) although it was over 50 tracks at 10 meg+ each and i happily downloaded away.But for 500meg to appear, i would monitor what you are doing just to ensure there is no buggy app downloading without you realising. If you watch tv etc or stream make sure the apps are closed fully.
I dont think it would be anything else really as Vodafone have done literally nothing to the devices other than have their operator settings installed so it has to be a third party application or site that is causing this data usage.
Apps i can think of that drain alot of data are:
Skype (over 3g)
Chat programs left on may cause alot of upload/download data
TV Catchup site i think after an hour of viewing not too long back i managed to download over 400MB
Youtube - The data hog!!
Downloading apps and music from iTunes and App Store
Worth monitoring what you are doing if it has happened once you may want to check what is happening on your device all the time.
Hi guys,
Jebelious has come up with a good little list of things to be aware of there. You'd be surprised how many people don't realise that Twitter, Facebook and Email use data!
As is mentioned, we only provide our operator settings with the iPhone - there is nothing else added to the handset or changed in any way, so in one way or another the phone has been requesting and receiving data.
There are a few ways you can check to minimise data use:
- Push notifications, geotagging and refreshes: Scroll to the bottom of the main settings menu and you'll see a list of some of the apps you have installed. Each of these when clicked will load individual settings for that app, and any that use push notification or custom refresh rates will have these defined here. The Facebook app, for example, includes "Shake to reload" and "Push notifications" as options. Disabling anything like this on these apps will prevent them from using data behind the scenes. You can also switch off notifications as a whole via Settings > Notifications.
- Disable tethering unless in use: By switching off tethering, you'll ensure that your computer will not mistaken a standard USB connection for sync or charging as a data connection. You'll see these charges as ACCINT rather than WAP. You can disable this under Settings > General > Network
- Use your computer or Wi-Fi for iPod and AppStore purchases where possible: purchase downloads and updates can use large amounts of data, so if you wait to use Wi-Fi or your PC for these, you prevent them from hammering your usage.
- You can back up and restore the device in order to remove any minor glitches which may be causing issues.
- Switch off Cellular Data: You can disable this from your handset under Settings > Network or, if you want to go a step further, we can bar GPRS on your device to prevent all internet connectivity except Wi-Fi, although this has the obvious downside that you'd need to contact us whenever you wanted this on.
- Be aware what uses the most data: by taking a look at what you're using when and comparing it with your usage, either via My Account, your itemised invoice or the My Vodafone app, you can get a picture of what uses the most. Strong contenders here will be YouTube, streaming, frequently used chat/social networking apps or sites, VOIP and GPS/Geotagging if used frequently.
We cannot guarantee that third party apps are bug-free, but if you see that your usage has risen since installing one, you may wish to look at any settings which may be over-using the data, or maybe uninstall for a few days and see if that makes a difference.
Dave
eForum Team
600meg does seem a little excessive however the only real testing that anyone at Vodafone could do would be to pop a PAYG SIM into the device and see what happens when using the device as a standard.
Something is using the data else you would not be billed for it, i have been using data devices for a long time now (since GPRS came out) and i can say that no device just downloads without being prompted to do so.
If all else fails i would seriously wipe the device (DO NOT DO A RESTORE) and install apps individually.
The only thing that i have seen that uses that amount of data in just 2 days (1 day in my example) was tv catchup as this stream is high quality and data intensive. Also using YouTube ate quite alot of data as did downloading an entire clubland album on my iPhone while at work (it will allow this as each track is no more than 10meg!) that * 51 tracks+ is alot of data
.My device setup is as follows:
2 email accounts that push (one is an exchange account)
Push notifications are switched on for all apps including facebook/Twitter
I use the device for browsing while at home and at work on 3G/2G
I do update apps that it will allow by using the 3G network
I have alot of apps/Games on my device now so when the Game centre ones log in that requires a data connection to connect to the server so there is that data usage.
And it would seem that i have not used anything more than 400MB in a month (checked the last 4 months online)
I have used TV Catchup website on a few occasions, streamed YouTube while out and about also (not 100's of videos but up to 15 or so)
So i must say that i am quite stuck on suggestions, Vodafone will only bill you for the data that you use, your device is doing something that is taking alot of data.
