Mobile phone/wifi/data and bluetooth question

[rualexander]

Do we know what the OP's monthly data allowance is?

 

[vickster]

Do we know what the OP's monthly data allowance is?

We don’t, he should though!!

 

[ColinJ]

As people above have probably already suggested, turn off mobile data and only switch it back on if outdoors and no WiFi is available.

I used to have a 0.1 GB/month data allowance. Even now it is only 1.0, but I have never got close to the limit. The phone probably does 10+ GB/month but 99.x% of that is on WiFi.

 

[jowwy]

i used 47gb last month - all on wifi.....not an ounce of my 20gb data allowance used at all

 

[Jody]

Put a usage app on your phone and it will monitor how much trafic goes through your router and via 3/4g. Daily/Weekly/Monthly tallies.

The other thing is you have "free" data, but do you know how much "free" data you receive?

 

[jowwy]

Put a usage app on your phone and it will monitor how much trafic goes through your router and via 3/4g. Daily/Weekly/Monthly tallies.

The other thing is you have "free" data, but do you know how much "free" data you receive?

his phone will already have that built in, as already stated above - its within the settings of the phone

 

[rualexander]

Before I had unlimited data on my mobile, I was on a monthly allowance of 5gb or something, and despite not using it much away from home I would sometimes find myself approaching my limit, investigating the usage found that some apps were using large amounts of data in the background without me knowing, Google Play Services or something like that was the main culprit.

 

[ColinJ]

I can't be bothered to check if anybody else has mentioned it... Make sure that the phone is set to update itself only via wifi.

 

[postman]

I got the very same text.It seems I used 2 bites of whatever while visiting the fil,and browsing YouTube and cc.,It's the very first time,I have no idea how I managed it.So can't browse till next week.Luckily we have a limit and then it stops so we don't build-up a whopping bill.

 

[Low Gear Guy]

Our home wifi dropped out earlier this year without our knowledge due to a network fault. As we were watching a film at the time the phone changed over from wifi to mobile data and blew my monthly allowance.

We have since changed internet provider as this happened on multiple occasions.

 

[chrisleuty]

Whenever I go out, I swipe down to access the quick menu and turn wifi off and connect to mobile data. When I return to the house, I turn on wifi and switch off mobile data.

What‘s the reason for turning off wifi when you go out?

 

[burntoutbanger]

i used 47gb last month - all on wifi.....not an ounce of my 20gb data allowance used at all

You need to get out more... 😉

 

[burntoutbanger]

What‘s the reason for turning off wifi when you go out?

It will save a small amount of battery as the phone won't constantly be searching for a WiFi source.

 

[Trickedem]

If you log in to your virgin account it will show the exact times you have been using mobile data, this should enable you to see what is going on.

 

[Trickedem]

If you log in to your virgin account it will show the exact times you have been using mobile data, this should enable you to see what is going on.
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And now I am wondering why my phone was using data at 1am and 2am this morning, when is definitely connected to wifi???