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Microsoft Looking Into Windows Phone 7's 'Excessive' Data Use
phands writes "A few users are complaining that Windows Phone 7 is eating data plans alive. One user estimates idle data usage at 3-5 Mb per hour. Not good for a phone which seems to be struggling against Android and iPhone."
It's the normal tracking mechanisms of any cell phone: maps, GPS, app updates.
Windows 7 Phone just sends it in powerpoint format.
Sadly, Microsoft has always let their users do this. :(
But, you're right ... How could you NOT know this? That's bloody ridiculous ... I bet a lot of users are getting utterly hosed by this.
That Windows Genuine Advantage isn't going to validate itself....
It looks like everyone should just get an unlimited data plan from Verizon.
I can't see anything wrong with that idea.
It's called Windows Phone 7 because it uses 7GB of data per month in standby mode.
- midtoad
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Obviously this is a design feature. Win Phone 7 is simply using "the cloud" for its virtual memory swap space. Only 30 - 50 MB per day shows how efficient their phones actually are at using their new VM technology.
"...actual engineers are needed to design the tests..."
Microsoft Certified?
Excuse me, but haven't you read your EULA??!!
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