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CDMA location-based app

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idoun

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I'm looking for an app that will turn on my Wifi when I am at a particular location and turn it off when I'm not there. I have seen many apps advertised that use cell phone tower location information so it is less battery-intensive than GPS, but I haven't been able to get any of them to work.

Automateit pro doesn't seem to find any cell towers for some reason. I've also tried Wifi-matic and rsc Wifi at home.

I am using Chitchat mobile which uses the Sprint network. So I think it should be the same for anyone using Sprint, Virgin Mobile, etc. Has anyone gotten an app like this to work on one of these networks? I am using a Samsung Galaxy Victory on a no-data plan.
 
Has no one tried to do this? It seems that I can save a lot of minutes on my plan if I could have my phone automatically connect to Wifi networks that I have preset, when the phone is in range, and configuring my phone to then make calls over Wifi instead of using minutes.
 
I use an app called Leandroid ... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teqtic.leandata ... This isn't location based, it turns on/off data/wifi/BT depending on what the screen is doing. So, mine is set to turn off data/wifi until I unlock the screen (so I can turn the screen on to check the time without anything else happening). You can set how long it takes to turn off/whether it turns on on 'screen on' or 'unlocked'. Very simple and works for me. If you've already connected to a wifi hotspot in the past then your phone should just turn on wifi and connect automatically.

NB: as I said it works for ME. I live somewhere where even a 3G signal is very "spotty" and I still have a Desire HD which didn't have good battery life to begin with. Your mileage may vary ....

Dave
 
Tasker should be able to as well - being European we don't have CDMA here, but I can confirm that with GSM networks can do tower-based location, even trigger actions just based on what cells are visible to the phone, so can't see why it should be any different with CDMA.
 
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