Does the Eris switch to 3G when it picks up Wifi? Is it switchable....where are the settings/preferences if any?? Thanks
I'll take a stab at answering what I think you were asking...
If you turn on both Mobile Network and WiFi, and the Eris connects to to a WiFi, it actually marks the (linux kernel) interface for the Mobile Network "down".
That is to say, it
strongly prefers to use WiFi - and that is what you probably want as well, because the cellular radio will drain your battery faster and be slower than a WiFi connection as well.
You can verify this yourself by going by firing up the Mobile Net (with WiFi off), and visiting in your browser.
http://www.whatismyip.com
Then, switch on WiFi & verify you are connected (Settings -> Wireless Controls -> WiFi Settings), and reload the above URL.
( reloading a page in the browser isn't obvious - use Menu -> More -> History )
If you do the above experiment, you should notice that the web page gets served through the WiFi interface.
OR, If you want to verify this the really hard way, download the development toolkit, log into the device via the USB connection and "adb shell", and inspect the interface states with the linux commands "ifconfig" and "ip". If you do that, you'll note that this is not a matter of having multiple routes available: Android literally marks the Mobile Network "down", and no traffic will pass through it until the WiFi connection is lost - just like Jolest said
The short strokes are that the Eris definitely prefers to use the WiFi connection if both of them are available.
HTH
eu1