Hmpf - I got a present, dammit - Page 2

ikalugin · 12-23-16, 07:30 AM

MMM
Did I mention the Russian State's program to fight digital inequality?

AVGWarhawk · 12-23-16, 09:08 AM

Skybird,

Your movements are now being tracked.

Jimbuna · 12-23-16, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Skybird,

Your movements are now being tracked.

Rockstar · 12-23-16, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

, and just a minimal 100 MB per month

Beware of the background data drain monster is still running even when you think everything is off. Unless I manually disable it, it alone can consume up to 300 mb a month on my phone

Skybird · 12-23-16, 11:22 AM

Hm. I have WLAN, mobile data transmission and GPS off and enable it all manually only when needed. Google maps and some other Google "services" already hate me for it. I use OSMAND as navigation (hopelessly superior maps, compared to Google) which - different to Google Maps - allows GPS-only navigation without needing to accept mobile data connectivity. - I also set up the phone options in a way - to my best understanding - so that app permissions are quite restrictive.

Anything else I can do to fight off the trackers and data-eating gremlins?

Moonlight · 12-23-16, 11:41 AM

yes, hit it with a big hammer and throw it in the bin.

Skybird · 12-23-16, 12:09 PM

Either you are Donald Trump, or a Klingon.

Rockstar · 12-23-16, 12:38 PM

To give you an idea what to look for. Goto Application Manager, find and click on Google App then Data Usage. Scroll down where you should find the option to Restrict Background Data.

Many other apps have this option and may be using up your data even if you never clicked on them before.

You may also have check it again after any updates.

I'm fairly certain too there is option which can restrict background data on all apps. with just one swipe.

Skybird · 12-23-16, 01:38 PM

Thanks. Some of those Google services even could be turned off, the others I already had limited like you suggested.

I will have the phone automatically activate for ten minutes in the morning before shutting down again, in this time my WLAN also turns on, and any updates of apps and stuff could be automatically run then. After that time, both things switch off again. I have no need to have the phone running when I am at home. I can manually activate it again when I think I need it.

Data volume prediction tells me I will have consumed less than 80MB mobile data by the end of the the 30 days-interval.

No, Google really will not love me, I think. Thats what I love, however.

Oberon · 12-23-16, 05:26 PM

Could always put it in a lead lined box.

Tango589 · 12-24-16, 07:23 AM

Give it a tin-foil hat.

Platapus · 12-24-16, 08:01 AM

Just because someone gives you a present, does not mean you are obligated to use it.

Dowly · 01-07-17, 08:30 AM

I am thinking of taking the leap to smart phones, as well.

Anyone have any experiences on the Samsung xcover.. err.. 3?

I have the non-smarty pants xcover and love it.

Onkel Neal · 01-07-17, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

I am thinking of taking the leap to smart phones, as well.

Anyone have any experiences on the Samsung xcover.. err.. 3?

I have the non-smarty pants xcover and love it.

I have to recommend LG. Samsung, great company but LG is better and more innovative.

Bigblock-Fempower 427 · 01-07-17, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

I am thinking of taking the leap to smart phones, as well.

Anyone have any experiences on the Samsung xcover.. err.. 3?

I have the non-smarty pants xcover and love it.

I thought I was lagging behind in solitary, here I am among equals.
Nice discovery.

But, I also will take the leap now, contrary to absolutism like hell will freeze over etc.

12-23-16, 07:30 AM	#16
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	MMM Did I mention the Russian State's program to fight digital inequality? __________________ Grumpy as always.

12-23-16, 09:08 AM	#17
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Skybird, Your movements are now being tracked. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-23-16, 11:22 AM	#20
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Hm. I have WLAN, mobile data transmission and GPS off and enable it all manually only when needed. Google maps and some other Google "services" already hate me for it. I use OSMAND as navigation (hopelessly superior maps, compared to Google) which - different to Google Maps - allows GPS-only navigation without needing to accept mobile data connectivity. - I also set up the phone options in a way - to my best understanding - so that app permissions are quite restrictive. Anything else I can do to fight off the trackers and data-eating gremlins? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

12-23-16, 11:41 AM	#21
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,522 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	yes, hit it with a big hammer and throw it in the bin. __________________

12-23-16, 12:09 PM	#22
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Either you are Donald Trump, or a Klingon. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

12-23-16, 12:38 PM	#23
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	To give you an idea what to look for. Goto Application Manager, find and click on Google App then Data Usage. Scroll down where you should find the option to Restrict Background Data. Many other apps have this option and may be using up your data even if you never clicked on them before. You may also have check it again after any updates. I'm fairly certain too there is option which can restrict background data on all apps. with just one swipe.

12-23-16, 01:38 PM	#24
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thanks. Some of those Google services even could be turned off, the others I already had limited like you suggested. I will have the phone automatically activate for ten minutes in the morning before shutting down again, in this time my WLAN also turns on, and any updates of apps and stuff could be automatically run then. After that time, both things switch off again. I have no need to have the phone running when I am at home. I can manually activate it again when I think I need it. Data volume prediction tells me I will have consumed less than 80MB mobile data by the end of the the 30 days-interval. No, Google really will not love me, I think. Thats what I love, however. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

12-23-16, 05:26 PM	#25
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Could always put it in a lead lined box.

12-24-16, 07:23 AM	#26
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,377 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Give it a tin-foil hat. __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

12-24-16, 08:01 AM	#27
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Just because someone gives you a present, does not mean you are obligated to use it. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-07-17, 08:30 AM	#28
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I am thinking of taking the leap to smart phones, as well. Anyone have any experiences on the Samsung xcover.. err.. 3? I have the non-smarty pants xcover and love it.