Setup of GPRS/UMTS connection timeout?!

[TobsTec]

Hi Guys!

Any ideas if and where i can set the GPRS/UMTS connection timeout on the Breeze?

The bloody bastards from O2 decided to start time-billing for data-traffic based on "am i attached to the GPRS/UMTS APN or not". So with just checking my e-mails twice a day.. about 100kb traffic or 5minutes real connection time i ended up with 5-10hours costs per day. My bill was an amazing 780€ this month and i have to fight for the next half year to get that sorted. In the end i will probably have to find a new provider...

People with O2 Genion Card S and the standard data traffic settings should be extremely carefull when using the Breeze. It could end up in a nightmare and for me it did.

Cheers,
TobsTec

[futureshock]

Hi,

i haven't found an option for automatic timeout (disconnecting) yet...

only what i can give you is that hint:

made a shortcut to the datadisconnect exe file in windows folder and don't forget to use it after syncing mails...

i know... thats no solution for automatic syncing but i haven't a solution yet ...

maybe if i have time i can programm a small app (or maybe you can do that too??) where you can enter a timeout time and after that all data connections turned of or so...

steve

[TobsTec]

Hi Steve!

Can you give me the full path and exact name to that datadisconnect thing? I couldn't find it at a quick glance with the file browser.

I also couldn't find a setting for the GPRS/UMTS connection timeout, but i am sure it is possible to set that up somewhere / somehow in the registry.

If i'd knew the right key, it would be pretty easy to write a small application to set that value.

Bests,
TobsTec

[futureshock]

in windows folder -> DataDisconnect.exe

have searched but haven't found any hint to automatic data disconnection...

[futureshock]

maybe this helps...

didn't tryed..

http://www.gb-soft.cz/XDAII/product_gprs_tweak_wm5pe_en.htm

[futureshock]

ok didn't work....

but i have read something that this programm only a reg key edits...

[TobsTec]

Hi!

After a lot of googling and having a close look at that PhoneEdition program you pointed me to, i think these registry keys are promising:

HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\

DWORD CacheTime
60 - Timeout in seconds
String SuspendResume
~GPRS! - Always On
GPRS_bye_if_device_off - Timeout after CacheTime


HKCU\ControlPanel\PhoneExtendFunction\

DWORD NoGPRSAutoAttach
0 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of radio
1 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of data connection


HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\

DWORD Flags2
0 - No disconnect button & time of connection in bubble
8 - Show disconnect button in bubble
16 - Show disconnect button & time of connection in bubble


The last key might only work on PhoneEdition devices and not on Smartphones.

Haven't tried any of these yet, as the data access is naturally blocked at the moment with my SIM card and i still have to find the right registry key to unlock the write access to these keys (and nothing else). Didn't want to take any risk in building up a 2000€ bill for May just because O2 is stupid.

Cheers,
TobsTec

[futureshock]

regkeys for unlocking the applock of the mteor you'll find in the wiki what i have filled up...

also theres an app sda unlocker you find it trough google (madaco)


enter the reg values with the phmreg editor (stk2 version - whats exactly the different... i have no idea...)

then start the sda unlocking tool...

also theres an app available checklock... with that you can check if the phone is app locked...

the other reg keys i give a try... because i have a montly datasize what i can use i have no problems ;)

[futureshock]

HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\

DWORD CacheTime
60 - Timeout in seconds
String SuspendResume
~GPRS! - Always On
GPRS_bye_if_device_off - Timeout after CacheTime

should work...

i have issued a few funny things...

after the 60 seconds the connection seems to be disconnected... the small bandicon on signalstrengh while dataconnection is up disapears...

also thats the funny thing... it seams to disconnect when exiting a webpage or exit the explorer....

[TobsTec]

Hi!

Well i gobbled together a small .Net CF 2.0 C# application to set the SuspendResume, CacheTime and the NoGPRSAutoAttach last weekend.
Once my device is unlocked i can give it a try with a different SIM and see if it does what it should do. How about "OhPoo - Connection Tweaker" as a name?

Bests,
TobsTec

[futureshock]

OhPoo ??

what exactly can the program? only set the reg values ?

[TobsTec]

* Set GPRS/UMTS connection to AlwaysOn or Timeout in seconds.
* Set the GPRS/UMTS coverage search to
"on radio start" or
"on data connection"
* Enable/Disable separate icons for GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA.

Nothing fancy... I should in fact continue working on KeePassSD, but that 780€ phone bill annoyed me quite a bit and there is still the may bill to come, which might look the same: OhPoo KanDoo! Hm, maybe not particularly funny.

I could attach a snapshot, if i would know how. Doesn't seem to work for me.

Cheers,
TobsTec

[futureshock]

just pack it into a .zip file... than you can attach the file when writing a replay!

in "Additinal Options"

if you meant that ...

[TobsTec]

Ah my mistake... The editor does not seem to work with FireFox and/or WebWasher.

Cheers,
Tobias

[futureshock]

if you send me the programm i will test it for you...

also i have some other ideas that you can insert in your program....

i'm to addled to write my own programm... beside of that its nonsense to write 20 programms wich all does other things...

made a few more buttons... set the reg tweaks with it ...

app unlock, power save, ...

[irontech]

Hi!

After a lot of googling and having a close look at that PhoneEdition program you pointed me to, i think these registry keys are promising:

HKLM\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner\Settings\

DWORD CacheTime
60 - Timeout in seconds
String SuspendResume
~GPRS! - Always On
GPRS_bye_if_device_off - Timeout after CacheTime


HKCU\ControlPanel\PhoneExtendFunction\

DWORD NoGPRSAutoAttach
0 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of radio
1 - Search GPRS/UMTS on start of data connection


HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\

DWORD Flags2
0 - No disconnect button & time of connection in bubble
8 - Show disconnect button in bubble
16 - Show disconnect button & time of connection in bubble


The last key might only work on PhoneEdition devices and not on Smartphones.

Haven't tried any of these yet, as the data access is naturally blocked at the moment with my SIM card and i still have to find the right registry key to unlock the write access to these keys (and nothing else). Didn't want to take any risk in building up a 2000€ bill for May just because O2 is stupid.

Cheers,
TobsTec

Nice! this is really nice solution. Thanks..:rolleyes: ;)

[TobsTec]

Sorry, should have posted the download links here as well.

The utility is now just called ConnTweak and the binary for WM5 Smartphones can be downloaded here:
http://www.toluse.de/www/download/ConnTweak_WM5_sp_V1.0.1_Bin.zip
And the source code there:
http://www.toluse.de/www/download/ConnTweak_V1.0.1_Src.zip

Bests,
Tobias