Being Really Always-On

Most of the time, I am almost always-on with one device or another, which means the device has an IP address only for the time I use an application. A couple of hours is usually the longest time since once I come home, my Wifi network takes over and my N95 starts using the home network. In the past, I have tried how long I could stay online with the mobile before the connection with the wireless network (the PDP context) is dropped. And there are many reasons for "packet call drops": Mobile resets, application crashes, network resets, network not configured correctly for Inter-SGSN routing area updates, you name it. So there are many causes for the connection to drop at some point and to be reestablished. So beyond a couple of hours to a day was usually the max. These days, things have much improved. In my latest test, I've been always-on with my N95 for almost 5 days. Take a look at the picture on the left. The last screenshot I took shows the packet data connection online counter at 4 days 19 hours and 47 minutes. That's what I call really always online 🙂 BTW: The network under test was that of T-Mobile Germany. Let's see if they can keep up this reliability once they roll in new equipment…