Turn Off GPRS

[Guest cjwallace]

Guys, i have an Orange SPV C500, how can i turn off my GPRS?

I really dont want it on all the time

Thanks for your help

[Guest scm7rap]

Quickest and therefore probably easiest way to turn off GPRS when it's on is to press and hold the home key. A quick menu will appear and there is an option to turn off GPRS.

[Guest JesseRPI]

Quickest and therefore probably easiest way to turn off GPRS when it's on is to press and hold the home key. A quick menu will appear and there is an option to turn off GPRS.

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When I do this, Internet Explorer starts. I do not get a "quick menu".

[Guest tsutton]

When I do this, Internet Explorer starts. I do not get a "quick menu".

You have to press the homescreen button once. Once you're at the main desktop, hold down the homescreen key and the menu will come up.

[Guest JesseRPI]

I still get Internet Explorer. I quickly pressed the button that looks like a little house. This took me to the home screen. I then pressed and held this button for ~3 seconds, which brought up Internet Explorer. Hmm... I want a quick menu too. :)

You have to press the homescreen button once. Once you're at the main desktop, hold down the homescreen key and the menu will come up.

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[Guest scm7rap]

On a C500? That doesn't sound right. Have you added any apps to your phone that use gprs or ie? The only other thing I can think of is to set your phone to disconnect gprs after x time. Go tothe data connections section in the setting menu, press 'menu' and the go to 'options'. You can set the idle disconnection to whatever time you want then.

[Guest scm7rap]

On a C500? That doesn't sound right. Have you added any apps to your phone that use gprs or ie? The only other thing I can think of is to set your phone to disconnect gprs after x time. Go tothe data connections section in the setting menu, press 'menu' and the go to 'options'. You can set the idle disconnection to whatever time you want then.

[Guest dalecon]

I press and hold the home key and select the option to Diconnect GRPS

The windows icon flashes on the screen suggesting it's doing something then goes back to the home screen

But i still see the 'G' icon at the top od the screen - suggesting it hasn't been disconnected

Is the 'G' supposed to disappear if GRPS is disconnected?

Thanks

[Guest tsutton]

The big 'G' icon in the middle tells you there is GPRS available in your area.

The small 'G' with the aerial strength tells you that you are connected to GPRS.

[Guest tonijj]

I press and hold the home key and select the option to Diconnect GRPS

The windows icon flashes on the screen suggesting it's doing something then goes back to the home screen

But i still see the 'G' icon at the top od the screen - suggesting it hasn't been disconnected

Is the 'G' supposed to disappear if GRPS is disconnected?

Thanks

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Well, if both G's are displayed you're still connected, then just use Modaco´s great "close all application" program and then push Home Key and choose Disconnect GPRS once again. One or more programs are still actively using GPRS from what I hear, i.e. Agile Messenger has to be closed by entering the menu and then choosing exit, you cant simply just hit the Back key.

I have the same problem after upgrading to the latest Qtek rom that it wont disconnect auto, but this procedure is rather quick and painless :)

Hope all of this made any sense :D

[Guest jimmel]

The big 'G' icon in the middle tells you there is GPRS available in your area.

The small 'G' with the aerial strength tells you that you are connected to GPRS.

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I have the same problem with my Audiovox SMT 5600. Once I initiate a GPRS session, none of the above suggestions work (end button, home key). Holding in the end button locks the keypad. Holding in the home key brings up my internet favorites. So, every time I want to manually end a GPRS session, I need to tap the power button to bring up the quick menu, select flight mode, then repeat the process to turn flight mode off. Very cumbersome. This is the only thing that kills GPRS on this phone.

It's not a problem financially as I have unlimited data. However, it is a BIG problem with my battery life. I go from a multi-day stand by time with battery life to about 10 hours if GPRS is running. This is a very annoying design flaw.

By the way, neither Cingular nor Audiovox could help with this issue; now that's encouraging.

[Guest jimmel]

The big 'G' icon in the middle tells you there is GPRS available in your area.

The small 'G' with the aerial strength tells you that you are connected to GPRS.

