[Q] 3G Data is being used when phone wants to get the Location

[cn0MMnb]

Hi Everyone,

I have a weird problem with my connections since upgrading to ICS. (Stock / Virtuous Inq / IC Sense 3.6 / IC Sense 4). 3G Data is used whenever the phone wants to get an estimate about my whereabouts. All active wifi connections are dropped at that stage. (Really annoying with cSipSimple)

Steps to reproduce:
- Enable 3G and WiFi, connect to WiFi
- Enable Google Location Services
- Start an app that tries to get your rough location, like Facebook or Speedtest.net

You can see the E/3G/H icon appearing and also see that data is being sent. Worse, all the apps are using this connection now (the WiFi connection seems invalid at that point). It takes about 5 to 10 seconds, then this 3G data connection is being dropped causing the apps to lose the connection to their servers. The phone then switches back to WiFi until it uses the location services again.

Can anyone confirm this behaviour?

Is there already a solution to this? I didn't find one. I could go and deactivate Mobile Data everytime I log on to a WiFi, but I really don't want to spend so much time thinking about how to use my phone and just use it... maybe a little app?

 

[cn0MMnb]

I did find an app called Smart Data Switch which has an option for what seems to be working for me

It's called "wifi preferred" and deactivates the 3G Network every time I connect to a wifi network. As soon as the connection drops, it reenables 3G data. With this, I do not suffer those problems in Facebook anymore... but is it worth 1,29€ or is there an alternative solution?

 

[johnerz]

When you enable apps that check your location (why would you let facebook do that??) it then needs the 3G to check aainst the cell for you position

So it can't use wifi and 3g together therefore wifi goes off whilst it logs onto the cell for you position

Change the settings for the apps if you enable gps as you location (again why for facebook it knows avery thing about you except when you scratch your self anyway) it can stay logged onto wifi and power up gps - no loss of signal for you


Tbo I can't remember what I set, but for me (not facebook) what happens is

I'm on wifi - open up app that uses my location - gps fire up - picks up location
- gpss closes down - apps continue to have a connection - no loss of service/time and no frustration

If you rom can't do this condiser trying one that can