@moegagner wrote:
@Dunkman wrote:
@cfgrocker
Fairly common to have minor difference between phone and PM data tracker. PM data tracker is quite accurate though and the official tracker for data use purposes.
Sometimes, when the plan activates and renews, there is about 4-5 MB that is already used for some purpose, but otherwise, the phone and pm tracker usually matches reasonably well.
Well, the same thing happened to me at the beginning of April after about 1 week of usage.. The dicrepency that I had was over 255 MB's and I never received a plausible explanation. Also, a couple of times I noticed data usage when my phone was on Wi-FI overnight; something like 12 MB's. So, you can trow that 4-5 MB difference out the window.
Many challengers have come and gone thinking that the system is not metering data properly.
There IS a buffer created that grabs exactly 5.293 mb of data on the mere turning on of data mode. It keeps a running buffer as it gets used. Then without use it eventually clears the buffer or some phones will release it immediately after turning data mode off and the meter returns to reality.
Phones can do a lot of things on their own. Update the OS, update apps, check emails, check feeds etc. I seem to think some phones will failover to cell data on their own on weak wifi.
