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Help G2 top status icon indicators explained ?

Hi guys I received my Samsung Galaxy S2 today (optus australia brand but bought outright from allphones.com.au) looking through manual and guide there's no specific explanation of the top screen status icons ? particularly the triangle to the left corner and the 3G icon which sometimes changes to up/down arrows ?

Also when I am connected to wifi - how do I tell if my internet browsing/internet session is going through wifi and not 3G ?

thanks :)
 
3G means UMTS connection, mine flicks to and from H which is HSDPA to H+ which is HSPA+ (the fastest) and 3G, 3G umts is kinda slow but when it hits G which is GPRS or E which is EDGE then the connection is really crap. Depends on what network you have in your area.

Up down arrows mean uploading or downloading data.

as for wifi connection, the easiest way to tell is that it will be way faster, it should automatically use the strongest connection, but if you just want wifi with no 3G then turn on data network mode. press and hold the power button just like you were going to turn off the device and select data network mode from the menu that pops up. Also a good way to save on battery.

Not sure what triangle you are talking about, do you mean the bluetooth symbol?
 
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thanks guys for clearing it up

hilt, you mean for no 3G, turn off data network mode not turn on right ?

No lol I mean turn it on (activate) this sets the phone to only receive wifi. Once you deactivate the network mode it opens the phone for 3g connection. I know it's a little misleading but if you think of wifi as a network like a LAN /WAN then it makes a little sense.
 
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Is there a way to have the phone set so that it can make calls txts but not connect to the internet? On the htc desire you have to physically select a connection be it wifi or 3g - by default the connection will be 3g which suits me as I don't have access to wifi anywhere I am
i think the paid version of juice defender can do that ??? not sure as i'm using free version

the triangle that ur talkn about ( on the top left ) is for the Power saver mode of the battery.

ah thanks :)
 
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Is there a way to have the phone set so that it can make calls txts but not connect to the internet? On the htc desire you have to physically select a connection be it wifi or 3g - by default the connection will be 3g which suits me as I don't have access to wifi anywhere I am

Yeah, easy. Activate data network mode. Then using the top pull down menu. Unselect wifi.
 
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Can anyone tell me, on the vodafone network, what the two little briefcases in the top status icon area are? they are in the top left corner, one with a tick inside it, one with a down arrow. Im bit worried something is just endlessly downloading and im going to get charged insanely for it....

that sounds like apps updating. the one with the tick is an auto updated app thats installed.. and the one with the downward arrow is to show that there are more apps that need to be updated
 
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nope, its the market icon he's referring to. when an app is auto updated by the market, or the market shows that there are other apps that need to be updated, it shows the market icon (either which a check, or a downward arrow), which kinda looks like a briefcase i guess.. supposed to be more like a shopping bag though
 
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Hi,

I have a question that is related to this... I currently have 4 - 'Downloading Data' icons in the top left corner, but I have no idea what could be downloading. When I check the 'Active applications', it indicates there are none, i.e. 0.

Is there any way to check what is downloading or open? Or maybe what the process that is currently downloading?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Hi,

I have a question that is related to this... I currently have 4 - 'Downloading Data' icons in the top left corner, but I have no idea what could be downloading. When I check the 'Active applications', it indicates there are none, i.e. 0.

Is there any way to check what is downloading or open? Or maybe what the process that is currently downloading?

Thanks in advance!

Yea. Place your thumb at the top of the screen and pull down.

You should see whats downloading there.
 
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