WiFi/Airtime?

Looking to buy an iPhone 3G, I'm in Canada. My dad doesn't want to pay a ton of cash for the airtime, can i just use WiFi? Is it easy to find? What do you think I should do?

The iPhone may not be the best choice for you. The iPhone will use 3G or Edge when it cannot connect to a wifi network. For example, if you decide to watch Youtube on the schoolbus, that will be a data charge. You decide to look up when a movie is starting on the sidewalk, that is more data.
Some places have lots of wifi hot spots and others don't. I can use wifi if I'm at Starbucks but if I go to Burger King, I have to use 3G or Edge.

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On a tablet- pse forgive typos....
Great Advice given earlier by SuzyQ - I believe the question not asked of you is ---what do you want to pay for the services that you need. I think that it would narrow the groups suggestions if you could narrow your needs.
For example: I need talk and text on 4 phones and some data say, 2 Gig, on only one of the phones. what plan is the best cost for me? You may also need to ask what the cost may be to switch to a different plan. I suspect that there will be no cost within Verizon-but ask anyway.
I do not think that you can have a smart phone on any Verizon plan unless you agree to buy data for that phone. Also, you said that wifi is often available-however, I do not believe that Verizon allows talking over wifi without consuming airtime minutes-only data over wifi avoids your allowance to be impacted.
As most here already know, several other service providers offer wifi-friendly service (talk/text/data) that will provide home/business/restaurant service without impacting your allowance- just not here.
After getting some suggestions here, call 611 and confirm availibility and price.
Best of luck in your research.

E5, Mail for Exchange, GPRS/WiFi roaming

Hi all,
I'm using Mail for Exchange on a Nokia E5 with the synchronization always enabled. I have the following problem. When I leave my WiFi range, MfE switches from WiFi to GPRS nicely. But when I get back into the WiFi range, the phone stays connected to GPRS until I manually abort the connection. The WiFi access point of course has higher priority. I have tried both standard network Destinations and SmartConnect (with 'On better connectionn' set to 'Disconnect').
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Rafał

On your Nokia E5 you'll have to list your preferred connections in a priority list.
MENU -- CONTROL PANEL -- SETTINGS -- CONNECTION -- DESTINATIONS -- INTERNET
You will find a list of all the wireless access points you've ever connected to, as well as the GPRS/3G profiles you use when you use your cellular airtime/data bundles
Start deleting all the redundant WLANs (Options -- Delete), until you only see your home/office WLAN access point in that list as well as your GPRS/3G
Now place your WLAN access point as the first priority (Options -- Organise -- Change Priority)
Hooray! Now whenever you enter the range of your home/Office WLAN, your Nokia E5 will automatically switch to its highest priority connection and disconnect from the GPRS/3G and vice versa when you leave the WLAN range.
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WiFi vs. 3G Internet

I just got my first iPhone and I am confused over the difference between wifi and the 3G internet functionality.
I thought the iPhone was always connected via 3G to the internet. Why is it also asking me if I want to connect to wifi networks? I have a choice of how to connect?
If I choose a wifi network, does the 3G network get disabled?
Is it possible to get a monthly plan that does not include 3G internet and just use wifi?
What is the speed of 3G internet?
If I'm connected via wifi will I get comparable bandwidth speeds to a wifi connected laptop?
Thank you.

pianoman1976 wrote:
I just got my first iPhone and I am confused over the difference between wifi and the 3G internet functionality.
I thought the iPhone was always connected via 3G to the internet.
No, you may not be in a 3G reception area. Just the same as there isn't always cell coverage of any sort.
Why is it also asking me if I want to connect to wifi networks? I have a choice of how to connect?
It will try and default to the fastest most reliable connection which is usually Wifi so when you attempt to do something that involves and internet connection and the phone detects nearby Wifi networks, it'll ask you if you want to connect.
If I choose a wifi network, does the 3G network get disabled?
It just doesn't get used. It still remains there as a fallback if your Wifi gets disrupted.
Is it possible to get a monthly plan that does not include 3G internet and just use wifi?
Don't know depends on the airtime agreements offered by your carrier.
What is the speed of 3G internet?
About 0.5MB tops in my experience. Go [here|http://speedtest.net> to try.
If I'm connected via wifi will I get comparable bandwidth speeds to a wifi connected laptop?
It'll be fast but not as fast as that I think.

