Verizon WiFi overcharge?
I've had Verizon hotspot for over five years - the 5G allowance. This month I got a over/alert at about two weeks ... and I've only done that twice before in five years (and one had a reason, knew ...
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liberty2010 wrote:
We were told in a Verizon store about our smart phones. When we look at the end of the billing period the usage would be under. Then we would get a notice (phone call) that we are over. We were told the billing period only covers the time on Verizon towers. then the I would call them and see what they can tell you and they will email you a print out so you can see where the overage is.
In Android, you may have a "data saver mode" setting that forgoes downloads and other data consuming tasks until connected to WiFi. You can also make sure Data Roaming is not enabled. Or at least use data while roaming only when you want to do so.
You can also download an app that sets limits on your data usage, as to not go over your allowance. Some security suites including free TrustGo not only allows you to set data limits, but gives you an indication of what apps are using data.
