PPCGeeks

PPCGeeks (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/index.php)
-   HTC Titan (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=44)
-   -   Can't make WiFi stay off (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=13124)

mstevens 12-05-2007 04:00 PM

Can't make WiFi stay off
 
I like WiFi and use it at home frequently since there is no cellular service there. However, when I don't need it I prefer to turn it off to prolong battery life. I also see no point in having the phone wake up and ask if I want to join a wireless network just because I'm driving past a house with an access point.

The problem is that I can't get WiFi to stay off. I can (apparently) turn it off using the switch, but it will turn itself back on. Flipping the switch on then back off turns it off temporarily, but not permanently. Sometimes it takes hours before it turns back on, sometimes less than a minute but eventually it will happen.

I don't want to disable WiFi permanently. I just want the switch to work. Any thoughts about this?

shellguy 12-05-2007 04:30 PM

have you installed anything extra? as the switch normaly works fine

brent281 12-05-2007 05:55 PM

you can also turn off the wifi notifications.

mstevens 12-15-2007 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brent281 (Post 136562)
you can also turn off the wifi notifications.

Right. I don't care about the notifications. I want the WiFi *radio* to stay off because it's a needless power drain.

mstevens 12-15-2007 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shellguy (Post 136463)
have you installed anything extra? as the switch normaly works fine

Well, yes. Tons. My point here is that we're thinking of this as a hardware switch that physically disables the WiFi radio. That's obviously not the case, as the radio appears fully capable of working with the switch in the "off" position.

At this point, it looks as if having Direct Push enabled will force the WiFi radio on if the phone is off or if there is no cellular data service available, irrespective of the hardware switch's position.

GoodThings2Life 12-15-2007 03:11 PM

I think the point shellguy was trying to make is that it seems likely you have a software app that is overriding the wifi switch. Afterall, the switch is still telling the software to disable the radio, so something is telling it to turn on.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:43 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
©2012 - PPCGeeks.com


Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0