Xmb fetch

Is there a way to stop xmb from performing a new fetch when pausing during a long ride

Do you mean stop/restart or pause/auto-pause?
Stop and restarting would perform a new fetch but pausing shouldn’t.
How long a pause are we talking about?
Also, a refetch should grab the same targets.

I mean stop and restart as in a long group ride with a coffee stop and I don’t have mobile data on my phone so the fetch attempt fails and I just get warning messages which is distracting on old eyes

Pause/resume will work as should sleep/awake but stop/restart will try to fetch again and require mobile data access.