diff --git a/src/core/course/providers/helper.ts b/src/core/course/providers/helper.ts
index eb3f239b5..88c8f433f 100644
--- a/src/core/course/providers/helper.ts
+++ b/src/core/course/providers/helper.ts
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ export class CoreCourseHelperProvider {
                 return this.filepoolProvider.getPackageStatus(siteId, component, componentId).then((status) => {
                     result.status = status;
 
-                    const isWifi = !this.appProvider.isNetworkAccessLimited(),
+                    const isWifi = this.appProvider.isWifi(),
                         isOnline = this.appProvider.isOnline();
 
                     if (status === CoreConstants.DOWNLOADED) {
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ export class CoreCourseHelperProvider {
                             });
                         }, () => {
                             // Start the download if in wifi, but return the URL right away so the file is opened.
-                            if (isWifi && isOnline) {
+                            if (isWifi) {
                                 this.downloadModule(module, courseId, component, componentId, files, siteId);
                             }
 
diff --git a/src/core/settings/pages/about/about.ts b/src/core/settings/pages/about/about.ts
index 95c126a1a..ac61abc68 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/pages/about/about.ts
+++ b/src/core/settings/pages/about/about.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class CoreSettingsAboutPage {
         });
 
         this.networkStatus = appProvider.isOnline() ? 'core.online' : 'core.offline';
-        this.wifiConnection = appProvider.isNetworkAccessLimited() ? 'core.no' : 'core.yes';
+        this.wifiConnection = appProvider.isWifi() ? 'core.yes' : 'core.no';
         this.deviceWebWorkers = !!window['Worker'] && !!window['URL'] ? 'core.yes' : 'core.no';
         this.device = device;
 
diff --git a/src/directives/external-content.ts b/src/directives/external-content.ts
index 9d11e62ce..1d47cf896 100644
--- a/src/directives/external-content.ts
+++ b/src/directives/external-content.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class CoreExternalContentDirective implements AfterViewInit {
                     clickableEl.addEventListener(eventName, () => {
                         // User played media or opened a downloadable link.
                         // Download the file if in wifi and it hasn't been downloaded already (for big files).
-                        if (!this.appProvider.isNetworkAccessLimited()) {
+                        if (this.appProvider.isWifi()) {
                             // We aren't using the result, so it doesn't matter which of the 2 functions we call.
                             this.filepoolProvider.getUrlByUrl(siteId, url, this.component, this.componentId, 0, false);
                         }
diff --git a/src/providers/app.ts b/src/providers/app.ts
index d072cc89d..b9b1d8138 100644
--- a/src/providers/app.ts
+++ b/src/providers/app.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,15 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
         return limited.indexOf(type) > -1;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if device uses a wifi connection.
+     *
+     * @return {boolean} Whether the device uses a wifi connection.
+     */
+    isWifi(): boolean {
+        return this.isOnline() && !this.isNetworkAccessLimited();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check if the app is running in a Windows environment.
      *
diff --git a/src/providers/cron.ts b/src/providers/cron.ts
index d578fd1f8..74eae363e 100644
--- a/src/providers/cron.ts
+++ b/src/providers/cron.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class CoreCronDelegate {
         if (isSync) {
             // Check network connection.
             promise = this.configProvider.get(CoreConstants.SETTINGS_SYNC_ONLY_ON_WIFI, false).then((syncOnlyOnWifi) => {
-                return !syncOnlyOnWifi || !this.appProvider.isNetworkAccessLimited();
+                return !syncOnlyOnWifi || this.appProvider.isWifi();
             });
         } else {
             promise = Promise.resolve(true);
diff --git a/src/providers/file-helper.ts b/src/providers/file-helper.ts
index 79c76d1fc..0260eb610 100644
--- a/src/providers/file-helper.ts
+++ b/src/providers/file-helper.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class CoreFileHelperProvider {
 
                 return promise.then((state) => {
                     // The file system is available.
-                    const isWifi = !this.appProvider.isNetworkAccessLimited(),
+                    const isWifi = this.appProvider.isWifi(),
                         isOnline = this.appProvider.isOnline();
 
                     if (state == CoreConstants.DOWNLOADED) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class CoreFileHelperProvider {
                             return this.downloadFile(fileUrl, component, componentId, timemodified, onProgress, file, siteId);
                         }, () => {
                             // Start the download if in wifi, but return the URL right away so the file is opened.
-                            if (isWifi && isOnline) {
+                            if (isWifi) {
                                 this.downloadFile(fileUrl, component, componentId, timemodified, onProgress, file, siteId);
                             }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/filepool.ts b/src/providers/filepool.ts
index 237fefa08..3074fd91f 100644
--- a/src/providers/filepool.ts
+++ b/src/providers/filepool.ts
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ export class CoreFilepoolProvider {
 
             // Calculate the size of the file.
             return promise.then((size) => {
-                const isWifi = !this.appProvider.isNetworkAccessLimited(),
+                const isWifi = this.appProvider.isWifi(),
                     sizeUnknown = size <= 0;
 
                 if (!sizeUnknown) {