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Quick iPhone Q - 3G & WiFi Usage - Which does it use ?

  • 09-01-2009 1:42pm
    #1
    brianon
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    Guys,

    Just wondering about my new iPhone. If I have a data bundle on my account and connected via wifi. What happens when I download something ? Which does it use ? the 3G or wifi ?


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  • #2
    CivilEx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 734 ✭✭✭CivilEx


    brianon wrote: »
    Guys,

    Just wondering about my new iPhone. If I have a data bundle on my account and connected via wifi. What happens when I download something ? Which does it use ? the 3G or wifi ?

    Once you are connected to a wifi you will see the wifi symbol where 3G or E or the blue dot normally is. Once you see this, all your data goes through the wifi connection and not your data bundle. i.e. it "overrides" the data bundle


  • #3
    brianon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,406 ✭✭✭brianon


    Thats good to know. Thanks for that :)


  • #4
    O2_Daryll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭O2_Daryll


    This is not guaranteed though so I would set the phone to aeroplane mode just in case. This probably is not applicable to you but for people on speakeasy it is important to remember.


  • #5
    Eoin Macollamh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Eoin Macollamh


    Talk2O2: Daryll wrote: »
    This is not guaranteed though so I would set the phone to aeroplane mode just in case. This probably is not applicable to you but for people on speakeasy it is important to remember.

    If you want to make sure you're only using the wifi connection, turn on airplane mode and then manually turn on the wifi. That'll turn off the 3G and EDGE (and also not allow calls in or out) and only the wifi connectivity will be operative.


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