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Smart phone using my credit!

  • 03-01-2013 8:46pm
    #1
    notnumber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭


    Got a new android samsung gts583..looking at my recent history seems to be mobile activity happening without my permission

    29 Dec 2012 23:30 00:00:00 74Kb Mobile Internet €0
    29 Dec 2012 23:35 00:00:00 2211Kb Mobile Internet €0.6423

    Used the wifi a bit but not really using any 3g internet.
    Prehaps I enabled something inadvertly any ideas what i need to switch off?


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  • #2
    Speak Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,729 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    notnumber wrote: »
    Got a new android samsung gts583..looking at my recent history seems to be mobile activity happening without my permission

    29 Dec 2012 23:30 00:00:00 74Kb Mobile Internet €0
    29 Dec 2012 23:35 00:00:00 2211Kb Mobile Internet €0.6423

    Used the wifi a bit but not really using any 3g internet.
    Prehaps I enabled something inadvertly any ideas what i need to switch off?
    Any Apps auto updating?


  • #3
    notnumber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭notnumber


    its a new phone,haven't even looked at apps yet but looking in the apps menu apps like AdService (sounds useful!) Samsung Apps ,Samsung Push Service are displayed and also quite a few 'services' running in that menu..


  • #4
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Disable mobile data completely or buy a data addon. If the wifi signal gets weak the phone auto switches to 3g unless it is off. Go to settings>Networks and looks for mobile networks. Untick to enable I think will do it.

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  • #5
    notnumber
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭notnumber


    Strikes me theses apps should be off by default....I switched off use data packets altogether till I get more information.Its cost a few euros whatever it is.


  • #6
    Dudda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭Dudda


    Ya this is really annoying. It happened me a few years ago when I go my first smartphone and I was on prepay without a data plan. Back then the phone didn't have an option to turn off data so it cost me a lot of money before I switched contracts. It used to really annoy me that I'd go to make a call or send a txt and I'd have no credit as the data used it all without telling me. The best way for you to use your phone is have data turned off all the time and if your away from wifi turn it on if you need to do something and then turn it off again.

    The other option is to buy a data package. You can get them on prepay or as you own the phone you could get a 30 day sim only contract for about 20 euro a month. These are very good value and your not signing up for a long one or two year contract.


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