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Going over 200mb limit after IOS 5 upgrade

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NYRangers11

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Jan 28, 2011
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Hey guys,
I got an iPhone 4 with AT&T that I recently upgraded to IOS 5. I have a 200mb internet plan on my phone and have never previously went over the limit. After the upgrade i find that i am easily going over the limit. My browsing really has not changed. When I am home I connect thru my my WiFi. Can someone please make a recommendation whether I should turn off any services like iCloud or anything like that? Or possibly anything else?

Thanks
 
These American networks...

From what I understand, Verizon's CDMA technology is their big pitfall; Sprint's is their reliance on 4G WiMax instead of 3G or LTE; AT&T's just plain awful. I do feel sorry for you. :(
 
I also feel sorry for them

I know its not helpful but if the uk can offer unlimited data then why can't they.

Although I have unlimited data I rarely exceed 600mb and the most ever was 1.3gb.
 
bp1000 said:
I know its not helpful but if the uk can offer unlimited data then why can't they.
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I know-it's a joke tbh. I average about 500 MB but have gone over 1 GB and even 2GB sometimes. It just seems alien to me to even check how many minutes/texts/data I use-you can't best unlimited packages.

Really it seems the punishment invoked on America for having 4G available-data caps are the only way to stop people going massively overboard on internet usage. Unfortunately the carriers don't change their policy for non 4G phones like the iPhone. :(
 
ap3604 said:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1274714/

Apparently w/ Onavo it shrinks your data usage up to 80% w/ their servers so that you can squeeze out 1GB worth of data out of the 200MB plan? :confused:

Might be something to look into...
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Interesting. My husband's iphone4 is on a 200MB plan, which has always been enough. This is the first time we're seeing that it might not be. I wonder if this app would be worthwhile. Has anyone tried it?
 
szolr said:
These American networks...

From what I understand, Verizon's CDMA technology is their big pitfall; Sprint's is their reliance on 4G WiMax instead of 3G or LTE; AT&T's just plain awful. I do feel sorry for you. :(
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Yes all the networks here are terrible except for verizon. Even though they run CDMA I have always had them as my phone company, no quesitons asked. Sprint and AT&T are the worst..

I honestly dont think CDMA is all that bad..
 
QAZWSXEDCRFV said:
Yes all the networks here are terrible except for verizon. Even though they run CDMA I have always had them as my phone company, no quesitons asked. Sprint and AT&T are the worst..

I honestly dont think CDMA is all that bad..
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So you've always had Verizon, but you know Sprint and AT&T are the worst. interesting.

I've had verizon, then tmobile, then AT&T. Guess it depends on what your needs are, where you live, who your employer offers a discount for...
 
QAZWSXEDCRFV said:
I honestly dont think CDMA is all that bad..
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Sure, it isn't. :rolleyes: Remind me why the iPhone 4S is a world phone with both GSM and CDMA capabilities...

Outside the States CDMA is pretty non existent-so Verizon would be fine in your home state, but a bit further afield, not so good. All UK networks are GSM for instance: a pattern that's echoed across much of Europe and the rest of the world.
 
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