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Apple Releases Carrier Update for Verizon iPhone 5 to Reduce Inadvertent Cellular Data Usage
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When you suspect that you are using LTE data while you're on wifi, go to whatismyip.com, and check to see if that IP matches up with your wifi router's IP. If it does not, you will uncover the mystery behind this.
I had noticed something weird since I got my iPhone last Friday: when I hit the button to wake the phone and slide the slider to get in the phone, I noticed that I would see "LTE" where the Wi-Fi icon should be (this is at home). After about 1-2 seconds it would change back to the Wi-Fi icon. So I was thinking that maybe the phone was switching to LTE and dropping my Wi-Fi, then switching back.
Just did the update and will keep my eye on it tomorrow to see if I still notice it changing.
Anyone else see this?
EDIT: just checked usage, says 108MB Sent, 1.0GB received, so maybe I was using Verizon's data as well. Luckily I still have unlimited data! I am going to reset the statistics and check it tomorrow or Tuesday.
Curious to see how Verizon will handle this....
Just did the update and will keep my eye on it tomorrow to see if I still notice it changing.
Anyone else see this?
EDIT: just checked usage, says 108MB Sent, 1.0GB received, so maybe I was using Verizon's data as well. Luckily I still have unlimited data! I am going to reset the statistics and check it tomorrow or Tuesday.
Curious to see how Verizon will handle this....
Exactly. Same here. I've noticed the EXACT same thing! It would switch back to Wifi probably after unlocking the phone or something. I've used like 200 MB today and have been on Wifi the ENTIRE day. I always thought this was weird, and now I'm glad I have MacRumors in my Google Reader's RSS feed ^_^
the Wifi radio is turned off when the phone is in sleep mode.
It will turn back on as soon as you use the phone.
I live in an area with NO LTE coverage, and with LTE enabled, it was still using my monthly data, and not Wifi. =\
Just for the hell of it I did it twice. Doesn't take long to do it since the iPhone 5 is WAY faster on startup/shutdown than previous.
Are you sure it's really using data? Someone said that it was racking up data usage in the "usage" section of the iOS settings, but that was not reflected on Verizon's website.
Go to whatismyip.com, and check to see if you are really using cellular data that way.
Not that it matters much (with unlimited data & less LTE) but does anyone know if it affects Sprint iPhone 5
Not saying that they're always "honest", but I'm thinking they'd be in a bit of a PR pickle if they did so after this:
WSJ: Verizon says iPhone 5 won't be 'relocked'
I have used EXACTLY this amount of data since my phone was delivered on launch day at 3pm. Prior to this I NEVER used more than 800mb a MONTH since i got my VZW iPhone 4.
I just thought it was LTE gobbling. I guess I was wrong.
What is really odd is that VZ shows I used 1.121GB since 9 days ago. This makes 0 sense.
Serious question. Why is the picture is so messed up? Look at the fonts. What happened to it? It's just a crop of a screenshot from iOS, how could it have been ruined in the process?
A more detailed description of what happened... it seems some vertical rows of pixels are missing.
Yes, I care about things being pixel perfect. That image looks like vomit and it bothers me.This is a "serious" question? Okey dokey!
Mostly, I'm just curious how it ended up being edited so horribly. If I had to recreate that effect on purpose, it would probably take me 15 mins...
My wife and I have had this issue with our AT&T iPhone 4's for two years now. I noticed a large amount of data being sent from our phones around midnight. I received no resolution to the issue after reporting it to both companies, and we now must resort to toggling off the cellular data while asleep. Fortunately I jailbroke both phones and toggling is much easier with SBSettings.
I am 100% convinced that is does affect AT&T phones because I have AT&T and it's happening to me.
Since the carriers don't have access to Apple's systems, these updates have to be sent by Apple.
Sure you have. Happens with every iOS update. It needs to have you restart to flush out the old settings and load the new ones
Here, I took this image:
And performed the same horrible editing to it:
Can you see the difference?
Can anyone tell me why the picture in this news article was butchered in a similar way?