Omnia connecting to the Internet,

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Hi, every so often my Omnia connects to the Internet on it's own, just looked before & I was connected for over 45mins.

I have the symbols; 3g, signal strength indicator, speaker, & battery symbols before it connects,

When it does; I have G, then a smaller g, when I click on this it shows I'm "Contract Internet (GPRS), I then have to disconnect to stop it.

I go into Task Manager, & what's listed is;

G Mail

Active Sync

I think it's G Mail, but shouldn't it only connect to download the emails, then disconnect ?

Any setting to stop this ?

Any help appreciated,

FB.

[Guest Jokes On You]

Hi, every so often my Omnia connects to the Internet on it's own, just looked before & I was connected for over 45mins.

I have the symbols; 3g, signal strength indicator, speaker, & battery symbols before it connects,

When it does; I have G, then a smaller g, when I click on this it shows I'm "Contract Internet (GPRS), I then have to disconnect to stop it.

I go into Task Manager, & what's listed is;

G Mail

Active Sync

I think it's G Mail, but shouldn't it only connect to download the emails, then disconnect ?

Any setting to stop this ?

Any help appreciated,

FB.

In messaging go to Menu-> Tools -> Options -> Tap the mail service and you should get see something that asks about the send recieve schedule and you can change it from there.

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Thanks for the reply;

I've done as you said, this is what my settings are;

Auto send/recieve every 10mins

Download messages "from the past 3 days"

Advanced settings;

Send/receive when i click send ..this is checked.

Use automatic send/receive schedule when roaming

I'm near enough certain it is G mail, as soon as it checks for new mail, I click on the "G" at the top right of the phone, it then shows I'm "Contract Internet (GPRS)" & for how long, ie; only a few seconds, that's what makes me think it's G Mail.

Problem is it stays connected, I know I'm on contract web, but this is starting to be a bit of a pain now,

Any more ideas ?

Thanks,

FB.

Just a thought...what about un-installing G Mail, then doing a fresh install ?

I'm now sure it is G Mail, I've the phone next to my computer...when the screen get distorted I check my phone in Task Manager, the only two things running are Task Manager, & G Mail....then check the "G" icon at the top, it tells me that the connection has being running for X amount of time, which corresponds with how long it's took me to check the above.

Surely G Mail should disconnect from the Internet after it has downloaded email/s, at this rate I'll be over my 500mb in no time.

FB.

Edited December 14, 2008 by Fred Bloggs

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Sorry to bump this, but it driving me up the wall,

Any HELP APPRECIATED,

FB.

[Guest CanonKen]

Auto send/recieve every 10mins

Set this to manual

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Set this to manual

Many Thanks for that CanonKen, I've done it, & manually clicked Send/Receive....I see G Mail connect, then disconnect....but my Internet connection is still live, & I have to disconnect it myself.

Still, that's the first problem solved,

Thanks,

FB.

[Guest Homer1181]

Fred,

Does your internet connection disconnect after you use opera? My Omnia never disconnects from the Edge network. I have to manually disconnect it every time. Also just because its connected to the edge/GPRS network i dont think it is using the data plan. I only uses if there is a request from your phone to the network and back like when a web page is displayed there is no data being sent or recvd so there is not charge. The display only shows the time connected and I don't think the phone send that information to the network. So IMO you can leave it on but I know it is annoying to see it there. If you get a solution please PM me.

[Guest CanonKen]

Easiest way is to set the end key to disconnect from the internet and press it (and hold it) to close the connection every time you have finished downloading emails etc, mine never disconnects automatically either.

Start>Settings>buttons>end key> Disconnect data calls

[Guest meabigbaldguy]

Use the following to configure your Omnia to disconnect from WAP services automatically after 60 seconds of idle time. It works and its safe.

You will need a registry editor such as RESCO, OR Dinarsoft MEMMAID. I use both because RESCO File Explorer is a file managment app and MEMMAID is a memory management app. If you don't already have either of them, then you must purchase them, but you can download both for trial use. In any case, here's what you must do... In the registry, Go to...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\

Find the entry called... SuspendResume. Change the string from ~GPRS! to GPRS_bye_if_device_off

Find the entry called... CacheTime. Change the value from 600 (my system default) to 60 (my preferred). This is amount of time in seconds.

Soft reset your device.

This edit will automatically disconnect your GPRS connection after 60 seconds of inactivity, and without any further action on your part.

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Many Thanks for all the replies,

Cheers,

FB.

[Guest bobdod04]

Use the following to configure your Omnia to disconnect from WAP services automatically after 60 seconds of idle time. It works and its safe.

You will need a registry editor such as RESCO, OR Dinarsoft MEMMAID. I use both because RESCO File Explorer is a file managment app and MEMMAID is a memory management app. If you don't already have either of them, then you must purchase them, but you can download both for trial use. In any case, here's what you must do... In the registry, Go to...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\

Find the entry called... SuspendResume. Change the string from ~GPRS! to GPRS_bye_if_device_off

Find the entry called... CacheTime. Change the value from 600 (my system default) to 60 (my preferred). This is amount of time in seconds.

Soft reset your device.

This edit will automatically disconnect your GPRS connection after 60 seconds of inactivity, and without any further action on your part.

I have this same issue of not automatically disconnecting after sending/receiving email and closing Opera, but the above registry fixes don't make sense on my i910 as my SuspendResume doesn't say anything like ~GPRS!, only some numbers. Has anyone gotten their connection to end automatically on an i910?

