You cannot. On 11/15/2016 3:12 AM, Kathy Brandt wrote: > I had asked: on my iPod touch a lot of times I get network connection in > progress; iPod is strictly Wi-Fi. Sorry that my previous message ended up > towards the end; didn't realize I wasn't at the top. How can I fix network > connection in progress on iPod touch? > >> On Nov 14, 2016, at 9:28 PM, Richard <thegot...@twc.com> wrote: >> >> Is there a new statement in here somewhere? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kathy Brandt" <katya20...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 5:36 PM >> Subject: Re: Network Connection In Progress >> >> >> >> >>> On Nov 14, 2016, at 5:27 PM, Arnold Schmidt <als5...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Trying this again, I have to agree with Sieghard, in that my problem with >>> wifi assist is that it is on by default. A lot of people are going to be >>> using data and not knowing why. I checked, and apparently it had gotten >>> turned on again during some upgrade. It is off now, that network >>> connection in progress icon has not appeared for the last two days. Let's >>> hope it is gone for good. >>> >>> Arnold Schmidt >>> Sent from Arnold's iPhone >>> >>> On Nov 14, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Chip, >>> >>> That is everybody's choice, if you have a big data plan you can certainly >>> leave it on. If I am at a hotel or on some other free WiFi and it doesn't >>> work reliably I just turn WiFi off and use my cell data. The problem I >>> have is not so much with the feature, but with the fact that it's on by >>> default. >>> Many average users are not even aware of this setting especially since >>> it's hidden way below all the apps listed in Cellular settings so it can >>> just not be a good thing for people who don't have a lot of data and who >>> wonder why they are using so much of it. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Chip Orange >>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2016 12:04 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Network Connection In Progress >>> >>> I have to disagree with Sieghard about turning off wifi assist (unless you >>> simply never leave home). I've been away from home in locations which >>> were supposed to provide free wifi, but what I've found is that their wifi >>> was so excessively slow, or the signal was so excessively poor, that I >>> could not use the internet at all without having wifi assist enabled to >>> switch over to use of cellular data. >>> >>> I suppose I could keep trying and failing with the wifi, until I figured >>> out it wasn't going to work, then tell it to go "forget this network", so >>> it would then use my cellular data, but on my next visit it could work ok, >>> but since I had to "forget" the network in order to use cell data, I'd >>> never know without going through all that again. >>> >>> I guess I am never this close to using every last byte of my cell data >>> plan, so I don't have to worry about it, and I simply want my phone to >>> work and work quickly (especially since I use siri to execute a lot of my >>> commands, and it needs internet access to even parse and execute my >>> commands). >>> >>> Chip >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Sieghard Weitzel >>> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 9:23 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Network Connection In Progress >>> >>> Hi Arnold, >>> >>> Maybe check in Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services. >>> This is at the end of location services and I would turn off most of what >>> is in there except of course Find my iPhone and so on. But there are >>> things like traffic, frequent places, cell network search, Wi-fi Network >>> search, automatic time zone and all of that which you can turn off, maybe >>> that makes a difference as far as the message in the status bar that your >>> Wi-Fi connection is active. >>> Also make sure you go to Settings > Cellular and again almost at the >>> bottom above Reset make sure WiFi Assist is turned off. This is more to >>> protect yourself from using excessive cellular data since this setting >>> means that if it is on your cellular data/connection is used to make up >>> for situations when your WiFi signal is poor. I just realized when I >>> checked it that it is on on my phone, I received a warranty replacement a >>> couple of weeks ago and this setting is on by default and I hadn't turned >>> it off yet. However, looking at the amount of data used, 3.8 Mb, it is >>> very minor as this was over a two-week period. >>> Lastly, make sure you don't, for some reason, have Personal Hotspot on. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Arnold Schmidt >>> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 5:57 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Network Connection In Progress >>> >>> It makes perfect sense when this is in my status bar when I am doing >>> something for it to be there. But sometimes, it is there when I am not. >>> Perhaps it is left over from when I was doing something, but I assume the >>> connection is still live. Even when I close everything in the app >>> switcher, it is still there. The only way I can cancel it is to reboot my >>> phone. Any ideas why it is still there, and how to cancel it without >>> having to reboot my phone? >>> >>> Arnold Schmidt >>> >>> Sent from Arnold's iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>> list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>> list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - 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