well a few monts back i started using roms that had ciq removed...
i just checked my usage data and its saying im using next to no data now...
can anyone else who has been using a nociq rom check your data rates and confirm.?
im not sure why its saying im not using data but ill deff take it haha
attached is a pic of my data usage...
Yeah. Im pretty sure it also stops them from being able to see dropped Calls and all that stuff as well.
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CIQ does use data, but probably not that much.
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Pretty sure that removing CIQ won't hide your data usage, but I have no idea why your data use would drop off like that. Is that graph for overall data use, or just 3g? Maybe you've been consuming mostly 4g data, or wifi, or roaming.
Based on my limited understanding, I'd compare this to a car's odometer vs. a car with GPS tracking.
Like a GPS tracker, CIQ allows Sprint to see your data is going and what you do (or something). Without GPS your car's odometer still shows how many miles have driven, but that's it. Sprint can still tell how much data you use if you remove CIQ, but for better or worse, they don't get any other diagnostic or personal information from your phone.
EDIT: I attached screenshots from my Sprint control panel of 3g and 4g consumption. Looks like I'm using LESS 3g but I think that's more related to me getting a micro SD card (not having to stream all my music) than anything with CIQ.
Mine is only 3g and I'm always roaming.. so that is a'll data consumption
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Hey all, my EVO has been using an extremely huge amount of data while I'm at work, the odd thing is that I've checked all of my apps and they don't seem to be causing this. The area in question is Baton Rouge Louisiana. I live in Denham Springs, and usage is actually quite low there, and I use my phone more at home.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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It has nothing to do with the area you are in.
Install an app like 3g Watchdog and see what apps are using your data.
I'll try that, thanx, I have unlimited data. It was just bugging the beck out of me.
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Does anyone know of a good data usage widget for hercules?
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i used this https://market.android.com/details?id=net.rgruet.android.g3watchdog
when i had a limited data plan
since i got unlimited, i totally removed it off my phone
I also use 3G Watchdog.
Works fantastic. Tells me how much data I used today/this week/this month/this cycle, and what I am trending to do for the cycle. You set your bill cycle start date and data cap limit.
I like traffic monitor better than watchdog, its just a widget but it tells youvur data usage on wifi and mobile, even which apps are using data and how much
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.radioopt.widget
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both are good choices, but 3g wathdog is more accurate IMO, it also has backup/restore option so you can continue to monitor your data usage, eve after you wipe and flash to a new ROM
I dont think theres one that auto tracks like the droid phones. All these ones you have to enter in the info
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define auto track, what do you mean by that?
if the apps don't auto track, then you'll never have updated accurate information
so, i've no clue what you are trying to say
data apps
3G Watchdog wasn't tracking any usage for me on this phone(because I'm not using 3G?). I installed one from the market called My Data Manager Free that is ok. It's more basic but seems to do the job. I've only been using it for 2 days, so I don't really know how accurate it is.
*Edit*I re-loaded 3g watchdog this afternoon and it seems to work fine now. Not sure why it didn't work when I loaded it the first time.
3g watchdog ou have to enter your billing cycle so it resets. I was wondering if there was one that jst tracked my data withoit me entering in anything
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Just use the My Account app installed on the phone. Tells you how much data you have used, how many minutes talk time and SMS messages.
I have been experiencing a lot.of issues with any data monitor not working. Any ideas?? Thanks
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Does anyone know if the automatic backup built into the settings uses mobile data when its turned on? Or maybe how data intensive it is? I want it on but I get by on a 200MB plan right now because I am on wifi at work and at home. I'm guessing the data it sends is small but I would hate for it to blow me up with like 100MB mobile data before I realize it. Thanks
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Does anyone know if the automatic backup built into the settings uses mobile data when its turned on? Or maybe how data intensive it is? I want it on but I get by on a 200MB plan right now because I am on wifi at work and at home. I'm guessing the data it sends is small but I would hate for it to blow me up with like 100MB mobile data before I realize it. Thanks
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It does it over data and / or wifi... but what it's backing up is so small you won't have any issues... You'll be fine....
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it only backs up a list of what you have installed rather than the actual apps. This drastically reduces the backup size, so you shouldn't have a problem with keeping this option on. If you ever have to restore your phone, it just downloads those apps from the play store (that way you can control whether or not you restore over wifi).
I suspected that might be the case. Thanks for the help!
