Posted by Stuart P
anyone know how to get rid of the blue gprs triangle in the top left corner on sony ericssons (just above the signal indicator)?
at the moment it is 'always on' in the corner but i'm convinced it can be turned off and then comes on when needed (eg web browsing).
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[ This Message was edited by: Stuart P on 2007-04-06 14:59 ]
Posted by aatuif
In case your phone has an option to select between 'always on' and 'when available/needed' in Gprs settings... select the latter...
Posted by Stuart P
seems the settings in 'internet accounts' are
automatic
ps only
cs only
Posted by aatuif
It must be the GPRS signal indicator... When signal is there it'll show up... That's what i can judge...
Some phones may not have the option, but it's a rarity...
Posted by ajeetpv
connectivity> data comm.> preferred service> gsm only.
Posted by tranced
If i'm not mistaken, select CS only. This is the equivalent to gsm.
Posted by aatuif
What does this ps and cs stand for...
Posted by masseur
put simply...
cs is circuit switched. this is equivalent to dialup data (i.e. when you dial a telephone number) and the data is conveyed in a similar manner to a voice call
ps is packet switched. this is where packets of data are transmitted either by gprs or by 3g
cs and ps/gprs is gsm
ps/3g is umts
I also noticed that while the T/K/W etc series can clear the blue triangle, some w950 I have seen on o2 simply give the white triangle border
I've never really understood why anyone wants to turn off the blue triangle, and I've always wondered why people who do, don't also want to turn off the green triangle
but each to their own...
Posted by Stuart P
On 2007-04-06 18:08:24, masseur wrote:
I've never really understood why anyone wants to turn off the blue triangle, and I've always wondered why people who do, don't also want to turn off the green triangle
but each to their own...
my reason is i suspect having it on will use more battery. am i wrong?
[ This Message was edited by: Stuart P on 2007-04-06 19:50 ]
Posted by ambyzown
Turning the blue triangle off has absolutely no effect on battery life, except of course you use it.
Posted by aatuif
On 2007-04-08 15:44:42, ambyzown wrote:
Turning the blue triangle off has absolutely no effect on battery life, except of course you use it.
it has, although not very pronounced...
Posted by bodum
you mean very, very not pronounced?
anyways doesn't GPRS work with CS (GSM) too? so how does turning to CS only turn the indicator off?
Posted by roopa
well... GPRS is a packet switched technology though it works over GSM
when u turn on CS only option in ue phone what happens then is that ur phone will work only for CS voice and CS data..... but since GPRS is PS data , you wont b able to use it...
Posted by aatuif
Ya, and both can't work simultaneously... gsm and gprs...
Posted by Sir-SonyEricsson-man
you don't need GRPS always on if you don't need it. It uses more power and will anyway be activated when you use wap and MMS..
Posted by roopa
hey aatuif.... gsm and gprs can work simultaneoulsy also... its a network dependent feature... some service providers enable it and most dont....
when it is enabled you call be on a call and at the same time browse internet ...
Posted by aatuif
Well it is not enabled in my case, nor have i seen it enabled elsewhere...