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Q: Cellular Data

When cellular data is on and you're connected to a wi-fi connection, does iphone send or retrieve data using cellular network? Or it uses only wi-fi connection to send and retrieve data? Thanks for any help.

iPhone 4, iOS 5

Posted on Jun 9, 2012 9:31 AM

by ron245,Solvedanswer
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A:

try to reset your phone hold power and home button till the apple shows up.

 

or turn off cellular data off  settings >>general>network >cellular data off

Posted on Jun 9, 2012 10:00 AM

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  • by wjosten,Helpful

    wjosten wjosten Jun 9, 2012 9:33 AM in response to lmsv672816
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    Jun 9, 2012 9:33 AM in response to lmsv672816

    The iPhone priority for a data connection is: WiFi>3G>Edge>GPRS. Note: while in sleep mode, iPhone will disconnect from WiFi, to conserve battery, unless connected to a power source.

  • by ron245,Helpful

    ron245 ron245 Jun 9, 2012 9:34 AM in response to lmsv672816
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    Jun 9, 2012 9:34 AM in response to lmsv672816

    iOS: About cellular data usage

     

    Summary

    When using the Internet on an iOS device that has an active cellular data plan and no Wi-Fi network is available, the iOS device will use cellular data.

    If you are on a limited monthly data plan, you can adjust how your iOS device uses cellular data.

     

    …more

     

    Products Affected

    iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, iPhone

     

     

    Adjust your settings to prevent applications from using the cellular network connection to send or receive data:

    Push Notifications

    Some applications from the App Store use the Apple Push Notification service to alert you of new data. Applications that rely extensively on push notifications (such as instant messaging applications) will consume data.

    To disable push notifications, go to Settings > Notifications and set Notifications to Off. Note that this does not prevent new data from being received when the application is opened. Also, the Notifications setting will not be visible if you do not have any applications installed that support push notifications.

    Push email and over-the-air syncing

    Applications such as Mail can be set to fetch data wirelessly at specific intervals. The more frequently email or other data is fetched, the faster data is consumed.

    To fetch new data manually, from the Home screen choose Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data and tap Manually. To increase the fetch interval, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data and tap Hourly. Note that this is a global setting and applies to all applications that do not support push services.

    You can also temporarily disable cellular data when it’s not needed.

    • From the Home screen:
      • iPhone: Tap Settings  > General > Network
      • iPad: Tap Settings > Cellular Data
    • Slide the toggle next to Cellular Data to off. This will disable all cellular data traffic until it’s enabled again.

     

    Additional Information

    Go to Settings > Cellular Data > Usage to view your usage. Contact your carrier directly if you have questions about your cellular data usage.

  • by lmsv672816,

    lmsv672816 lmsv672816 Jun 9, 2012 9:52 AM in response to wjosten
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    Jun 9, 2012 9:52 AM in response to wjosten

    Thanks wjosten for your answer, but my iphone steel retrieving data while connected to a wi-fi... What can I do to solve this? Is there anything I can do or I must restore the software.

    Thanks again.

  • by ron245,Solvedanswer

    ron245 ron245 Jun 9, 2012 10:00 AM in response to lmsv672816
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    Jun 9, 2012 10:00 AM in response to lmsv672816

    try to reset your phone hold power and home button till the apple shows up.

     

    or turn off cellular data off  settings >>general>network >cellular data off

  • by lmsv672816,

    lmsv672816 lmsv672816 Jun 9, 2012 10:10 AM in response to ron245
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    Jun 9, 2012 10:10 AM in response to ron245

    Thanks ron245.

    I think it works!

    Cheers,

  • by ron245,

    ron245 ron245 Jun 9, 2012 10:23 AM in response to lmsv672816
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    Jun 9, 2012 10:23 AM in response to lmsv672816

    your're welcome,   cheers