How to disconnect wifi connection

Purple Lady · 01-23-2011, 04:16 PM

I see plenty of threads with people having problems connecting to wifi, but I am having the opposite problem - how do I disconnect? I thought when I exited the browser it would disconnect, but it doesn't. Do I have to let it sit for 10 minutes to go to standby instead of disconnecting? That seems like a waste of battery.

natasha_fawn · 01-23-2011, 04:22 PM

You can turn the wireless off entirely using the switch at the bottom left of the reader. If you were to just disconnect from the wifi without turning the wireless off it would probably continue to look for connections (and reconnect if it could) until it went to standby.

Purple Lady · 01-23-2011, 04:35 PM

thanks. I did know I could turn it off entirely or also turn off just wifi in the wireless control settings, but I didn't think about it continuing to look for connections. That would really use up the battery.

Bookworm_Girl · 01-23-2011, 04:49 PM

The other thing that I do to conserve battery is that in the settings you can have Wi-fi on and 3G off. It seems that searching for the 3G signal wastes more battery than just Wi-fi. I only turn 3G on if I am away from a Wi-fi connection and need it.

By the way, I love the photo of your kitty in your avatar. How cute!

Purple Lady · 01-23-2011, 05:03 PM

Thanks! Cute kitty is sitting right here with me, as usual.

jswinden · 01-24-2011, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

The other thing that I do to conserve battery is that in the settings you can have Wi-fi on and 3G off. It seems that searching for the 3G signal wastes more battery than just Wi-fi. I only turn 3G on if I am away from a Wi-fi connection and need it.

By the way, I love the photo of your kitty in your avatar. How cute!

I'm glad Sony added those options because 3G coverage is terrible where I live. That was the first thing I did when I got my 950--I turned off the 3G via the menu options. Whenever I'm not using WiFi I turn it off with the bottom side button. I find that I seldom use WiFi as the browser is not very good, but then no browsers on eInk devices I have and/or have used are good.

rhadin · 01-24-2011, 12:59 PM

I haven't bothered to turn off the 3G using the menu options. I find that just turning off WiFi with the side button also turns off 3G and the only time I turn the button on is when I'm planning to download a book.

I don't see the necessity of separately turning the 3G off. Is there one?

Bookworm_Girl · 01-24-2011, 02:02 PM

I keep wireless on all the time. I rarely use it to access the bookstore or browse the web. I mostly use it for Wikipedia, and I have a newspaper subscription delivered daily. I seem to get longer battery life with 3G off.

01-23-2011, 04:16 PM	#1
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	How to disconnect wifi connection I see plenty of threads with people having problems connecting to wifi, but I am having the opposite problem - how do I disconnect? I thought when I exited the browser it would disconnect, but it doesn't. Do I have to let it sit for 10 minutes to go to standby instead of disconnecting? That seems like a waste of battery.

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01-23-2011, 04:22 PM	#2
natasha_fawn Evangelist Posts: 414 Karma: 184633 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Sony PRS-950 (finally!)	You can turn the wireless off entirely using the switch at the bottom left of the reader. If you were to just disconnect from the wifi without turning the wireless off it would probably continue to look for connections (and reconnect if it could) until it went to standby.

01-23-2011, 04:35 PM	#3
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	thanks. I did know I could turn it off entirely or also turn off just wifi in the wireless control settings, but I didn't think about it continuing to look for connections. That would really use up the battery.

01-23-2011, 04:49 PM	#4
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	The other thing that I do to conserve battery is that in the settings you can have Wi-fi on and 3G off. It seems that searching for the 3G signal wastes more battery than just Wi-fi. I only turn 3G on if I am away from a Wi-fi connection and need it. By the way, I love the photo of your kitty in your avatar. How cute!

01-23-2011, 05:03 PM	#5
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	Thanks! Cute kitty is sitting right here with me, as usual.

01-24-2011, 12:59 PM	#7
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I haven't bothered to turn off the 3G using the menu options. I find that just turning off WiFi with the side button also turns off 3G and the only time I turn the button on is when I'm planning to download a book. I don't see the necessity of separately turning the 3G off. Is there one?

01-24-2011, 02:02 PM	#8
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,871 Karma: 36507503 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	I keep wireless on all the time. I rarely use it to access the bookstore or browse the web. I mostly use it for Wikipedia, and I have a newspaper subscription delivered daily. I seem to get longer battery life with 3G off.

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