How to check if you are on 3G or Wifi network

Question

Hi,

I am working on WinMo 5/6.1. I need some help on how to detect if I am on 3G or Gprs or wifi network.

Both 3G and wifi network will issue Dynamic IPAddr.  so if I can get the Mobile IPAddr for the mobile phone, I wont be able to tell which is which. Is this correct?



Thanks

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Answer 1

You can use the state and notification broker API (Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Status)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windowsmobile.status.systemstate.aspx

Try looking into the following states:

ConnectionsCellularCount - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windowsmobile.status.systemstate.wifistateconnected.aspx

WiFiStateConnected - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windowsmobile.status.systemstate.wifistateconnected.aspx

Answer 2

Hi,

I just tested the following code base on your Link:



SystemState state = new SystemState(SystemProperty.ConnectionsCellularCount);

          int conn = (int)state.CurrentValue;

           MessageBox.Show("Value :" + conn.ToString());



1. The above code The return value always 0  either in Wifi or   Gprs or 3G netwwork.

is the above code correct?  is 0 means not connected and 1 means connected?




2. I guess for the wifi , I just change it to :WifiStateConnected.

Is this correct?

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Answer 3

Hi,

can some1 help on this??

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