Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Data usage with Minecraft app

  • 18-12-2011 8:10pm
    #1
    ifconfig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 880 ✭✭✭


    My son downloaded the Minecraft demo app at the weekend on my wife's Android HTC Sensation handset.
    I had topped her credit up by 30Euro earlier in the afternoon.
    Her credit was exhausted when we powered up the phone this morning.

    I checked with Vodafone and her prepay account has a 50MB per day allowance.
    I know that the app download was probably < 5MB.
    Does anyone know if the Minecraft app itself (by default) has recourse to the cellular data network ?
    if so how much data does it consume &/or upload ??

    -ifc

    ps - Irony is we were in my parents' house which has UPC broadband 24Mbps with wifi router and I could have connected the handset to the wifi network in 1 minute flat if I had known !


Comments

  • #2
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    I doubt it has a 50MB per day limit, I'm guessing thats the limit for a prepay offer?

    Anyway data usage would depend on how much the game was used.


  • #3
    killbillvol2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    A lot of games involve large downloads after you install the apk. For example, GTA downloads over 400 MB after installation.


  • #4
    ULMarc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭ULMarc


    Well if he plays one of the network games then it uses a lot of data. That would be my guess.


    If you want a reliable way to make sure you don't go over your data allowance you can get an app called 3G watchdog. It will limit your data to whatever you set it per day / month / other period of time.


Advertisement