hey guys,
I got some issues with data usage, cycle, and graphs. i was wondering if anyone knows the answers to these questions of course without using another app or rom's data usage.
1) I was wondering if we can set the white lines to show the billing cycle (1 month) by default instead of the last 7 days only? I have to scroll back everytime to check.
2) my data usage reset on me a couple of times without me doing anything. Im not sure whats causing that, but i do have a theory that there is a "lag" of when you set your cycle and when the resets happen.
So if you initially have set on the 15th, then you change to the 1st.
And if its the 13th today. I think there is a reset on the 15th, then it goes to your new billing cycle.
This is just a theory, im not 100% sure. Can someone verify this?
If this is true, how can i make it instant instead of the delay?
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Hi guys,
In the last couple of weeks I noticed my data traffic increased hugely (it used to be around 10MB for a week or so) up to the limit where my phone provider (Vodafone) told me I had reached the limit for my contract (500MB in 7 days). I did some research and it seems that the responsible process is android.process.media, which downloads i don't know what i don't know where at crazy speeds, some megabits per seconds, then stops, and then does it again after some hours.
I really have no clue what this process is doing, and why, since I don't remember changing anything since the time when this problem was not occurring. Any clue? This is really annoying because for the moment I have had to switch off 3G connectivity completely.
BY THE WAY: I don't know if this could be related, but a couple of days ago I was driving in my car and turned to google maps to get my location. Latitude was active and it kept saying that I was in China (!?!?), then as soon as my GPS receiver fixed the signal my location changed to the correct one, and then again back to China etc. For a while I thought that my google account could have been hijacked, but:
1) is it really possible for android malicious apps to steal your google account password?
2) that did not happen again, it just stopped after 10 minutes or so
3) I changed my password just to be sure, but now I am really wondering what malicious apps can do in Android...
I am running the basic nk02 rooted version of the original 1.6 Donut from HTC.
Thanks for your help,
Andrea
I have the exact same problem on a different phone with a different ROM... did you ever find a solution? I hit 5gb in 7 days :/
I recently used Windowbreak, and set up internet sharing on my Samsung Omnia 7, following the instructions here. It all seemed to work fine, but I've now had messages from my network (Orange UK) saying that I've gone way over my monthly data allowance. My allowance is 750MB, and I never usually use more than about 400. This month I went over 750 in the first two days!
Orange won't send me a full breakdown, but they did say that the phone is using huge amounts of data at apparently random times in the middle of the night. Not only was I not using it, but it was connected to my home wifi at the time, so shouldn't have been using any 3G data at all! I have only used internet sharing a couple of times, and it's always turned off when I'm not using it.
I'm on 7.10.7740.16. Can anyone help me? Sorry if this has been posted before, I've searched, but only found people with the opposite problem (i.e. no data at all, instead of too much!)
I'm no expert with this stuff, just following instructionhs really, so I'd be really grateful for any help.
Thanks,
Steve.
Did you change any other settings when you used Windowbreak? Have you installed any apps that use frequently-updating Live Tiles? Do you have the user feedback option enabled? When you say the phone is on WiFi, is it actually plugged in? If not, it will turn off the WiFi when the screen is locked in order to conserve battery.
There have been some spikes of data usage in the past, but they were generally tracked down (having an auto-updating Yahoo mail account was a data hog for a few months, for example Some kind of breakdown would help, but You can always just try turning off as many data-using features (Find My Phone, email sync, Live and Facebook messaging, Live Tiles, etc.) as you can find. Then, re-enable them one or two at a time and try to find the culprit. Some people here in the US get by on 200MB or less of data limit (I have no idea how; I can use several times that in a day) so it should be possible.
Thanks for the reply. No, I don't think I changed anything at the same time as setting up Windowbreak and internet sharing, I just followed the instructions for each one. I haven't got any new apps either that would explain the sudden spike in data.
My phone is always plugged in overnight, so I don't understand why it didn't use wifi instead of 3G for whatever it was doing. It might be that it had always used that much data, but it had previously done it through wifi so I hadn't seen it.
