Why is my phone using data?

neilmcl

KeithP wrote: »

LadyDee, why have you chosen this board to ask your question?

Surely the most suitable board would be the Mobile Phones Board?

Because it's just as much a techie question as it is a mobiles question and that forum is mainly used to discuss mobile phone providers, deals etc.

Neil_Jones

And in any case most "technical" problems only exist between keyboard and chair

Swipe

Make sure apps can only update over wifi and not over mobile data

Tom99

On my version of android its settings/data usage then a 'switch' at the top for Mobile Data.

neilmcl

Swipe wrote: »

Make sure apps can only update over wifi and not over mobile data

Wouldn't make much of a difference if mobile data is switched off.

busybee100

Is it sending long texts, gifs or photos as MSM? That would cost more.

LadyDee

I have now discovered that resetting my phone caused the data connection to default to "on". Now turned off and all's well. Thank you to those who made helpful suggestions.

Neil_Jones

So you didn't consider it relevant to inform the board that you had reset your phone before posting? If you'd posted you'd done that somebody would probably picked up on the fact that data is on by default and you wouldn't have had a wave of unhelpful posts.

With all due respect we're not mind readers.

roddydogs

Well I had to phone virgin to get data switched off (payg) even thoug it was switc hed off in settings. Please dont post this is not possible, because I know it is.

dipsomaniac

Really? If data is switched off it is off. Isn't it?