I'm heading out to Haiti next week to volunteer with the earthquake relief effort. The NGO base where I'll be camping will have WiFi for a couple hours a day. I don't want to lug a laptop down there but want to stay connected to email. Do you know if there's any issue using WiFi without cell service?
I don't have a desire to be using the cell phone service while I'm there; email will be enough.
I just had to do this and it worked fine. I had no cell service, but I did use WiFi. I do wish that you could disable the cell network and only use WiFi. I was worried that the constant searching for cell towers was draining by battery.
I just had to do this and it worked fine. I had no cell service, but I did use WiFi. I do wish that you could disable the cell network and only use WiFi. I was worried that the constant searching for cell towers was draining by battery.
You can. Switch to airplane mode, then switch on wifi in the widget.
There another way where you have to put in a code and get into some system menu that lets you switch off the radio.
az_r2d1, are you referring to the following code:
*#*#4636#*#*
Please Note: This section of the phone should not be modified without knowledge of what setting you are changing and it's effects.
This would be put in as if you were going to dial a call out.
When I tried the airplane setting with the wifi widget on, my wireless network still doesn't work. It looks like airplane mode kills all communications.
az_r2d1, are you referring to the following code:
*#*#4636#*#*
Please Note: This section of the phone should not be modified without knowledge of what setting you are changing and it's effects.
This would be put in as if you were going to dial a call out.
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Originally Posted by JackT
When I tried the airplane setting with the wifi widget on, my wireless network still doesn't work. It looks like airplane mode kills all communications.
It's because he did it wrong. Notice he says "turned on airplane mode with wireless on" which is not the way to do it. The correct way is to "Switch to airplane mode, then switch on wifi in the widget" as was said earlier.
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Wifi when out of cell service (in Haiti)
