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iOS 5 data usage insane
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Apple won't do anything, you are using a beta OS (Betas are not covered under Warranty) and Jailbroken.
In iOS5 when it says data usage, that means the data that is stored on you phone, for example mine says 22gb is used and lower down it specifies that the Music app is using those 22gb to store music. Scroll down lower on that page to see your "Cellular Data Usage".
yea it says 2gbs. i dunno how this happened b/c i only have 500mb. i use my data rarely and i always have it on edge to save battery.
That is data usage since you last reset the statistics, not data usage over the last monthly cycle. So if you have never reset it and had the phone for 6 months you have used 2GBs over 6 months. You need to use the ATT app to see your cycle usage or manually reset your statistics every month.
^5 for this. Too bad it has to be said in every thread every time an OS goes into beta. If Apple wanted to have an open beta, they'd have had a ****ing open beta.
exactly
no offence to the OP but this is a prime example of too many people using a BETA, if you dont know that that usage tracker is a rolling total then dont fool around with a BETA,
how would the phone know what your billing cycle is
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+1 YOU chose to put an OS you aren't authorized to use on your phone. This is sometimes what happens. I'd be surprised if Apple (or AT&T with respect to billing) will help out. Restore your phone and hope for the best.
hang on, what does the usage tracker have to do with the beta? it's in all versions of the OS, are you now just finding any excuse to bash someone for using a beta?
His point is that Betas for software are meant for people with some understanding of the device or software, and that also understand that the company does not support beta software or any issues that arise from using it. This OP isnt really complaining about bugs and such like others, but since he does not understand certain aspects of the device and doesnt understand that by using a Beta he prettymuch gives upand technical support, it is very likely he should not have been using it in the first place.
I got the beta using my brothers developer account, but I also know itll come with bugs and I am responsible for that and won;t complain that apple shouldn't release buggy software or expect them to fix it when my phone craps out.
The OP will go to the apple store and they'll say "sorry we dont support betas", but the good news for him is they'll tell him that hes probably reading the cumulative total, not monthly, then make snyde remarks when he leaves that he shouldn't be using the beta.
no, its the fact that someone that doesnt understand something as simple as the usage counter in settings has nothing to do with your carriers billing cycle should not be playing with a BETA
no that's not the point at all, that's your point but not really a valid one in response to the OP.
I agree with you and I got a beta as well through a friend of mine who is a developer (and yes I do help him test out his apps), but I have not complained once about bugs that I have come across (though I do log them and he reports them) because I was smart enough to not install betas on my main devices, I only installed it on my iPod touch and both my iPhone and iPad are still on iOS 4.3.3
@shandyman, the problem is that with beta, codes will have bugs and can sometimes report back information incorrectly and may not be an accurate usage count or in some cases, delete all of your emails not just from the device but from the sever as well (someone here on the forum complained about this).
several things can and should sometimes be expected to go wrong while using beta software from any company, and people need to understand that and not use them of their primary device.
iPhones have always used a lot of data. So the good news is there is nothing wrong with the phone.
Here is a good illustration.
http://goo.gl/aNLU7
Here is a good illustration.
http://goo.gl/aNLU7
