geohsia | # 1 | 2010-07-04, 04:29 | Report

Hi,
I am looking for a desktop widget to turn on / off Data access (T-Mobile, not WiFi). I've tried various tools but haven't found anything. I have the widget that turns on / off BT which is great.

I tether using BT and so can turn on /off BT easily but turning on / off Data requires a few more clicks. Anything out there that can do that?

I never touch WiFi. 3G is my main data access at home for my laptop. Thanks.

fahadj2003 | # 2 | 2010-07-04, 04:35 | Report

like the symbian asking allow application to connect to internet thingy?
actually i like taht too..
n900 is too data intensive

Reffyyyy | # 3 | 2010-07-04, 04:44 | Report

I do believe that the ConnectNow widget does this.

geohsia | # 4 | 2010-07-04, 04:45 | Report

Sort of. I find that with the N900 it has trouble managing local data access and data from a tethered connection whether its usb, bt or wifi at the same time. Because I switch back and forth all the time between tethered and untethered I would like a quick widget like the BT widget to connect and disconnect from data.

btw, when I tether I don't have to turn off data access for the phone but I find my laptop accesses data faster when I turn off phone data.

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Last edited by geohsia; 2010-07-04 at 04:47.

fahadj2003 | # 5 | 2010-07-04, 04:55 | Report

i prefer giving net access to selected apps
getting my facebook widget updated when i dont need it is jus pure waste
java in s60v5 had this option of when to allow internet access
that was handy indeed

geohsia | # 6 | 2010-07-04, 05:05 | Report

What repository is it in? I didn't see it in extras. thanks

nicolai | # 7 | 2010-07-04, 13:32 | Report

extras-testing, I just promoted for extras.
You have to wait at least ten days until it is
available in extras.

regards
nicolai

geohsia | # 8 | 2010-07-04, 15:39 | Report

I looked for it in extras-devel but didn't see it. I guess I'll wait for 10 days until its in estras-testing. Thanks! :-)

geohsia | # 9 | 2010-07-04, 16:30 | Report

Never mind, I just found it. I guess it just appeared in extras-testing. I have downloaded it and it works PERFECT, exactly what I needed. Thanks!

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