[Patch Request] Disconnect Cell Data When WiFI Available

arcane · 03/29/2010, 08:01 PM

been reading some battery saving discussion and was wondering if it would be possible to create a patch that would automatically disable cell data whenever wifi was enabled or, even better, connected for a certain amount of time.

milominderbinder · 09/20/2010, 01:51 PM

<<Reworded title to better match the request.>>

Would you like this to work like Android does where this is an option in the settings?

biggnaa20 · 09/20/2010, 01:56 PM

I thought that's how it worked. I know if Wifi is on, it switches to it and doesn't seem to use my cell data.

Am I mistaken?

nnb

ccano8 · 09/20/2010, 02:03 PM

There are a few Top Bar patches that allow you to turn data off manually in the device menu. There is also the Mode Switcher app that you can set a "trigger" to turn off data when a Wi-Fi connection is established. All are in Preware.

djmcgee · 09/20/2010, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biggnaa20

I thought that's how it worked. I know if Wifi is on, it switches to it and doesn't seem to use my cell data.

Am I mistaken?

nnb

You are not mistaken

Network disabled is disabled on a WIFI connection. Note I didn't say good wifi connection, just a connection.

Cantaffordit · 09/20/2010, 02:07 PM

it disconnects, but I think the radio remains on. I manually switch data off when I don't need it, which seems to help.

konsole · 09/20/2010, 03:05 PM

wait, would SMS come over WIFI?

Sanjay · 09/20/2010, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by konsole

wait, would SMS come over WIFI?

SMS does not require data, either WiFi or 2G/3G, to be connected.

tobias funke · 09/20/2010, 06:49 PM

This is easily accomplished with Mode Switcher.

Shadavis08 · 09/20/2010, 06:53 PM

you dont need anything to do this . all you need to do is associate the wifi conection and then evertime your near it , it will auto connect to the wifi . its really simple. and the phone tells you it will automatically connect to known networks ??!!

**mamouton** · 09/20/2010, 09:16 PM

mode switcher with the data on demand works well. Palmuse has posted some settings that enhanced drahon's data on demand by adding a wifi disconnected trigger. Basically when connected to a known access pont your wifi kicks in if data is needed if not by a known access point phone data kicks in. If data is not needed no radios connected. Works great for me and fixes the buggy wifi trigger.

Jakeeeee · 09/20/2010, 09:26 PM

I thought mode switcher required a luna restart when switching between modes.

Seems like that'd be a big hassle when you could just turn one thing off and on...

r_w_byrn · 09/20/2010, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobias funke

This is easily accomplished with Mode Switcher.

easily?.............mode switcher seems very complex and difficult to figure out
limited info in manual/wiki

biggnaa20 · 09/20/2010, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djmcgee

You are not mistaken

Network disabled is disabled on a WIFI connection. Note I didn't say good wifi connection, just a connection.

Yeah. There are times that I have to shut off my Pre's wifi at home when I am too far from the router. That is how I know it switched over.

it's apparent that I have to learn more about mode switcher.

**mamouton** · 10:12 PM

no luna restart is required between switching modes.

tobias funke · 09/20/2010, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r_w_byrn

easily?.............mode switcher seems very complex and difficult to figure out
limited info in manual/wiki

I wouldn't call a 9+ page manual 'limited'.

Many people have used it and the wiki to install and operate MS very successfully. I created it specifically to make the process less daunting.

IMO Mode Switcher is only as complex as the user wants it to be. A task such as the request in this thread can be accomplished in minimal time.

And no, MS does not require a reset between modes. I don't know where that misinformation came from.

cdonehew · 09/20/2010, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobias funke

And no, MS does not require a reset between modes. I don't know where that misinformation came from.

If I remember correctly this misinformation is due to Precental did a spotlight a couple of weeks ago on a similar app to Modeswitcher that does require a Luna restart to switch modes.

**mamouton** · 09/20/2010, 10:31 PM

that app was called profiles. two totally different programs. Mode switcher is a battery saver.

RoLLEmUp · 03:08 AM

I'm going to look into the mode switcher patch because, I always heard great things about it, it's just that there was so much included. Not that it is a bad thing at all, by no means is it a bad thing. It's just that I don't know yet, what functions I will truly be utilizing the most out of it in the long run. Bundle pack patch

Does it have any advantages over just toggling the data/phone on or off in any way? Because the only thing about me using mode switcher is that I will not really have a set schedule or time frame to activate different modes. My days are all random.

Anyone want to chime in on that?

That said, Mode Switcher is still a sweet looking patch.

In the meantime, I will install and toy around with it for a bit.

tobias funke · 09/21/2010, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoLLEmUp

Does it have any advantages over just toggling the data/phone on or off in any way? Because the only thing about me using mode switcher is that I will not really have a set schedule or time frame to activate different modes. My days are all random.

I suggest reading the wiki and manual. All of the available settings and triggers are explained. The "Time of Day" trigger is just one of many triggers available. If you have more questions after reading the documentation, post them in Mode Switcher thread in the Homebrew forum. Someone will be happy to answer them. :-)

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biggnaa20 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Washington DC Posts: 261 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 191 Thanked 37 Times in 27 Posts	I thought that's how it worked. I know if Wifi is on, it switches to it and doesn't seem to use my cell data. Am I mistaken? nnb
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ccano8 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 35 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	There are a few Top Bar patches that allow you to turn data off manually in the device menu. There is also the Mode Switcher app that you can set a "trigger" to turn off data when a Wi-Fi connection is established. All are in Preware.
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Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,150 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,911 Times in 2,777 Posts	it disconnects, but I think the radio remains on. I manually switch data off when I don't need it, which seems to help.
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tobias funke Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 638 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 97 Thanked 172 Times in 123 Posts	This is easily accomplished with Mode Switcher. __________________
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mamouton Forum Leader Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 5,771 Likes Received: 5 Thanks: 796 Thanked 1,165 Times in 801 Posts	mode switcher with the data on demand works well. Palmuse has posted some settings that enhanced drahon's data on demand by adding a wifi disconnected trigger. Basically when connected to a known access pont your wifi kicks in if data is needed if not by a known access point phone data kicks in. If data is not needed no radios connected. Works great for me and fixes the buggy wifi trigger.
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