Reesa Marchetti Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Hi, Hubby and I recently got matching Moto Atrix 2s on a small data plan (300 mb) because we thought we would not be using much data. After one month, I used less than 10% while Hubby went over by a few MB (just enough to cost an extra $20). We both have Onavo installed, but we can't figure out what's sucking up the data on his phone. I made sure Bluetooth is off and that helped somewhat ... but he's still burning data. What can we do to find the hungry app and uninstall or turn it off before he goes over his plan again? Thanks for any and all ideas, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashwin Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Have you tried "My Data Manager"? Its a free app but has ads. Here is a link to the Play Store page: https://play.google....dia.android.mdm You can also try 3gwatchdog to monitor your data usage, but the advanced usage details are only available in the paid version. Try the free version first: https://play.google....roid.g3watchdog I used to have 3gwatchdog's widget on my homescreen to monitor my data usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maciej Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Check if you have any widgets like weather forecast added to your homescreen, and you can disable automatic refreshing. Also you should go to Google Play (your mobile app), press menu button, choose settings, and check off "Automatic updates", and check "Updates with wifi only" or something like this. It will save some data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdfull3r Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Widgets can drain a lit of data. streaming youtube. pandora. google music etc will kill data and battery really quickly. Emails could hurt if there are a lot of them or if they are particularry big ones. i can tell 300 MB is moronically low. i will jlast through that in a couple days, much less a monthm most likely it is a combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirena.alex Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Go to Google play.... there are some apps for different category. like videos, audio, photos..... And remember, just one minute of video uses up 2 megabytes. If you watch two five minute music video every day on a 300 MB plan, you’ll use up your plan allowance halfway through the month. Avoid using video apps on your phone at all costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdfull3r Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Get an app called 3G watchdog on your android devices. It can tell you how much data your using though not wjat apps use the most yet. Android 4.0 has that built in. Sent from my LG Optimus V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon19th Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I'm using Moborobo to manage my phone files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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