android - AsyncTask, network operations and timeouts -

i performing network operation, on asynctask;

try {                    int timeout = 5000;                  httpparameters = new basichttpparams();     httpconnectionparams.setconnectiontimeout(httpparameters, timeout);      client = new defaulthttpclient(httpparameters);     request = new httpget(url);      response = client.execute(request);     in = null;     in = new bufferedreader(new inputstreamreader(response.getentity().getcontent()));      line = in.readline(); } catch (exception e) {          return "error connecting server"; } 

i struggling timeouts, , slow connections.

if taking more 5 seconds retrieve data, getting timeout exception. understand if task not completed in 5 seconds timeout, if has contacted server, , downloading data takes more 5 seconds download.

i not wish set timeout 20 seconds long wait if there problem contacting server.

is there way should doing this, instead of using timeout?

it may understanding floored, , timeout ignored once server has been reached.

after server contacted, able read first portion of data immediately. line taking more 1 second transfer glitch. anyway, timeout not fire on connection activity, meant start ticking on stalled connections.

note 5-second timeout users experience relatively often, have handle condition correctly. debug branch executes on timeout, i'd suggest temporarily choose small timeout value reproduce exception.