Is there an easier fast way to detect whether the (Windows Phone 7) device has an internet connection

Question

Is there an easier fast way to detect whether the (Windows Phone 7) device has an internet connection.

I'm currently sending a web request, waiting the timeout period and handling the exception. Hoping for a quick easy way to query the device to see whether it has a connection before sending any requests...

Thanks in advance,

Answer 1

This method will return NetworkInterfaceType.None if there is no connection.

NetworkInterface.GetInternetInterfaceType

Alternatively you will get NetworkInterfaceType.MobileBroadbandGSM, NetworkInterfaceType.Wireless80211, etc if there is a connection.

Answer 2

There isn't really a faster way, though instead of a dummy request for this, perhaps you could actually make the request for data that you want, so if it does come back, you can handle the data without making a 2nd request.