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11-10-2019 10:05 AM
11-10-2019 10:31 AM
Is there anything within your phones settings or preferences to help you with this @EricR
Other than that it would be an option to google search and or go through the options in your apps store and read the reviews.
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Samsung Galaxy s²³ Ultra 512gb Phantom Black.
11-10-2019 12:07 PM
Thanks. Feel a bit of a fool now as it is there is the settings on my phone!
I honestly had checked there too!
Thanks again.
11-10-2019 12:24 PM
I didn't know you could exclude apps that have unlimited data on the built-in data monitor. In the past, I've used My Data Manager, which does (I'm pretty sure) have that option. I stopped because it seemed to have got less accurate, but that was a while ago and it may have improved. It also has the facility to look at usage down to an hourly level, which can be useful if you're trying to trap a data hog.
11-10-2019 12:31 PM - edited 11-10-2019 07:13 PM
On the Voxi sim deal you get all social media free and it doesn't count towards your overall data, hence my desire to strip it out to see if I can drop down a price band.
I can exclude aps in my settings, I'm using a OnePlus 5t, so may be their tweak to android I am seeing.
*UPDATE*
Nope, turns out "Data Usage Disabled" means "Disable Data Usage" a subtle but important difference...
Back to square one....
14-10-2019 11:38 AM
Have a look at My Data Manager (there may be other 3rd party apps as well).
14-10-2019 12:04 PM
Probably, I have downloaded and installed a lot, but without much success.
Will double check however
14-10-2019 12:54 PM
Just wanted to say thanks for the suggestion.
It is in there, but hidden very deep. TBH they could flag that up higher I have to say.
Anyhow, that is installed and running. Let's see how it goes.
14-10-2019 01:18 PM
You've probably also found that you have to do a certain amount of setting up, including entering your data usage so far (just for the first cycle) and setting the rollover date etc. I found the multiple alarms quite useful, but - as I said before - I stopped using it because it seemed to have got inaccurate, so don't reply absolutely on it in case it's underestimating.
14-10-2019 01:29 PM
The plans are for 6, 15 or 45gb OUTSIDE of social media usage so I have quite a bit of leeway to see if I need the plan I have or can drop down a level.
Thaks for the help, appreciated.