no 4g if wifi available

[videograndpa]

How do I set up my galaxie s5 to not use 4g if phone is logged in to wifi.

[Ann154]

Turn off the cellular data connection under the data usage area of the phone settings.

[videograndpa]

i don't have a "cellular data connection" in that menu.  I have "Mobil data".  On my wife's phone this is left on, and hers works the way we want.  Is mobil data the same as cellular data?

[tikibar1 · Accepted solution]

Yes, mobile data and cellular data are the same thing.

If you have both mobile data and wi-fi turned on but there's a strong wi-fi connection and the phone is connected to it, the phone should use wi-fi and not data.  Also, go to settings > wi-fi > menu (the three vertical dots in the upper right-hand corner) > advanced > tap Keep Wi-Fi On During Sleep and change to Always (otherwise, when the phone goes into sleep mode, wi-fi will turn off and mobile data will be used).

It's also not a bad idea to turn off mobile data whenever you're connected to wi-fi for extended times.  Another way to turn it off is to pull down the notification shade and tap the Mobile Data toggle button.

[videograndpa]

I did that.  Thank you

Cliff

[tikibar1]

You're welcome.

[zcraigs]

but if you turn off the data, how will you get mms messages?

[tikibar1]

You'll have to turn mobile data on to send/receive MMS.

[zcraigs]

thanks - i didnt have to switch until yesterday's update - ive been able to have wifi on, and send mms messages (at the same time) for 7 years.

it wouldn't make sense to have to switch to get a text message - how would you know that somebody was texting you to switch over.

I can have them both on right now, but when on the network extender (only)  it's either/or

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zcraigs wrote:

thanks - i didnt have to switch until yesterday's update - ive been able to have wifi on, and send mms messages (at the same time) for 7 years.

it wouldn't make sense to have to switch to get a text message - how would you know that somebody was texting you to switch over.

I can have them both on right now, but when on the network extender (only)  it's either/or

Network extenders only work on 3G. Your device is 4G. MMS goes over the data network. However the Verizon Messsages app can send and receive messages over wi-fi