This is not just a Verizon issue. I have AT&T, and I've already gone over my limit for the first time ever. Looked at the data usage details and there are huge issues. Going to call AT&T tomorrow, will report back.
I, too, have used an exorbitant amount of data (> 2 GB in less than a week, NEVER exceeded 2.4 GB in a month previously) while using LTE. However, I noticed that the data per web page seems incredibly excessive. Here is a photo of a single loading of a NYTimes web page (9MB!)--I zeroed out the data prior to this image. It often ranges 12-20 MB per web page. Of course, the normal content is about 300-1200 KB. Anyone else experience this? Verizon and Apple seem flummoxed by this . . .
So, Verizon better brace themselves for demands to credit data that was "wifi" and really was via the data network.
How long before some angry nerd files a lawsuit claiming he was sitting on top of his router, using mobile data due to this bug? "It says I used 24 gigs but I swear it was really only 600mb!!"
Why exactly should Verizon take the blame for this disaster? Apple made everything in its power to extricate wireless providers from phone design/experience. I do not know how it's even possible for a company (Apple) to overlook such a critical issue. Do they even test their phones anymore? This being Apple fault they should pay to Verizon for all overages.
Why exactly should Verizon take the blame for this disaster? Apple made everything in its power to extricate wireless providers from phone design/experience. I do not know how it's even possible for a company (Apple) to overlook such a critical issue. Do they even test their phones anymore? This being Apple fault they should pay to Verizon for all overages.
The issue is, Apple Tests the phone, operations all function fine, but those test phones that apple uses on each provider, Apple doesnt get a bill for those lines. what they dont take into account is that all of our data is capped by THE PROVIDER for no actual reason other than greed. Lift data caps, give us all unlimited and this becomes a non-issue.
Thinking of getting the Verizon iPhone 5 to replace my AT&T iPhone 4. This reminds me why I left Verizon before...So they admit there was a problem. Explains my over 5Gb of usage so far.
So it looks like someone is finally noticing this insane data issue. I'm on Rogers in Canada and recently did the math on what data usage would cost me for three weeks in Europe. Because of the insanely expensive rip off that is data roaming, I calculated that my data bill would run about $8000 for 20 days of normal iPhone usage with a "data roaming plan". When I'm home, its no big deal because I have a 6gig plan but, when I travel, data roaming becomes a big deal at $10/mb and the phone uses about 40mb per day just sending Apple my personal information and tracking data (or whatever the hell it does).
This is not just iPhone 5 issue. My wife's iPhone 4S had the same thing started happening right after updating to iOS 6. On AT&T..
"Somewhat manually?" Man, if it were automatic, everyone would be freaking out about Apple doing things without user intervention. You just can't win.