Force cellular data network connection for sockets app

Hello,

We have developed a sockets client app using the .Net CF
Some of the devices have WIFI cards and constant network connections -
no problem
Others require users to have a data connection to the Internet through
their cellular network (Verizon, ...). We then use this data network to
perform a sockets connection over the Internet (testing with prot
forwarding on a router exposed to the Internet)

Anyway, with most of these mobile devices, when the user runs IE on the
device, a connection to the cellular network automatically occurs. When
a sockets connection is attempted, no data network connection is
automatically launched. We have worked around this by performing a
bogus webrequest in our application before performing the sockets
connection. This forces a data network connection (cellular), then our
sockets connection works.

Although this works, I assume there is a cleaner method for forcing a
connection to the cellular network. Any ideas appreciated.

.

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