Samsung Omnia i910
3G speed
WiFi was much faster and more reliable in downloading a podcast than the native data speed for the phone.
When using native data connect, how can I verify that I am getting 3G speed? WHen I do anything that requires data access I get a bullet that says something like 'connecting to broadband access via telephone, dialing #777. There is also another setting on the phone that says Broadband Access (dialup). It seems contradictory to me that broadband can be a funtion of dialup? How does broadband happen on this phone?
Thx,
Joey
When using native data connect, how can I verify that I am getting 3G speed? WHen I do anything that requires data access I get a bullet that says something like 'connecting to broadband access via telephone, dialing #777. There is also another setting on the phone that says Broadband Access (dialup). It seems contradictory to me that broadband can be a funtion of dialup? How does broadband happen on this phone?
Thx,
Joey
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You do have to 'dial in' to the network, if the phone was constantly connected, it would 1) drain your battery super fast, 2) clog up VZW's network, 3) kill your phone's bandwidth (thus not allowing you to get calls/txt/ect).
Generally, however, you are only fully "dialing in" once in a while; most of the time the connection goes into a suspend mode, where the phone can get info from the servers quickly one a connection is established.
Look at the icons at the top of the screen, they'll tell you what's going on when.
You can verify 3g by using one of those speedtesting websites. although i am not sure how accurate they would be for our phone.
Generally, however, you are only fully "dialing in" once in a while; most of the time the connection goes into a suspend mode, where the phone can get info from the servers quickly one a connection is established.
Look at the icons at the top of the screen, they'll tell you what's going on when.
You can verify 3g by using one of those speedtesting websites. although i am not sure how accurate they would be for our phone.
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I also agree with the reasoning for calling it "Dial-up".
I too, receive the same...'connecting to broadband access via telephone, dialing #777
I have a question. Is there a setting somewhere on the Omnia to "Block" this broadband access connection and the dialing #777 and keep the Phone active?
You can block wifi by disabling. But, I have not found a way to block the broadband access except by disabling "Phone". I have found Connect, Disconnect and Delete selections for Broadband Access. At times, I would like to block broadband access while keeping Phone active. Or, do I want to block broadband?
As for the Omnia displaying on the screen the 3G Icon, it does not on mine. Only Ev or 1X. Last night, I was visiting the Howard Forum...
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I too, receive the same...'connecting to broadband access via telephone, dialing #777
I have a question. Is there a setting somewhere on the Omnia to "Block" this broadband access connection and the dialing #777 and keep the Phone active?
You can block wifi by disabling. But, I have not found a way to block the broadband access except by disabling "Phone". I have found Connect, Disconnect and Delete selections for Broadband Access. At times, I would like to block broadband access while keeping Phone active. Or, do I want to block broadband?
As for the Omnia displaying on the screen the 3G Icon, it does not on mine. Only Ev or 1X. Last night, I was visiting the Howard Forum...
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The 3G icon is for the i900 GSM version. EV means EVDO coverage, which basically is our version of 3G. Any connection from the phone is digital, and even if a regular phone(not a smartphone) is online, it still dials #777 to connect. Wifi and #777 are the only way to connect to the internet, unless you want to use your phone with a usb and then it connects your computer.
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