[Cialug] Luddite SysAdmin

[Don Ellis]

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