Max Signal Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Could be handy for those of us trying to stay under caps on our smartphone http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/how-much-cellular-and-wi-fi-data-are-smartphone-users-consuming-and-which-apps-verizon-0?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=4562913&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTjJObFlqa3pOV1JtWWpOaiIsInQiOiI2OEdqbXVleml3Y1RRK1BVUWZRbnUzcVpPTUNkYmRnQWtaNHNIckdlZ1c3OGpLaEFuWGZxMHVLaUtvd1ZrM1FsdTJOd3diVTN6cWFWRzJEcjQ2a1lDQjljUmdLa3AxMjJPNEZxYzE5UlJzS1dibXlLUkNoUXJqYWdDT0ZGM0lybSJ9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frater jason Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 On android you can look under Settings | Data Usage to see data use and how much each app uses. There's also a tab for Wifi data usage but I haven't played with that so much. One of the keys for me in saving smartphone data was to restrict app background data for data-thieving apps. That way only use data when they are running in the foreground or on wifi. I've collected some data-saving ideas on a dinky wiki.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Yup that's pretty much what i do. restrict, an everytime i leave house shut off data. an wifi to safe battery . when i get there turn on wifi. I have comcast an seeing that they are almost everywhere, i sign into there wifi an data is not used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frater jason Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Right on, wild man. I automate that process with something Llama (free) or Tasker ($). It keeps me from forgetting to use wifi where it available. Using Llama more these days. My house, work, and other known wifi points are collected in a profile I call WIFI_HERE. Llama knows where it is by looking at nearby cell towers, which the phone is already doing anyhow. So when it sees a tower near WIFI_HERE it turns on the wifi. So before I get through the door the phone is already talking to the wifi. And the phone isn't draining the battery looking for wifi when there is none nearby. Food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmandmc Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I have to look into that one. Last month as i'm now on the 2gb plan with verizon. had 1.41 left over. An i used it a lot. wife always the data hog. So i told her this month we have 3.41. As we get into the car, she already on her phone using data. So i said ya just shut off the pc how soon do you need to go back on line for. (Didn't go well) lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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