aleksandr01: Keep 3G connections alive while also using WiFi

Friday, 10 June 2011

Keep 3G connections alive while also using WiFi

IRC is blocked at my work and I enjoy sitting in the chat rooms for live podcasts on my lunch hour while I listen. I'm fortunate to have rolled my unlimited data iPad 1 plan over to my iPad 2, but sometimes being on 3G can get annoying. But I don't want to drop the chat room connection either.

If you have a service like IRC that's blocked by your WiFi or you'd prefer using 3G network than WiFi then this is the ticket.

Disable WiFi in the Settings app so that you are getting internet through 3G.
Connect your app to the service you want off of the local WiFi
Re-enable WiFi in Settings app.
Switch back to your app and see if the connection remained. I tested this working with Colloquy (IRC app).

[crarko adds: I haven't tested this one.]