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Mystery iPhone data usage?

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Ryno
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Problem: I have an iPhone 4 and a 500mb/month data limit. I never download apps or stream videos and I basically use my data to check weather/news/kijiji/gmail (never download big messages). IMO all of that should be pretty light on my data yet I'm at or above 500mb constantly. I see that there are apps to monitor how much data you are using but I am trying to find out what program specially is eating all my MBs. Any suggestions on how to find out? Anyone else getting there MB robbed?
May 12 2012 1:07PM
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eheath
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use wifi to help keep your usage down
May 12 2012 1:11PM
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Mike-O
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And turn off your geo-locator or whatever.
May 12 2012 1:12PM
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Ryno
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I use wifi when downloading big items but am rarely in a hotspot since I work all over the place. Geo location is off too
May 12 2012 1:17PM
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Bill.Nye
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Check to see if any apps have push notifications on
May 12 2012 1:22PM
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Jake...
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youll have to go through all your settings then. something has to be running without you knowing. I dont remember what you said you have 4 or 4s. i dont even know if 4 does it, but double tap the home button. the running apps will pop up in a tool bar. hold one for 2 seconds then delete them all. i do it once or twice a day so things are running for no reason. who knows brah
May 12 2012 1:33PM
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selkirks
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A couple things. Location Services does not use data. You want to go through your semi-running apps (double-tap the home button) to close them. You could use the parental controls settings to ensure that you don't accidentally open an app that chews up data. Beyond that there's not much you can do. 500MB is not a lot of data. Frankly, you shouldn't be surprised at any usage level that you're going over.
May 12 2012 2:15PM
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ECB
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I have unlimited data

Sometimes I'll run pandora and just keep it on mute and run it all night so my data usage goes way up ha
May 12 2012 2:17PM
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deleted5
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Texting uses 3G
May 12 2012 2:21PM
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Bill.Nye
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Texting does not count towards your data plan (except iMessage)
May 12 2012 2:26PM
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deleted5
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That's what I ment
May 12 2012 3:18PM
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Spinoza
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Did you turn on Personal Hotspot, then connect with your computer then forget to turn it off? Or even just left it on without a password? I
May 12 2012 3:55PM
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jibjunkie
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just turn off cell data that way if you have to use the data it will ask you if you want to turn on cell data and you just press yes. then you can turn it off when your done. this way there is zero chance of your phone using data when it shouldnt
May 12 2012 5:35PM
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Ryno
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Thanks for the replys. I never use personal hotspot, always close all my apps. Still facked. Any app out there that tracks what is using each MB sent and received by the phone?
May 13 2012 2:07PM
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jorb.co
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hahaha
May 13 2012 3:13PM
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Bill.Nye
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Unlimited data brofist.

I'm grandfathered in on AT&T's unlimited data plan! I watch netflix on my phone and not a fuck is given!
May 13 2012 3:20PM
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dmc12380
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clear your cache
May 13 2012 3:24PM
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lands11
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I got grandfathered into Verizon's, It's fucking awesome.
May 13 2012 3:26PM
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Milksteak
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Fucking a I wish I could get unlimited. Such a pain in the ass worrying about going over all the time.
May 13 2012 3:28PM
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Bill.Nye
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Apparently sprint still offers it.
May 13 2012 3:29PM
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Peter.
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same here. woot netflix and streaming music!
May 13 2012 3:32PM
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Bill.Nye
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Only shitty thing is I can't tether my laptop to my phone :(

Which sucks because where I live, my iPhone actually has faster data than my WiFi a lot of the time.
May 13 2012 3:34PM
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Milksteak
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Why can't you teather? Jailbreak it.

But yeah, I would get whatever carrier has unlimited except my shitty fucking town only has AT&T haha. Suucks.
May 13 2012 3:48PM
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Bill.Nye
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I don't want to
May 13 2012 3:57PM
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Lucas
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The one that's built into the iPhone is super inaccurate, in your contacts there should be something that says #DATA. If you call #DATA it will send you a text with an accurate data usage estimate. It will probably be a lot less then you think.
May 13 2012 4:11PM
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selkirks
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Best part? You can upgrade to a 4G phone and have unlimited 3G + 4G. On a jailbroken iPhone, that means endless free 4G tethering...heheheh
May 13 2012 5:37PM
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rareison
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Just curious, if you save your conversations does that take up data?
May 13 2012 5:43PM
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theater.thug
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No. That will add up over time in your device storage, but it has nothing to do with data. Its good to clear them every once in a while, as well as your email trashes.
May 13 2012 5:55PM
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