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Measures of O2 data usage?
The Data Sense app on my phone reckons I have used 2.5GB of mobile data in the last month compared to nearly 5GB of wi-fi data.
But the My O2 app on my phone reckons I have used just 18MB of mobile data which seems an unlikely small amount. But it does also say "Left until 6 Aug 2015 - Unlimited" so does the 18MB mean only what I have used in the past couple of days which is possible as I have not done any mobile streaming or downloading or even web browsing in that time as I have been mostly at home or connected to public wi-fi hotspots. |
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The Data Sense app on my phone reckons I have used 2.5GB of mobile data in the last month compared to nearly 5GB of wi-fi data.
But the My O2 app on my phone reckons I have used just 18MB of mobile data which seems an unlikely small amount. But it does also say "Left until 6 Aug 2015 - Unlimited" so does the 18MB mean only what I have used in the past couple of days which is possible as I have not done any mobile streaming or downloading or even web browsing in that time as I have been mostly at home or connected to public wi-fi hotspots. |
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Ta for confirming my understanding. I don't there is a way of getting Data Sense to line up with the O2 info as it is a rolling 30 days. It is of little consequence anyway as I am on an unlimited mobile data package for a fiver a month.
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Some would say using that much data on O2 would be an achievement on its own ...
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But not for me as long as I stay out of the dead spot in the villages south of here when streaming radio or iPlayer or downloading podcasts.
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Ta for confirming my understanding. I don't there is a way of getting Data Sense to line up with the O2 info as it is a rolling 30 days. It is of little consequence anyway as I am on an unlimited mobile data package for a fiver a month.
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No such setting on the Data Sense app on my Lumia 820?
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No such setting on the Data Sense app on my Lumia 820?
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It is not the limit I am bothered about (I have it set to unlimited). It is the way it measures over a rolling 30 day period rather being able to set it to measure from the same fixed day of the month as the O2 measurement is done.
Actually having both measurements is useful information. Just have to wait until the 6th August to see if the two are directly comparable. |
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It is not the limit I am bothered about (I have it set to unlimited). It is the way it measures over a rolling 30 day period rather being able to set it to measure from the same fixed day of the month as the O2 measurement is done.
Actually having both measurements is useful information. Just have to wait until the 6th August to see if the two are directly comparable. Perhaps I have misunderstood you but you can set it to whatever date you like. I have mine set to a fixed date to coincide with my bundle I purchased. The measurement is usual maybe 1 mb different at the end of this period. mastanlem |
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There is no date setting on the Data Sense app on my phone.
(Edit: Because I have it set to Unlimited) Edit: Just tried setting it to Monthly with a notional limit of 10GB with a reset date of the 6th of the month and the figure agrees with that reported by the My O2 app. Now changed it back to Unimited. |
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