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I have the same problem with my Audiovox SMT 5600. Once I initiate a GPRS session, none of the above suggestions work (end button, home key). Holding in the end button locks the keypad. Holding in the home key brings up my internet favorites. So, every time I want to manually end a GPRS session, I need to tap the power button to bring up the quick menu, select flight mode, then repeat the process to turn flight mode off. Very cumbersome. This is the only thing that kills GPRS on this phone.

It's not a problem financially as I have unlimited data. However, it is a BIG problem with my battery life. I go from a multi-day stand by time with battery life to about 10 hours if GPRS is running. This is a very annoying design flaw.

By the way, neither Cingular nor Audiovox could help with this issue; now that's encouraging.

[Guest JesseRPI]

Actually, it's on a Cingular SMT-5600. Technically the same phone, but possibly different software. Any suggestions?

On a C500? That doesn't sound right. Have you added any apps to your phone that use gprs or ie? The only other thing I can think of is to set your phone to disconnect gprs after x time. Go tothe data connections section in the setting menu, press 'menu' and the go to 'options'. You can set the idle disconnection to whatever time you want then.

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[Guest jimmel]

Actually, it's on a Cingular SMT-5600. Technically the same phone, but possibly different software. Any suggestions?

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I stumble across new things in a desparate attempt to learn more. Ok, so some with the Audiovox SMT5600 can end GPRS with one key, I cannot. I found this morning that if I am in an active session and I go into settings - data connections - and change my internet connection from Cingular to automatic or the other way around, the GPRS connection is immediately terminated. As soon as I start another session, the problem is back.

Is this clue telling us anything of value or am I just grasping at straws?

[Guest tonijj]

Grasping at straws. I have automatic in my settings (using Vodafone) and I have the very same problem. It has to do with the ROM, unless there isn't a tweak for this, we'll just have to wait for the next rom update :)

Note: Never had this problem until I upgraded to the latest rom (Qtek ROM).

[Guest jmobile]

I have the same problem with my Audiovox SMT 5600.  Once I initiate a GPRS session, none of the above suggestions work (end button, home key).  Holding in the end button locks the keypad.  Holding in the home key brings up my internet favorites.  So, every time I want to manually end a GPRS session, I need to tap the power button to bring up the quick menu, select flight mode, then repeat the process to turn flight mode off.  Very cumbersome. This is the only thing that kills GPRS on this phone. 

It's not a problem financially as I have unlimited data.  However, it is a BIG problem with my battery life.  I go from a multi-day stand by time with battery life to about 10 hours if GPRS is running.  This is a very annoying design flaw.

By the way, neither Cingular nor Audiovox could help with this issue; now that's encouraging.

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I am also having the same problem described above with my Audiovox SMT 5600...I've found that connecting to USB will automatically disconnect GPRS, but that doesn't exactly solve the problem of turning off GPRS.

[Guest Looby]

I have had a C500 for a year now( no problems) and the GPRS disconnected automatically which was very handy as you knew when a MMS or Email had been sent. I now have a brand new i-mate sp3i with the latest ROM and I have to turn the GPRS of manually. It does seem therefore that this is something to do with later ROM's and we have to live with it. I would really like to get to the bottom of this however and know why this is. :roll:

[Guest thedr]

If the "G" in the square means GPRS available and not that it's connected, does anyone if this affects battery life (on the SPV 550)? If it does please let me know how to turn it off, it appears even after the phone has been off.

[Guest tonijj]

If the "G" in the square means GPRS available and not that it's connected, does anyone if this affects battery life (on the SPV 550)? If it does please let me know how to turn it off, it appears even after the phone has been off.

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You got two "G's". The big one= shows that GPRS is available, and the small G only displays when youre actually connected to GPRS.

To put it in simple terms; The small G only affects your battery life negatively.

Cheers

[Guest Geeklord]

If you really don't want GPRS Connection, you can alter the values in the Settings folder, under data connections. You will be presented with several options. In anycase go into each one and modify your settings just a wee bit (so that if you want it back, you can just revert your settings) example, mine has:

(under data connections)

Internet connection

-Smart GPRS

Work connection

-Automatic

WAP connection

-Smart WAP GPRS

Secure WAP connection

-Secured SMART WAP

Highlight one and select edit connections on the menu tab. you'll be then presented with:

1. Dial-up Connections

2. VPN Connections

3. Proxy Connections

4. GPRS Connections

click GPRS Connections and you get:

1. Secured SMART WAP

2. Smart GPRS

3. Smart MMS

4. Smart WAP GPRS

click Smart GPRS and you get the settings:

Connects to:

Access point:

User name:

Password:

Primary DNS:

Secondary DNS:

IP address:

Here, adding a single character to your existing username or accesspoint will prevent your connection to your operator's GPRS gateway, resulting in an error message.

so even if you want to connect, you can't. If you really need to, you can just delete the character you added and it'll be back to normal.

