Hotspot Log On/Log Off

[OscarPennington]

Hello!

I'm a comparative noob to Tasker (though I've managed the basic profiles, silence gave down, etc.). I've got a challenge for anyone who might be able to take me through setting up the following...

I'm currently working at sea and have top access WiFi through an on board hotspot with a login portal. However, the first minute of each login is not charged.

Is there any way of setting a Tasker profile that can automatically log me in and out every 59 seconds in the background of whatever I'm working on? Having email alerts whilst ever I'm working would be a godsend. All assistance welcomed!

Oscar

 

[Rukbat]

You have one problem with your basic premise, although it would work for email. If you connect to a website, you create a "session". Everything you do on the site from then on, until you log out or stop doing anything for the session timeout value (the default is 20 minutes) refers to that session. Logging you out of the hotspot, then logging you back in disconnects you from the session and you have to start over. (IOW, if you're filling out a form and you disconnect/reconnect, you'll be at the site's home page, at best. (At worst, you'll have to reconnect to the site with the browser.)

Considering that it takes time to disconnect, then reconnect, you probably won't get more than about 45 seconds per connection, which is hardly enough time to establish connection to an email server and download an email.

The script is probably doable using the Tasker Timer widget, but it's not very useful.