hydrant or tree that it
>> >> smells something on. Very hard.
>> >> 
>> >> So the other day I wanted to make a phone call.  I pushed the
>> >> screen-on button, opened the phone app and tapped on one of my
>> >> contacts.  But right about then the sniffing began.  So for a
>> >> minute I couldn't work the phone, but I was frustrated so I kept
>> >> pushing the name and then it jerked open and then I pushed the
>> >> "mobile" listing I had for this person and it wouldn't go so I
>> >> hit the back button but it wouldn't go and ARGH!  Eventually the
>> >> phone app crashed and restarted itself.  Then I got a call from
>> >> the person saying her phone had rang but there was no one on the
>> >> line.
>> >> 
>> >> What if I had been trying to call 911???  The house would've
>> >> burned down by that point.  And all because this "phone" (I use
>> >> scare quotes here) can't handle connecting to wifi and doing
>> >> anything else at the same time.  Samsung Epic 4G (a Galaxy S
>> >> type).  Not smart, phone, not smart.
>> >> 
>> >> --
>> >> Todd
>> >
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