[dottie]

ok i am new to all of this...i use my tab mainly off of the 3g network...my question is: if i close down my browser is it still streaming my data, or do i have to turn off my 3g whenever i am done with the internet in order to save my data? my husband has an android phone and he was talking about a "task killer"? and if i turn off my data, then does my mobile hotspot get inactive for my other computers that want to run off of it in my house? please help me understand this

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dottie, on 19 August 2011 - 04:47 PM, said:

ok i am new to all of this...i use my tab mainly off of the 3g network...my question is: if i close down my browser is it still streaming my data, or do i have to turn off my 3g whenever i am done with the internet in order to save my data? my husband has an android phone and he was talking about a "task killer"? and if i turn off my data, then does my mobile hotspot get inactive for my other computers that want to run off of it in my house? please help me understand this

Hi dottie

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[Bart Laroc]

when you have "Use Packet Data" checked your Tab will use your 3G connection to access the internet for all its needs, even when the Tab is "turned" off it will still use 3g in the background, unless the Tab is "powered" off, then it will not use 3G & you cant send or receive phone calls

if you uncheck the "Use Packet Data" before you "turn" off the Tab, you wont use any data but your hotspot will close also, although you will still see the screen "light up" to tell you of an incoming call

personally i have a wifi router at home & connect my Tab to the internet via wifi with this & my 3G data does not get used until i'm out of range of the router

[dottie]

Bart Laroc, on 19 August 2011 - 05:13 PM, said:

when you have "Use Packet Data" checked your Tab will use your 3G connection to access the internet for all its needs, even when the Tab is "turned" off it will still use 3g in the background, unless the Tab is "powered" off, then it will not use 3G & you cant send or receive phone calls

if you uncheck the "Use Packet Data" before you "turn" off the Tab, you wont use any data but your hotspot will close also, although you will still see the screen "light up" to tell you of an incoming call

personally i have a wifi router at home & connect my Tab to the internet via wifi with this & my 3G data does not get used until i'm out of range of the router

Thank you,,,i turned off the background data sync...but i guess i will just have to keep my data turned off when i am not using my tab... Thanks so much to both of you:-)