[Guest arasman]

Use the following to configure your Omnia to disconnect from WAP services automatically after 60 seconds of idle time. It works and its safe.

You will need a registry editor such as RESCO, OR Dinarsoft MEMMAID. I use both because RESCO File Explorer is a file managment app and MEMMAID is a memory management app. If you don't already have either of them, then you must purchase them, but you can download both for trial use. In any case, here's what you must do... In the registry, Go to...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\

Find the entry called... SuspendResume. Change the string from ~GPRS! to GPRS_bye_if_device_off

Find the entry called... CacheTime. Change the value from 600 (my system default) to 60 (my preferred). This is amount of time in seconds.

Soft reset your device.

This edit will automatically disconnect your GPRS connection after 60 seconds of inactivity, and without any further action on your part.

well just thank you . a big time

[Guest Bob Tjioe]

Hi Guys,

Just got my Omnia a week ago. Love everything about it. Got one problem though, I cannot make the Gmail download through my WiFi. It kept on using GPRS. I've set the connections setting all to My Work Network. All other program will use my WiFi if it is connected, but not Gmail. Anything I missed?

Thanks.

[Guest dwallersv]

I have this same issue of not automatically disconnecting after sending/receiving email and closing Opera, but the above registry fixes don't make sense on my i910 as my SuspendResume doesn't say anything like ~GPRS!, only some numbers. Has anyone gotten their connection to end automatically on an i910?

On the 910, the SuspendResume value is the dial string to connect to broadband internet. Don't mess with it -- it is used when the phone was in a connected state before suspending, so it can reconnect on wakeup.

You can change your CacheTime value to lengthen or shorten the duration of an idle connection. I chenged mine to 86400 seconds (24 hours) because I don't like it disconnecting, causing delays when I use the internet. Keeping it connected is simply a state -- it doesn't result in any data traffic, so if you are on a metered data plan, it shouldn't cost you anything to stay connected.

Also, I disagree with those that assert that a live data connection consumes more power than when there is no active data connection, all else being equal. The cell radio, when on, is constantly sending and recieving small amounts of data to refresh the phone's state and cell tower binding. An active data connection is simply another bit of state information that is maintained by the phone and the network -- there is no meaningful radio activity, therefore power usage, when this connection is idle. Of course moving data back and forth does use more power.

Why do cell providers configure phones to time out and disconnect data channels? For the same reason ISPs do for home networks -- efficient use of scarce resources like IP addresses. A provider would run out of IP addresses swiftly if every internet capable phone out there had a permanent active internet connection all the time.

EDIT: Even better solution for those that want to be permanently connected to the internet like me... the "{some GUID}" below is a stand-in for a long hex string between {} that may be different on your device than on mine. On mine, it's {7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}. Don't try to find the right key by matching this unwieldy number. In my case, it was the second GUID key under Providers, and probably is for you too. Regardless, just look in each of them until you find "Connections\Broadband Access". Then make the changes below:

Look under "HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{some GUID}\Connections\Broadband Access"

In that key, change the value "AlwaysOn" from zero to 1. Reboot via a programmatic soft reset, or wait ten minutes and reboot via the recessed reset button.

After making this change, your phone will boot with Internet access connected (it won't wait for a network request to connect), and stay connected permanently.

This eliminates delays accessing the internet associated with connecting.

Edited May 23, 2009 by dwallersv

[Guest dprice23]

...Keeping it connected is simply a state -- it doesn't result in any data traffic, so if you are on a metered data plan, it shouldn't cost you anything to stay connected.

Also, I disagree with those that assert that a live data connection consumes more power than when there is no active data connection, all else being equal...

My problem is that the phone wakes up (screen lights up) when the cellular data connection is made. And at work my reception isn't that good, so if the connection is dropped and reestablished the screen comes on for that. I haven't been able to find a setting to prevent wake up on establishing the data connection. Anyone know if this can be done?

Thanks!

[Guest necosino]

Try locking your screen.. it should stay off/dimmed at that point.

Another option is to go into the sounds and notifications screen and turn off the "Show Message" when a connection is established.

[Guest 666ways2love]

I have an i910 through verizon with the latest official firmware.

I have the registry set to auto disconnect from broadband after 60 of inactivity. It works just fine when disconnecting Opera,Google Map, You Tube, etc. But for whatever reason it connects and stays on (until I manually disconnect it) with Windows Live Hotmail. I have it set to Sync every 60 minutes. Typically I am not even receiving any new emails every hour, so there is no reason for it to stay on.

In task manager all I have running is Active Sync and my text messages.

If anyone out there has had the same issue and/or knows how to fix it I would be more then greatful.

[Guest dprice23]

Another option is to go into the sounds and notifications screen and turn off the "Show Message" when a connection is established.

That seems to have done the trick! Screen not coming on anymore, battery power seems to be holding up much better. Many thanks!

[Guest tampaboy1984]

My phone disconnects the WAP Connection after about 20 minutes and then I cannot get it back unless I restart the phone, in which it only takes another 20 minutes before it disappears and becomes inaccessible again....THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!!! I have my phone Flashed to Metro PCS and I am running Storm's latest Rom v9.0 with M2Dv2. What is the problem I went into the registry and my SuspendResume under HKLM/Comm/Connmgr/Plannet/Settings: says 1501 #777. I have everything working on the phone WAP, MMS, and GPS but like I said my connection to the internet only lasts about 20 minutes and then I cannot connect anymore unless I restart the phone??? Its totally baffling so any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanx in advance.