diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index b779b756..702727c7 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
         Log.d("iitcm", "resuming...setting reset idleTimer");
         iitc_view.loadUrl("javascript: window.idleTime = 0");
         iitc_view.loadUrl("javascript: window.renderUpdateStatus()");
+        iitc_view.updateCaching();
 
         if (user_loc == true) {
             // Register the listener with the Location Manager to receive location updates
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
index ab9eb115..9da7655b 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_WebView.java
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package com.cradle.iitc_mobile;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
+import android.net.NetworkInfo;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.webkit.WebChromeClient;
 import android.webkit.WebSettings;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
@@ -22,9 +25,10 @@ public class IITC_WebView extends WebView {
         settings.setDomStorageEnabled(true);
         settings.setAllowFileAccess(true);
         settings.setGeolocationEnabled(true);
+        settings.setAppCacheEnabled(true);
         settings.setDatabasePath(this.getContext().getApplicationInfo().dataDir + "/databases/");
-        settings.setAppCachePath(this.getContext().getApplicationInfo().dataDir + "/cache/");
-        settings.setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_CACHE_ELSE_NETWORK);
+        settings.setAppCachePath(this.getContext().getCacheDir().getAbsolutePath());
+        // use cache if on mobile network...saves traffic
         this.js_interface = new IITC_JSInterface(c);
         this.addJavascriptInterface(js_interface, "android");
 
@@ -69,4 +73,21 @@ public class IITC_WebView extends WebView {
         return this.js_interface;
     }
 
+    public void updateCaching() {
+        if (!this.isConnectedToWifi())
+        {
+            Log.d("iitcm", "not connected to wifi...load tiles from cache");
+            settings.setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_CACHE_ELSE_NETWORK);
+        } else {
+            Log.d("iitcm", "connected to wifi...load tiles network");
+            settings.setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_DEFAULT);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean isConnectedToWifi() {
+        ConnectivityManager conMan = (ConnectivityManager) getContext().getSystemService( Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE );
+        NetworkInfo wifi = conMan.getNetworkInfo(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI);
+        return wifi.getState() == NetworkInfo.State.CONNECTED;
+    }
+
 }