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HTC Desire internet

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  • 20-10-2010 10:08am
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    jjjade
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭


    hey guys

    i got a HTC Desire phone and im on the meteor plan. i got 2 questions

    1. when i browse the internet and im finished is there an off function. usually im going back to the home page and in the advance task killer(application) it says its still running and i shut it off this way. there has to be an easier way?

    2. i have 3g watchdog application on the phone, this sshows me what data i used on a daily bases while using the 3g internet. my question is that when i kill the internet as i stated in Question 1 the watchdog still shows that there is data being transmitted even when off. is this suppose to happen, can someone explain this to me? its only a little data but i would like to know why?

    thank you


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    jjjade wrote: »
    1. when i browse the internet and im finished is there an off function. usually im going back to the home page and in the advance task killer(application) it says its still running and i shut it off this way. there has to be an easier way?

    No there is no off function, as with all Android applications Android itself will kill the app when it deems it is no longer needed.

    Simply stop (Menu > Stop) the browser if loading a page and exit via the home key.

    I would advise against using a task manager, they cause more harm than good.

    jjjade wrote: »
    2. i have 3g watchdog application on the phone, this sshows me what data i used on a daily bases while using the 3g internet. my question is that when i kill the internet as i stated in Question 1 the watchdog still shows that there is data being transmitted even when off. is this suppose to happen, can someone explain this to me? its only a little data but i would like to know why?

    Do you have background data turned on?

    If so this would explain it.


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    akamossie
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭akamossie


    there is a lot things running in the background, like syncing with facebook, weather, stock if you have it and many more.


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    Random
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    thread moved to android forum. thanks


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    mickoneill30
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭mickoneill30


    jjjade wrote: »
    hey guys

    i got a HTC Desire phone and im on the meteor plan. i got 2 questions

    1. when i browse the internet and im finished is there an off function. usually im going back to the home page and in the advance task killer(application) it says its still running and i shut it off this way. there has to be an easier way?

    2. i have 3g watchdog application on the phone, this sshows me what data i used on a daily bases while using the 3g internet. my question is that when i kill the internet as i stated in Question 1 the watchdog still shows that there is data being transmitted even when off. is this suppose to happen, can someone explain this to me? its only a little data but i would like to know why?

    thank you

    The Desire has a widget (long click on home screen, choose widget, go down to settings and choose mobile network) to turn on / off the 3G. I find this saves loads of battery and you don't need to worry about 3G being used when you're unaware of it.

    That way even if the app is running in the background it won't be using internet.

    Some apps you can set to only use WiFi. Only really handy if you have access to a WiFi network but it's handy for some apps that pull down a lot of data.


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