topic Re: How do u save data in Get Support

How do u save data

Kstratton — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:52:08 GMT

Just wondering

Re: How do u save data

MoreYummy — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:32:03 GMT

what data are you trying to save?

How much reward you have ?

Re: How do u save data

gpixel — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:33:20 GMT

@Kstratton is your device an android or an iPhone ?

Re: How do u save data

cavemantoronto — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:43:54 GMT

@Kstratton Disable data when not using or turn off backround data.

Re: How do u save data

yanzhiqiang — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:57:02 GMT

Set WiFi only for the unimportant apps.

Re: How do u save data

ccdevmike — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:58:00 GMT

Set your phone up for data saving and a warning you when your hit a certain limit. That's what I do.

Re: How do u save data

Korth — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:50:56 GMT

I keep mobile data turned off when I'm not actively using it.

I disable all app permissions to data (and updates, sync, location, etc) then allow apps to access these things only when I'm actively running them.

I don't need my phone to constantly send me instant notifications of every email and social media comment and update. These things can all wait until I actually want or need to see them, the apps don't need to constantly trickle away my data (and my privacy) in the background.

I also use scriptblocker and adblocker on my mobile browser. It claims that after about six months it's blocked roughly 150K incoming objects (which I don't want or need to see anyways), saving me an estimated 5 hours and 2.5GB of data.

I use duckduckgo, cookie autodelete, sandboxie, a different default DNS, and a mobile firewall. These things may not actually do anything useful in terms of privacy (because of the way wireless networks operate) - and I don't even bother with Tor or a VPN (because same reason plus they add latencies) - but all these things do help to obstruct or limit incoming data packets and outgoing data telemetry I don't allow on my device.

Re: How do u save data

Lemony_Snicket — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 11:52:30 GMT

Use the phone less when on mobile data. Wait until a WiFi connection is available.

Re: How do u save data

Triguy — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 14:09:06 GMT

Here is more info.

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/get-help/articles/managing-your-data-usage

Re: How do u save data

Korth — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:20:16 GMT

@Triguy wrote:
Here is more info.
https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/bc/get-help/articles/managing-your-data-usage

lol I'm surprised Public Mobile does not advise people to be careful with speedtests.

It takes a couple days for the "3G" performance cap to be uniformly imposed on new accounts.

Until then, new customers curious about network performance often run speedtests - and often burn through their GB after just a few minutes of dense data spamming across unthrottled LTE. It's not a pitfall most people ever consider - until they suddenly find they've completely consumed their 30-day data allotment - then wrongly accuse PM of cutting them off or ripping them off.