App to consume exactly 1kb of data

[gladzon]

Can anyone suggest an App which I can use to trigger a service which will consume exactly 1kb of data.

Why I need it: I am holding a prepaid mobile connection from India which gets deactivated if I don't use it for 90 days. Since I primarily reside outside India and use this number to get incoming SMSs like OTP etc., I need to keep this connection always active.

Problem is the incoming SMS is not considered for usage. I am forced to do an outgoing call or sms (expensive since roaming) to establish continuity of usage. However I can consume data in roaming which can be considered as usage.

Since data consumption on roaming is also expensive I need an app which will allow me to consume exactly 1KB of data (or maximum 10KBs) so that I get charged nominally yet am able to retain my connection.

 

[Unforgiven]

Couldn't you use a terminal emulator and just ping a url? I'd have to try it to test, but it seems like it should work and consume minimal data.

 

[gladzon]

Thanks for the quick reply. I am not a techy but yes if there were an App which could help me do it, it would be extremely useful.

 

[MLSS]

Just download of of the many speed test apps out their and use it once a month.

 

[Unforgiven]

Here is a terminal emulator app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm

 

[gladzon]

Just download of of the many speed test apps out their and use it once a month.

How much data will a typical speed test consume ?

 

[Unforgiven]

How much data will a typical speed test consume ?

I think they do several MB both up and down. That's why I thought of the ping test. You can control how much data you ping with using some of the flags. The command I gave above:

ping -c 5 google.com

used 84 bytes of data and sent it 5 times (the "-c 5" flag did the 5 times). You can use other flags to change the amount of data as well. if you just type "ping" and hit enter it will give a list of the flags. I'd test them out on WiFi to get the exact result you desire.

 

[codesplice]

Once you get the right command worked out, you could then use an automation tool of your choice (Tasker, Automate, AutomateIt, MacroDroid, etc) to run it on a regular basis without requiring you to manually enter the command each time.