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okay i had perfect 3g connection before i had youtube streaming fast and webpages loading really fast. Now my 3g is no bueno i have connection time outs and slow downloads speeds and buffering is all i get when trying to watch youtube over 3g. So what ive done so far
First i went straight back to stock and factory resetted everything on Gingerbread and did my OTA official updates than did update prl and profile in settings status update but my data connection over 3g is still slow so i did the next thing
##72786# SCRN reset
##3282# (checked all my settings) Device ip says 0.0.0.0 dont know if thats right the other info dont know if thats right either only able to VIEW and EDIT seperate fields one at a time
##MSL#(even put in a new MIEID number from sprint)
then onstart up hands free activation is running sucessfully it updates prl and check for firmware.I then open up sprint zone to chck voice and data both are green however there is a message of an very important profile update available please click here to have full coverage of your data so i click it and i get error cant update profile please try again later.So i keep trying and eventually it updates and says settings have been applied updating content. when i reopen the sprint zone voice and data turn green but the darn profile update for full data services is still there. So i power off pull battery and continue getting same results. The data profile isnt sticking even when it says its been updated. My 3g internet is still slow. Ive also done factory resets from the recovery menu.Sprint even re-pushed my connection off on then pulled battery to see if signal issues were an issue.
so then i do ##rtn# but still the same results. I have tried different modems as well to see if that was the case but no cigar.
Im currently on FH13 ICS 4.0.4 Official stock sprint. the sprint tec support suggest me to go into a store for further troubleshooting cause thats all they can do however i think theres more i can do here just need a little help. I know theres a bunch of more menues i can enter the codes are from this website below. I hope someone can help me with specific correct configurations in the data profile section because this phone doesnt give you the option to reset to default in your data menu just edit and view. Thank you in advanced
http://www.cellunlocker.net/blog/2011/07/samsung-galaxy-s2-secret-codes/
Thier wasnt any outage on my network or construction over here either
Don't pay attention to it's a bug in Sprint Zone it always will say there's an update. Update PRL and Profile in Settings and you're good. About speed maybe a network problem in your area it happens to me yesterday PRL Update failing and eventually updated after a few hours also speeds went back I called Sprint and indeed it was a tower problem in my area.
They will tell you there's not outage if no one is reporting. It happens a lot here in PR and when I pass by the tower in Hatillo there are workers on the tower. Lol they know nothing about their own towers.
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k cool
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k cool
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Yeah, what Omar said. Plus Sprint zone is ugly as hell. I can't believe sprint allows such hideous application. Have you seen the boost zone? it's so beautiful.
Lets theme Sprint Zone!!! Lol.
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Lets theme Sprint Zone!!! Lol.
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Leave it to team themers, ugh I mean team devs, to take care of that...
Being that it's Sprint, more than likely it's just their horrible service. If you call them they will probably just give you an excuse like a tower down or something. I have constant issues with their data speeds and signal and this what they always tell me.. .
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im using a signal boost app thats from market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork
and its fixed my youtube streaming over 3g don't know why it takes an app to do whatever its doing for a signal im already supposed to have.
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but what also is funny is that im using a app called landroid which lets you poke around your network and see information by entering your IP so i did and i got this off a ping......
10 packets transmitted, 0 received, +1 errors, 100% packet loss, time 9007ms
this cant be right though because im using 3g right now to write this post shouldn't i be unable to reach through with these results?
i ran a busybox ifconfig and got the results i should have no packets lossed maybe i entered the ip wrong or its one of those loop traces idk it said ip so thats what i used in landroid regardless still got good 3g any tec want to fill the slots for me please thanks.
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im using a signal boost app thats from market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork
and its fixed my youtube streaming over 3g don't know why it takes an app to do whatever its doing for a signal im already supposed to have.
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I didn't really notice an improvement with this app...
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it improved for a couple of hours then went back down.
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im looking into traceroutes and flushing dns thier has to be something slowin it down. Google time
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I have a stock HTC Evo 4G on 2.3.2 that I've hooked up to a 1gb data plan, its filling a kind of specialized role for me, only 1 app installed on which it uses about 20-30mb a day. The problem I'm having is checking my usage I noticed I was way overshooting that daily mark, I installed a data tracking app and discovered that between system.root and system.shell, I'm losing well over double the amount of data that my app is using. System.root is consistently pulling about 110% of what my app does, and system.shell is pulling about 50%, for a combined waste of 160%, I have no idea what its using this data on. Is there some way I could fix this? 2.3.2 has incredibly spartan data controls and I can't seem to find a 3rd party app that can regulate data, they all just track usage. I'm open to flashing a Rom if it'll help, but I've been out of that since my Droid X days so I'm pretty rusty.
Example: typical usage session: 45 minute timespan, app uses 5mb, system.root uses 7, system.shell uses 2.
Turn off background data in settings and you should be fine. It may have affect on other applications you use that require background data like gmail and weather apps. So be mindful of that. I hope I helped some.
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