Cannot send email from pop account when in 3G, will send in WIFI

I cannot send email from pop account when in 3G, will send in WIFI.
I thought it was the SMTP server first.. but when i config my WIFI, suddenly the emails that i tried to send, left my outbox and sent.
Any idea's

The SMTP server you are using with Wi-Fi would be the outgoing server of your internet service provider... this is likely why that's working.
SMTP servers specific to a ISP would not work on the 3G network. You would probably need another SMTP server. One from your cell provider?

Wifi works poorly on my brandnew ipad2. can some one help me or shall I return it to the store?

Wifi works poorly to none on my brandnew (three days old) ipad2.
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Can some one help me or shall I return it to the store?

Try here...
Apple - Support - iPad - Wi-Fi

How do I use a wifi printer with my iPhone

How do I print to a wifi printer from my iPhone

Hi rhonda177!
The feature that allows you to print from your iPhone to a Wi-Fi printer is called AirPrint, and more information on it can be found here:
AirPrint Basics
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356
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AIO Remote app cant find HP 7150 aio printer on my wifi network, on Windows Phone 8

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Yesterday I install You App AIO Remote on Windows Phone 8. I have connected to wifi HP 7150 aio printer, but phone cant find this printer... I have Lumia 1520 and Lumia 920 smartphones both is connect to this same wifi network like printer, but You app on both Lumias cant find printer, again but no problem is to connect to printer WEB interface from this both Lumias, so wifi network is correct configured.
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Hi Peter,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums. I understand that you are trying to use the new HP AiO Remote app for Windows phones to print to your Photosmart 7150 printer.
The Photosmart 7150 printer only supports USB connectivity, I have include the Photosmart 7150 Printer Specifications for reference. To be able to use the HP AiO Remote app the printer needs to be connected to a wireless network.
If you accidentally typed the incorrect printer model, please let me know which make/model/product number of HP printer that you have. How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number?
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Ideapad A1-07 tablet wifi-bluetooth does not work!

Hello everyone. As you can see from the title on my tablet is not working wifi and bluetooth. When turning wifi tablet is reset and continues to be off and on until it forcibly turns off, and when you turn it on again, and do not touch wifi everything is normal and there are no problems with resetting. Can someone help me and give suggestion to solve this stupid problem. I'm from Croatia and I'm bad with the English writing.

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Google Play on Tablet works on WIFI not Verizon network.

I have an Motorola Ellipsis Tablet. I am unable to use Google Player. When I open the app, I get "Background data disable. Google play store needs background data to be enabled." I hit enable and It asks me to choose either Facebook or Gmail. I choose my email account and it tries to sync and I get the message "Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly." Everything works fine when I am on WIFI at home but when I get to work and I'm on the Verizon network it won't work. I can't use Pandora or look at video. Can someone help me figure out why it is not working on the Verizon network? Thanks.

Hi Mollie88,
Oh my! Let's get you back to enjoying your device. Some applications depend upon background data (transferring data when not directly in use). Restricting background data may cause those apps to stop functioning unless a Wi-Fi connection is available. To uncheck Restrict background data in the Google Play application, follow the directions in the link http://vz.to/1f5KM7b .
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Loss of sending email using WIFI

As of this morning 8-20-08, after updating to 2.02, I no longer am able to send emails using my own wireless network. Previously this was no problem. Neither Fido or Apple have any idea of what I am talking about. Fido washed their hands as they do not support WIFI. How convenient, they sell the phone and charge for the service but do not support it. Videotron, my ISP, thinks the issue is my wireless router but I can send via gmail so that's out. I resovled the problem by configuring my accounts to use my gmail smtp server as a second option and now the spinning wheel is short lived and messages are sent.
I'm sorry to say that I had fallen for all the hype about Apple but truth is they are but a Microsoft wannabe.
Disinchanted