You may do this to any and all the settings for data connectivity, but I think the GPRS Connections option will do it. That's what I did to my daughter's phone to avoid any accidental button pressing that will result in additional charges from our operator. After all, she's just 7, she won't miss it.

On a last note, the Big daddy G does not consume any battery life, it merely says that your phone's GPRS capability has been turned on by the operator and that there is a GPRS network available. The baby G on top of the signal strength (which replaces the antenna icon) means you are using GPRS. But even if you are, if none of your applications are sending nor receiving data, your battery will not suffer any major drain.

I hope my little litany helped.

[Guest jimmel]

If you really don't want GPRS Connection, you can alter the  values in the Settings folder, under data connections. You will be presented with several options. In anycase go into each one and modify your settings just a wee bit (so that if you want it back, you can just revert your settings) example, mine has:

(under data connections)

Internet connection

-Smart GPRS

Work connection

-Automatic

WAP connection

-Smart WAP GPRS

Secure WAP connection

-Secured SMART WAP

Highlight one and select edit connections on the menu tab. you'll be then presented with:

1. Dial-up Connections

2. VPN Connections

3. Proxy Connections

4. GPRS Connections

click GPRS Connections and you get:

1. Secured SMART WAP

2. Smart GPRS

3. Smart MMS

4. Smart WAP GPRS

click Smart GPRS and you get the settings:

Connects to:

Access point:

User name:

Password:

Primary DNS:

Secondary DNS:

IP address:

Here, adding a single character to your existing username or accesspoint will prevent your connection to your operator's GPRS gateway, resulting in an error message.

so even if you want to connect, you can't. If you really need to, you can just delete the character you added and it'll be back to normal.

You may do this to any and all the settings for data connectivity, but I think the GPRS Connections option will do it. That's what I did to my daughter's phone to avoid any accidental button pressing that will result in additional charges from our operator. After all, she's just 7, she won't miss it.

On a last note, the Big daddy G does not consume any battery life, it merely says that your phone's GPRS capability has been turned on by the operator and that there is a GPRS network available. The baby G on top of the signal strength (which replaces the antenna icon) means you are using GPRS. But even if you are, if none of your applications are sending nor receiving data, your battery will not suffer any major drain.

I hope my little litany helped.

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The statement about battery drain is incorrect. Once GPRS is active, regardless of whether you are actively sending or receiving data, your battery will suffer. In several experiments while trying to solve this problem, I get about 10 hours of standby time while GRPS is active as opposed to several days when it is not.

This post has drifted from the original question of how to intentionally turn off GPRS when you are done to avoid the problem above, not how to prevent accidental usage.

[Guest tonijj]

The statement about battery drain is incorrect.  Once GPRS is active, regardless of whether you are actively sending or receiving data, your battery will suffer.  In several experiments while trying to solve this problem, I get about 10 hours of standby time while GRPS is active as opposed to several days when it is not.

This post has drifted from the original question of how to intentionally turn off GPRS when you are done to avoid the problem above, not how to prevent accidental usage.

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First of all, my answer was to thedr's question. Why not answer a question when a fellow member asks one?

Secondly, if the GPRS connected it DOES affect the battery. That's what we all been saying all along, please read the thread before you make incorrect remarks.

[Guest JesseRPI]

Now now gentlemen...

[Guest tonijj]

Now now gentlemen...

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:) Got a bit touchy before lunch I think ;)

[Guest Looby]

I think we can take it as read that having GPRS permanently connected does affect battery life. I have gone into the settings and set the idle disconnect to 30secs. but this makes no difference. Are there just a few phones affected by this or many? Are C550's affected? Someone out there must have the answer to this :|