Data Usage
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Data Usage
I subscribe to the 1Gig service through Audi/AT&T. It seems that I have had very high usage (over the allotted 1 gig) the last several months that has caused the service to stop several weeks into a new cycle. I cannot understand how the usage can be so high. I have not taken any trips, etc where I would be on the AT&T service. No music streaming - use Sirius most of the time. Any suggestion as to why my usage would be high? Thanks!
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In the B9 A4, I don't think the sim is used for anything other than as a hotspot. The car doesn't use data from the sim unlike in the older models where Google Earth and traffic data and stuff can be run off of it. That's why I don't have a sim in my car since it's pointless. Unless you're talking of the sim that already comes installed which u can use as a hotspot if you have Audi connect active in your car.
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In the B9 A4, I don't think the sim is used for anything other than as a hotspot. The car doesn't use data from the sim unlike in the older models where Google Earth and traffic data and stuff can be run off of it. That's why I don't have a sim in my car since it's pointless. Unless you're talking of the sim that already comes installed which u can use as a hotspot if you have Audi connect active in your car.
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A lot of this depends on your phone settings. For example, if you have Google Photos set up to sync automatically when on Wi-Fi your phone will consume data doing this when it is connected to the cars hot spot. Try “forgetting this network” in your phone so that it doesn’t connect to the hotspot and just relies on its own cellular data.
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A lot of this depends on your phone settings. For example, if you have Google Photos set up to sync automatically when on Wi-Fi your phone will consume data doing this when it is connected to the cars hot spot. Try “forgetting this network” in your phone so that it doesn’t connect to the hotspot and just relies on its own cellular data.
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I question whether this is the case. When I had my “free” 6GB at the beginning of ownership and then the additional 6 GB when I purchased Audi Connect, I went through data very quickly. Even if I was not using a hot spot or streaming music. I thing that when you have the extra data plan it uses that plan for ALL data in the car including Google Earth, news, weather, online searches, etc.
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I would like to believe you but I did an experiment where I had my iPhone forget the car WiFi and I was still using data. Needless to say I am suspicious.
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