{"id":41543,"date":"2015-06-29T20:39:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T01:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=41543"},"modified":"2015-07-02T04:21:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T09:21:30","slug":"why-is-my-verizon-data-usage-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/why-is-my-verizon-data-usage-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is my Verizon data usage high?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received a text message from Verizon yesterday telling me I\u2019d used 50% of my data limit and that my billing cycle ends July 17. Today I get a text telling me I\u2019ve used 75% \u00a0WTF?? I went into my app settings and made sure everything was set to download only when I\u2019m on wi-fi, and it was.\u00a0 ALSO:\u00a0 T<\/em>ap the symbol to the left of the home button, <\/span><\/span><\/em>it says, “active apps” and there is an option to “close all” or just an “X” on some other phones.<\/em>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>I also did this\u00a0 –>\u00a0 When data usage is through the roof, the problem is that apps are using data downloads instead of Wi-Fi.<\/a>
\n<\/em>Go to Settings
\nClick on Data usage
\nScroll down to where there is a list of applications. They are listed with the highest data user first. Facebook was on top for me.
\nClick on an application that is using a lot of data.
\nScroll to Restrict background data and click on it. This instructs phone to download only via Wi-Fi.
\nJust above this it says “view app settings”. Click on this and click on Auto-update apps. Select Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only.
\nRemember to turn Wi-Fi on.<\/p>\n

I was reminded by a friend that I took many pics and videos Sunday and uploaded them while I was not on wi-fi. I most importantly learned I\u2019d somehow turned my wi-fi off.\u00a0 The good news is: with Verizon, if I go over data, it’s just $10 per gig.<\/p>\n

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