public synchronized void reconnect() {
		if (getState() != STATE_INVALID) {
			invalidateTransport();
			setState(STATE_INTERRUPTED);
			if (reconnectTask != null) {
				reconnectTask.cancel();
			}
			reconnectTask = new ReconnectTask();
			backgroundTimer.schedule(reconnectTask, 1000);
		}
	}
forces a reconnect. This had become useful on some android devices which
do not shut down TCP-connections when switching from HSDPA to Wifi
src/io/socket/IOConnection.java