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LauncherPro Using Tons of Data?

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Eddie Bombay

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Was checking the 3G Watchdog App Usage as my mother told me it said she is half way through her usage. I noticed LauncherPro had over 30mb of usage... What do you think is going on?

I'm trying to figure out how to stop it from using so much fkn data since she's on a 200 MB plan. I don't want to uninstall it because then she'd be lost without LPP.

Thanks.
 
She's using just the Calender & Text Message widget. She did have the Facebook widget so I removed it. Jesus Christ you think those 30 MB's came off the FB widget?
 
I find it hard to believe that FB could use that much data. That's the only thing I could think from LP that would use data though. It may have a reporting feature for bugs but I doubt that would use so much data either. Maybe try contacting the developer?
 
I've been using LPP, 3G watchdog, and on the 200mb plan with ATT as well. I have never experienced what you are describing.

The only LP widget I use is the text message one. For my calendar I am using Jorte. If the Facebook widget was updating every hour or half hour, I could easily see it using 30mb of data ...

I disabled/got rid of any weather widgets etc. that I had b/c they were using up too much data ...
 
The widgets will eat data very quickly. The options for the widgets is kinda sparse, but is there an option to turn back the sync frequency? Text messages will come through POP, but facebook, I would turn down to four or even eight or more hours per sync, if she can deal with that.

If specifying the syncing intervals isn't an option, just make sure she uses the sync on/off button on the power widget, turning it off when not using her phone, OR (even better) in the settings menu there is an option to "only sync social media on wifi" (something like that), then every time she is on wifi it will sync, but use no data.

Check out the market for some good apps too, if you want to go ever further. Good job using watchdog so you can see whats going on. :) Maybe get some apps that will limit internet use to specified situations?
 
Yeah it was the facebook widget updating every x amount of minutes. Holy sh*t that was insane! She was all freaking out saying ATT harrassing her about upgrading her data plan lol. My mother is so freaken cheap, makes 110k a year and won't cough up 10 extra dollars for the 2gb plan! :rolleyes:

So people with 200 MB data plans watch out for LPP Facebook Widget! That will totally rape your data plan!
 
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