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Hey Community!
We thought we’d share a few tips and tricks with everyone regarding mobile internet since it’s a pretty hot topic nowadays.
The Fido My Account app is your best bet to track your usage. It automatically follows your billing cycle and resets with it each month.
Many phones have an option to set a data limit in the phone settings.
Android
Note that the steps may vary a little between Android phones due to the differences in the model and OS version, but it shouldn’t be too hard to find.
Set your phone to connect to Wi-Fi when you get home, and check that you’re still connected to Wi-Fi before downloading a large file or streaming video/music.
Windows Phone 8
BlackBerry 10
Here are a few tips for the iOS users.
Stop Background App Refresh
Disable Cellular Data by App (select which apps are allowed to transfer data over a cellular connection)
Android users can also control which apps use background data. Here’s how:
For Windows Phone 8:
Hopefully this will help everyone out. Feel free to share other tips & tricks you may have!
-FidoStephen
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