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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Can oe tell what apps have used data?
Date: 19 Mar 2024 18:58:04 GMT
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Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> I use very little data on my phone, looking at my provider's billing
> it's usually only a few kB at a time with the odd 1Mb lump.  However,
> while I usually remember to turn the phone off when I cross the
> channel on a ferry from UK to France I sometimes forget and then even
> 1Mb costs a ridiculous amount (not roaming in the middle of the
> channel!).
> 
> Fortunately I'm on PAYGO and rarely have more than £5 credit so that's
> my maximum loss but it's still annoying having to top up at an
> inconvenient moment.
> 
> I guess I could just turn data off and see if anything stops working.

  In this thread, the responses have been mainly concentrating on what
you asked, "Can oe tell what apps have used data?" ("oe" is "phone"?).

  But re-reading your post, I realize that your actual *problem*, not
question, is unvoluntarily spending money on roaming data.

  If that's indeed the problem, why don't you just switch off data
roaming? Any half decent phone should be able to do that.

  (And BTW, my suggested  app, which you apparently don't want to
install because you have/use only a few apps, can set an alarm on
roaming data usage, but I doubt you'll hear the alarm quickly enough
before spending too much money/data. (On Android, an app can no longer
switch off data, at least not without jumping through all kinds of
hoops.))