So here's the wierd thing.
I was having the same problems. Set up SMTP for Videotron when at home using relais.videotron.ca SMTP with no authenticationon port 25 & all was good in the world. However when I went out, bang. Nothing. Couldn't send a mail for love nor money.
Thought aboutit & changed settings to use relais.videotron.ca SMTP, but this time using authentication of vltl** / password credentials with no SSL (Videotron doesn't use SSL) and again everything was fine. Of course, when I got home again, bang. Everything fell over & no more mail sending foe me!
So I figure, when I'm at home I'm on my trusted network at port 25, I don't need authentication and all is good, but when I'm out i'm seen as potential SPAM by port 25 on videotron & get blocked.
Tried using port 587 instead when for both home & mobile but had no luck either.
Then a strange thing happened. I'd resolved to having to set up 2 SMTP servers on my iPhone & switching between the two based on where I was. Pain in the a**, but there's always a trade off for early adopter technology So I set up my primary SMTP to use port 25 with no authentication, and a secondary server to use the same relais.videotron.ca outgoing server, but this time WITH authentication using vltl** \ password credentials.
After a walk to the shop when I'd been on my secondary SMTP server (successfully sending & recieving) I came home & inadvertantly forgot to swith back to my primary SMTP. Recieved a mail & then responded with no problem!
Net result, I now have a permanently switced off primary server & a permanently switched on secondary server which uses relais.videotron.ca details with vltl** \ password authentication credentials active (like I did on my old silver iPhone) & all is good in the world, both at home & out mobile, both for sending & recieving!
Will field test some more tomorrow but it may be a 2.0.2 bug where ther primary server details fcuk up whereas the secondary server details are stable.
So long as it works, who cares!
Jof

No wifi on 4s

My daughter's iPhone 4S rec'd as Christmas present last year and updated to iOS 7.04 has no wifi access, Bluetooth does not start (spinning wheel), and wifi address listed as N/A. Have tried resetting network settings, airplane mode is off, restarted phone. All to no avail. What are my options if any?

When a major update occurs like going from iOS 5 the iOS 6 or iOS 6 to 7 it can bring out an underlying hardware issue.
Using the link below will allow you to see if her device is still covered by it's limited warranty or AppleCare.
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
If it is still covered by Apple and there is a hardward issue, great! Service can be set up right away.
If repair service is needed and it's not covered by Apple check to see if you purchased third party insurance/protection plan.
An out of warranty repair for an iPhone 4S in the US is $199 plus tax. It can be set up at an Apple Store (apple.com/retail), by speaking with an AppleCare advisor over the phone (http://support.apple.com/kb/he57), or at an Apple Authorized Service Provider (locate.apple.com)
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Issues with iMessage when switching data carrier (wifi - cellular)

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Hi there BigDogg795,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps for iMessage found in the article below.
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages - Apple Support
To resolve issues with sending and receiving iMessages, follow these steps
Check iMessage system status for current service issues.
Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and make sure that you registered iMessage with your phone number or Apple ID and that you selected iMessage for use. If the phone number or Apple ID isn't available for use, troubleshoot iMessage registration.
Open Safari and navigate to www.apple.com to verify data connectivity. If a data connection isn't available, troubleshoot cellular data or a Wi-Fi connection.
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Restart your device.
Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings on your iPhone.
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Make sure that the contact you're trying to send a message to is registered with iMessage.
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If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and recreate the contact in the Contacts app. Create a new message to the newly created contact and try again.
Back up and restore your device as new.
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I have a problem with wifi in my iphone 4s, i already try everything and download latest version 7.1(11D167) but wifi switch is not working, its my humble request to Apple support team that pls resolve this problem as soon as possible because

I have a problem with wifi in my iphone 4s, i already try everything and download latest version 7.1(11D167) but wifi switch is not working, its my humble request to Apple support team that pls resolve this problem as soon as possible because its a prestiage of Apple Company.
Pls inform me how can i resolve the problem of wifi.

You have to go to autherized iPhone agent.

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