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Asked 10 years ago. Active 7 years, 11 months ago. Viewed 24k times. I just bought the Samsung Galaxy 2 and my monthly data plan allows me MB. I have Wi-Fi at home with GB of data per month. Improve this question. Zuul 8, 3 3 gold badges 30 30 silver badges 68 68 bronze badges. Adhesh Josh Adhesh Josh 71 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badges. It means, your mobile data isn't being used. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Dunhamzzz Dunhamzzz 2, 6 6 gold badges 19 19 silver badges 27 27 bronze badges.

Wi-fi uses more power as a 2G data connection and nearly the same amount or even more when using a 3G data connection. You can't tell that it uses less power just because of the distance. From my experience 3G data uses significantly more battery than wifi, I assumed because of the distance but there may be other factors.

You should find a setting for Wi-Fi Assist. You can switch it on or off. WiFi for Android is a priority. However in order to use only Mobile Data, you need to turn off the WiFi manually. You can always go to the Wi-Fi settings menu where you connect to wireless networks and see if you are connected. If you are connected with WiFi, your mobile connection is automatically disabled. Just follow these steps: Open up Settings on your device.

Locate and tap Data usage. Locate the app you want to prevent using your data in the background. Active 1 year, 2 months ago. Viewed 8k times. Can hackers hack into the WiFi network A through my cell phone in this case?

Improve this question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. The exact specifics depend on the OS, the version, etc Improve this answer. I think the question isn't asking about the WiFi network even though that is the wording , but rather the LAN that the WiFi network is part of.

See my answer below. Thryn Thryn 1 1 silver badge 7 7 bronze badges. The Overflow Blog. Hovsep A perhaps you need to change wifi channel Hovsep A for manual perhaps here. Perhaps to mention phone specifications? Dalsan M First, try restarting your router. If that didn't help, try changing the Wi-Fi settings on your phone it should match the settings of the router.

Sometimes restarting the phone and router helps.