It only turns green when syncing with Google services. If you turn background data off, it never turns green.
You shouldn't need background data on to use 3G. That just keeps your apps from using data in the background. I keep it off most of the time because: 1. With only 1GB of data, I don't need my apps using data without me. 2. It saves battery. 3. I don't use twitter or Facebook, and I'm ok just manually checking my e mail a couple times a day, so it doesn't really effect me. I realize most people can't do that. Just to be clear, I'm talking about the background data under settings> accounts & sync, NOT the main data connection. If you guys can't use 3G without the bars being green, I don't know what the heck is going on with that. As long as the 3G symbol is there, you should be able to connect.
Good to hear. A weather clock doesn't do you much good if it only tells you the weather in another city lol.Thank you, the258 and Gmash! Got it figured!
I know what you're talking about, but it still _should_ work as long as you have enough signal to show the 3G icon. Next time it won't let you connect, try this: pull down the notification bar and turn off the data toggle for a second, them turn it back on and see if it works. I've had that happen a couple of times, where it said I had a signal and when I tried to connect I would just get an error message and the arrows didn't do anything. A quick data toggle always fixed it right away.
They slow down your connection, also known as throttling. With Cricket, just using the internet doesn't feel that much slower, where you notice the biggest difference is YouTube will freeze and buffer all the time, and downloading anything takes forever. Speeds return to normal after your next billing cycle begins.
The thing is, there were a lot more Ascend users on Metro than Cricket, and most of them went to the Esteem or the Admire. Go look at any of the forums for Cricket only phones, and they are all pretty deserted. The Admire on Metro and the Vitality on Cricket are the same phone, and the Vitality forum has barely even been used, while the Admire forum is thriving. I think this forum probably actually has more activity than any of the other Cricket only phones. Maybe when the Honor comes to AT&T we will have some crossover with those guys. But look on the bright side, at least we haven't been swamped with complaints, so most people must be pretty happy with their Mercury. I just hope this phone sells well or Cricket will probably not bother with trying to get any more high end (for them, anyway) phones.
Come on over, the more the merrier. I think you'll find the Mercury is just *slightly* faster than the Ascend lol.There's actually a lot of Cricket Ascend owners... Damn near everyone I've met in Phoenix either owns one or has owned one. For the most part, they don't even recognize it as a smartphone. Half of them don't even know what Android is...
But I may be joining you all very soon and blessing you with my sarcasm and bullshit.
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