The annoying thing is that Orange won't give me a breakdown of what data I'm using until after the end of the billing month, so I can't get real time information to show me what's working and what isn't. Is there any way to monitor data use, or to see which apps are using what?
Thanks,
Steve.
Sadly, that's not currently possible. You could just turn off the cellular data connection (in Settings) at night, but that's awkward and you'd need to remember to re-enable it.
I recently came back from a two-month trip and started using my ATT sim card again. My Infuse is basically the same as when I left - Infused 2.23, no major changes.
All of a sudden my data usage has gone from an average of a couple of megabytes (at the most) a day to over ten. I only have a 200mb plan, so this is a problem.
I installed traffic monitor; unfortunately most of the data used falls under the heading of "System Traffic," which cannot be researched further. New build of Maps? Some rogue system program? I can't figure out how to find out what it is, and a google search wasn't particularly helpful.
Something is different, and I don't know what it is.
Anyone facing a similar situation or have any clues?
Start uninstalling apps and watch your usage to see which is the culprit.
Sent from my not-an-iPod
Thanks. That's a good idea, but it's all system apps, not apps I've installed. None of them are causing any trouble. I'm not even sure which are all the system apps...
Some apps I noted:
1. Quick Office Pro uses like about 20k on phone start up; not sure if it does it every time. There could be a few more apps that do this.
2. Google voice syncs itself
3. Push emails send info to server saying the link can be used
4. Maps new build could be a possible culprit (I keep mine frozen all the time now, and defreeze it only when needed)
I noticed this even on my wife's iPhone sometimes when she gets 65% usage sms (she has a 200 MB plan), and she's always on WiFi at home, and sometimes the data usage on AT&T site shows up to 20-30 MB per session. No way to track it. I tried taking it up with them, but that won't help since AT&T too does not track which app or what data it is.
So, not rom specific, but the time and date keep resetting on the G2x after a reboot. I gave it to my fiancee as a wifi toy, but it's starting to get frustrating as it starts to create issues with certificate errors and the like as well. Doesn't matter whether it is set to auto or manual time/date set either. Is there some kind of internal battery / capacitator that has seen some better days that is causing this? Thanks for any help / suggestions in advance.
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So, not rom specific, but the time and date keep resetting on the G2x after a reboot. I gave it to my fiancee as a wifi toy, but it's starting to get frustrating as it starts to create issues with certificate errors and the like as well. Doesn't matter whether it is set to auto or manual time/date set either. Is there some kind of internal battery / capacitator that has seen some better days that is causing this? Thanks for any help / suggestions in advance.
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Is the phone still on an account. Usually the time and date is set by the towers when connected.
Nope. No longer use the phone I gave up on it because it had too many signal issues that were phone related - not service related. That's why it is a wifi toy now. However, that shouldn't matter because the time/date didn't have this trouble till the past month or 2 and other android devices like tablets, which generally don't have service, don't have this trouble either.
I have a two gig data plan and routinely use far less, only about 500 - 600 mb per billing period. I just got an email warning that I'm approaching my data use limit when I know my usage patterns haven't changed. Looking at the breakdown on myatt.att.com, it shows large chunks of data at specific times such as 6:00AM, 6:00PM, 12:00PM and 3:00AM. (I'm never awake at 6 or 3 AM). ....compared to other, random data use times like 2:26, 5:48, etc. Additionally, viewing the numbers on my phones data use app, it reflects the typical data I'm accustomed to using. I'm going to call customer service today but I'm not really expecting a resolution. Has anyone else had this problem?
Are you connected to WiFi at night?
I auto connect to wifi when at home and all night. I spoke too soon about not expecting a resolution from AT&T. I spent some time on the phone with a tech guy and he finally found that the issue was an error in their system. It was beyond my level of tech understanding, but it was something about gprs which required a reset of my phone and I was told the correct data usage would then be reflected on their end.