Poor access point management - any solution?

[Guest xspyda]

Coming from Symbian, I'm finding the way Android handles access points a little disconcerting.

There are two things in particular I would like my Desire to do but can't seem to find a way to make it do it.

1) use a network connection ONLY when required rather than staying active all the time. My Nokia would just connect say when I fired up email or any other network reliant app but ATT all other times it would stay off, preserving battery life.

2) I want to be able to sent mms when WiFi is active. Seems I have to kill the WiFi for mms to work. Again, my Nokia would pull in an mms regardless of my WiFi connection status.

3) I want to be able to priotitise network connections. Ie use WiFi if available and if not use 3g. I don't want to be continually switching WiFi on and off!

Please tell me there are solutions to the above - these seem simple things that my Nokia has always handled with ease.

Thanks.

[Guest kayceejayh]

Coming from Symbian, I'm finding the way Android handles access points a little disconcerting.

There are two things in particular I would like my Desire to do but can't seem to find a way to make it do it.

1) use a network connection ONLY when required rather than staying active all the time. My Nokia would just connect say when I fired up email or any other network reliant app but ATT all other times it would stay off, preserving battery life.

2) I want to be able to sent mms when WiFi is active. Seems I have to kill the WiFi for mms to work. Again, my Nokia would pull in an mms regardless of my WiFi connection status.

3) I want to be able to priotitise network connections. Ie use WiFi if available and if not use 3g. I don't want to be continually switching WiFi on and off!

Please tell me there are solutions to the above - these seem simple things that my Nokia has always handled with ease.

Thanks.

These phones are really designed to have an 'always' on connection.. and to be honest, being a Nokia user for years, I'm much happier with how Android handles stuff.

1. In settings go to 'Wireless and Networks' > 'Mobile Networks' > 'Mobile Network Settings' > Untick 'Enable always-on mobile-data' - Will probably solve your 'issue'

2. This is a bit of an issue in Android, had it happen to me sometimes, but not all the time *shrugs*

3. Erm - it does that already.

[Guest xspyda]

1. In settings go to 'Wireless and Networks' > 'Mobile Networks' > 'Mobile Network Settings' > Untick 'Enable always-on mobile-data' - Will probably solve your 'issue'

Guess so so an extent but it seems turning this off means I don't even get my push email. Maybe I have just not got to grips with Android yet. Symbian handles this seamlessly in comparison. Perhaps it just needs a little more work to get working the way I want.

2. This is a bit of an issue in Android, had it happen to me sometimes, but not all the time *shrugs*

Pretty poor really if there is no solution.

3. Erm - it does that already.

But while connected to 3g is it not still looking for available wifi network?

[Guest DigitalC]

But while connected to 3g is it not still looking for available wifi network?

Provided you have WiFI enabled, it will seek out and connect automatically, overriding the 3G connection.

[Guest xspyda]

Provided you have WiFI enabled, it will seek out and connect automatically, overriding the 3G connection.

Ok, all well and good but I assume that means when you are out of wifi coverage the desire will be constantly looking for a wifi signal, therefore using more power? I want it to lie dormant until an app calls on it to connect.