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    I'm pretty sure the usage is coming from my laptop and not my phone. But hell I don't use the laptop any more significantly than I ever have.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LabLuvR View Post
    I'm pretty sure the usage is coming from my laptop and not my phone. But hell I don't use the laptop any more significantly than I ever have.
    You haven't changed, the webpages have.

    Over time, I notice that webpages use more and more resources on my laptop. All the flashing, moving banners and imbeded videos are using tons of data.
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    There may be a problem with the Verizon jet pack I've researched a lot of complaints about that lately.
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    Get rid of the jet pack and use your phone as a hotspot.


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    Call Verizon and ask them what program you have that is running none stop. My kid downloaded a program that never stopped running, even though he logged out of it, and it ran our bill up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dixiedeerslaya View Post
    uninstall all porn apps........
    assholes like this fella will run yo data up, I think it's worth every penny...
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    You do know you can check the status of your data whenever you want, right?

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    FWIW...when connected to wifi your phone will not use data.
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    Ours seems higher also. We both just upgraded to two Galaxy 5s and data seems to be up about 33%

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    Called CS yesterday to up my data. They offered a 1gb free for one year, told me to try that before adding 2gb more.

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    Same issue here. I have never used over 2G of data until this past billing cycle. Something is up with their network. All of us having these issues is not a coincidence.

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    I have unlimited data and they call me every week begging me to change plans. Data transmission is cheap and they make a fortune off of plans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smilee View Post
    I have unlimited data and they call me every week begging me to change plans. Data transmission is cheap and they make a fortune off of plans.
    Brother I work for Windstream in engineering and data is not cheap...Trust me. Between the GigE pipes to supply and the Fiber and equipment its a losing investment if you dont have a fixed rate for the service. So I understand them wanting to get people off unlimitied data. The problem is we only really have 3 choices for cell service. Europe prob has 15. That is one avenue they are ahead of us on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Biggie1976 View Post
    Brother I work for Windstream in engineering and data is not cheap...Trust me. Between the GigE pipes to supply and the Fiber and equipment its a losing investment if you dont have a fixed rate for the service. So I understand them wanting to get people off unlimitied data. The problem is we only really have 3 choices for cell service. Europe prob has 15. That is one avenue they are ahead of us on.
    You should see the bill for 2 10G circuits from Chester to Toccoa GA. It ain't pretty. Hell, we just put new core routers in on our network, that run $20k for the chassis. Then another $30-$50k per card. It is definitely not cheap for the folks that provide the service. We charge AT&T a shitload of money each month for circuits to towers, and we are just the last mile provider.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smilee View Post
    I have unlimited data and they call me every week begging me to change plans. Data transmission is cheap and they make a fortune off of plans.
    I "had" unlimited as well. How long have you been on that plan and when was the last time you made an upgrade on your phone? I was an avid blackberry guy for years. Last summer when I upgraded to the I5 they told me that even though I was grandfathered in with unlimited data, the unlimited part didn't not transfer with upgrades. Keep you phone for as long as you can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by reeltight View Post
    I "had" unlimited as well. How long have you been on that plan and when was the last time you made an upgrade on your phone? I was an avid blackberry guy for years. Last summer when I upgraded to the I5 they told me that even though I was grandfathered in with unlimited data, the unlimited part didn't not transfer with upgrades. Keep you phone for as long as you can.
    I have had the same iPhone 4 since Feb 2009(think this is right) when Verizon got the first iPhones.

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    We have 6 phones sharing 14G.
    We use WiFi at home, and anywhere we can connect.
    5 of the 6 phones burn 4 G per month combined.
    The other phone (eldest) has no WiFi where he is. He uses the other 10G.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Biggie1976 View Post
    Same issue here. I have never used over 2G of data until this past billing cycle. Something is up with their network. All of us having these issues is not a coincidence.
    same here, its like all of a sudden
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    I have the mobile wi fi to use when Time Warner shuts off. I have 3 smart phones on my account, 2 used by the kids sharing all kinds of crap with their friends. We only hit 10 when we are out of town several times in a month. What are you looking at Lab?
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