I suspect circumventing the proxy on most carriers would be fine - they seem to prefer its use but AFAIK not require it. On wifi connections though you'll probably run into alot of situations behind corporate firewalls where proxy use is required to reach the internet.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Zoran Smilevski <[email protected]>wrote: > No problem :) > > I had a problem with posting data on non-80 port. You can read more > here<https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-developers/Q7hsZSyOD6M/discussion> > . > > I didn't notice any problem since then. > > > On Thursday, August 9, 2012 5:48:28 AM UTC+2, Steve Baldwin wrote: >> >> Thanks Zoran. >> >> I just re-ran my test app and it worked with the NO_PROXY setting !! >> >> Another probably dumb question. Is this guaranteed to not adversely >> affect internet connectivity? In other words, just because it worked in my >> test case, does that mean that other mobile carriers that specify a proxy >> in their APN settings will also be fine? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Steve >> >> On Thursday, August 9, 2012 1:15:22 PM UTC+10, Zoran Smilevski wrote: >>> >>> Did you try to open a connection with NO_PROXY parameter? >>> >>> HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection)mUrl.** >>> openConnection(Proxy.NO_PROXY)**; >>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en

