diff --git a/include/contact_selectors.php b/include/contact_selectors.php
index ac1e38e4f..1303acf74 100644
--- a/include/contact_selectors.php
+++ b/include/contact_selectors.php
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ function contact_reputation($current) {
 }
 
 
-function contact_poll_interval($current) {
+function contact_poll_interval($current, $disabled = false) {
 
+	$dis = (($disabled) ? ' disabled="disabled" ' : '');
 	$o = '';
-	$o .= '<select id="contact-poll-interval" name="poll" />' . "\r\n";
+	$o .= "<select id=\"contact-poll-interval\" name=\"poll\" $dis />" . "\r\n";
 
 	$rep = array(
 		0 => t('Frequently'),
@@ -67,3 +68,13 @@ function contact_poll_interval($current) {
 	$o .= "</select>\r\n";
 	return $o;
 }
+
+
+function network_to_name($s) {
+
+	call_hooks('network_to_name', $s);
+
+	return str_replace(array(NETWORK_DFRN,NETWORK_OSTATUS,NETWORK_FEED,NETWORK_MAIL,NETWORK_DIASPORA,NETWORK_FACEBOOK,NETWORK_ZOT),
+		array(t('Friendika'),t('OStatus'),t('RSS/Atom'),t('Email'),t('Diaspora'),t('Facebook'),t('Zot!')),$s);
+
+}
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 8f851e9e0..5d72cff88 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 		$lblsuggest = (($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN) 
 			? '<div id="contact-suggest-wrapper"><a href="fsuggest/' . $r[0]['id'] . '" id="contact-suggest">' . t('Suggest friends') . '</a></div>' : '');
 
+		$poll_enabled = (($r[0]['network'] !== NETWORK_DIASPORA) ? true : false);
+
+		$nettype = '<div id="contact-edit-nettype">' . sprintf( t('Network type: %s'),network_to_name($r[0]['network'])) . '</div>';
 
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
 			'$header' => t('Contact Editor'),
@@ -312,7 +315,9 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			'$lblsuggest' => $lblsuggest,
 			'$grps' => $grps,
 			'$delete' => t('Delete contact'),
-			'$poll_interval' => contact_poll_interval($r[0]['priority']),
+			'$nettype' => $nettype,
+			'$poll_interval' => contact_poll_interval($r[0]['priority'],(! $poll_enabled)),
+			'$poll_enabled' => $poll_enabled,
 			'$lastupdtext' => t('Last updated: '),
 			'$updpub' => t('Update public posts: '),
 			'$last_update' => $last_update,
diff --git a/view/contact_edit.tpl b/view/contact_edit.tpl
index 66479210f..0ee88d372 100644
--- a/view/contact_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/contact_edit.tpl
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 <div id="contact-edit-banner-name">$name</div>
 
+$nettype
+
 <form action="contacts/$contact_id" method="post" >
 <input type="hidden" name="contact_id" value="$contact_id">
 
@@ -28,13 +30,14 @@
 		</div>
 		<div id="contact-edit-nav-end"></div>
 
-
+		{{ if $poll_enabled }}
 		<div id="contact-edit-poll-wrapper">
 			<div id="contact-edit-last-update-text">$lastupdtext<span id="contact-edit-last-updated">$last_update</span></div>
 			<div id="contact-edit-poll-text">$updpub</div>
 			$poll_interval
-			<div id="contact-edit-update-now"><a href="contacts/$contact_id/update">$udnow</a></div>
+			<div id="contact-edit-update-now"><a href="contacts/$contact_id/update" >$udnow</a></div>
 		</div>
+		{{ endif }}
 	</div>
 	<div id="contact-edit-end" ></div>
 
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/style.css b/view/theme/dispy/style.css
index aa8d82bbb..78efb57ff 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/style.css
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ div[id$="wrapper"] br { clear: left; }
 #contact-edit-last-update-text { margin-bottom: 15px; }
 #contact-edit-last-updated { font-weight: bold; }
 #contact-edit-poll-text { display: inline; }
-#contact-edit-end { clear: both; }
+#contact-edit-end { clear: both; margin-bottom: 65px;}
 
 .contact-photo-menu-button {
        position: absolute;
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
index 6ac28cb95..f47af934c 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 
 #contact-edit-end {
 	clear: both;
+	margin-bottom: 65px;
 }
 
 #fsuggest-desc, #fsuggest-submit-wrapper {
@@ -1378,6 +1379,12 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 	margin-left: 30px;
 }
 
+#contact-edit-nettype {
+	margin-top: 5px;
+	margin-left: 30px;
+}
+
+
 #contact-edit-poll-wrapper {
 	margin-left: 50px;
 	margin-top: 30px;
diff --git a/view/theme/loozah/style.css b/view/theme/loozah/style.css
index 74d9058f7..781526eae 100644
--- a/view/theme/loozah/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/loozah/style.css
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 
 #contact-edit-end {
 	clear: both;
+	margin-bottom: 65px;
 }
 
 .contact-photo-menu-button {
@@ -1451,6 +1452,11 @@ padding: 5px 10px 0px;
 	font-weight: bold;
 	margin-left: 30px;
 }
+#contact-edit-nettype {
+	margin-top: 5px;
+	margin-left: 30px;
+}
+
 
 #contact-edit-poll-wrapper {
 	margin-left: 50px;