why live messenger not using the WiFi connection????please help

[astraman]

i am using the live messenger and connected to the internet through WiFi but it refused to use this connection and connect through the gprs.....please help

[kchris]

did M$ do a favour for the operators? I've experienced this, too...

[kchris]

If phone is switched off in the conn manager, then it's able to use the WiFi connection.

[AlanJC]

It favours the GPRS connection because the Windows Live services are designed to stay connected while you are signed in. Something that would not happen with WiFi as you can turn your device off, or lose the WiFi signal if you moved out of range and so on.

I am under the impression that it will use WiFi if available, but it will always use GPRS to maintain the connection. Not sure how true this is though as I haven't looked at it with a data analyser.

[SpiriTwin]

i am using the live messenger and connected to the internet through WiFi but it refused to use this connection and connect through the gprs.....please help

not working with me too through ActiveSync connection

[hanmin]

Not a cure for the problem. But this allows you to disable your GPRS while you are on WiFi

http://www.modaco.com/New-FREE-Utility-t246171.html

[agent003]

On mine I just press cancel when the gprs connection pops up and it uses wifi after that.

[ivorh]

They talked about it on one of the WM blogs. I can't find the link at the moment, but they said it was because the WiFi chipsets used too much power for always on connection so they forced it to use the phone. Apparently the phone chipset can be in low power mode but only power up when it receives data but the wifi chipset couldn't.
I found that even clicking cancel connection, it would keep trying to connect until it got through, then it would always send data over the phone.

On the other hand.... the reasons they gave for not allowing activesync over wifi were that it would be "insecure".

so there you have it... it's not allowed either because they are trying to save your precious battery... or they are keeping you safe and protected from the nasty people out there.

or it's a big conspiracy.

[SpiriTwin]

They talked about it on one of the WM blogs. I can't find the link at the moment, but they said it was because the WiFi chipsets used too much power for always on connection so they forced it to use the phone. Apparently the phone chipset can be in low power mode but only power up when it receives data but the wifi chipset couldn't.
I found that even clicking cancel connection, it would keep trying to connect until it got through, then it would always send data over the phone.

On the other hand.... the reasons they gave for not allowing activesync over wifi were that it would be "insecure".

so there you have it... it's not allowed either because they are trying to save your precious battery... or they are keeping you safe and protected from the nasty people out there.

or it's a big conspiracy.

but it is better to let me choose to allow connection via activeSync or WiFi ro not