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I have an iPhone , started to look for a good app to download but not chosen one yet but thanks
L322 What are these bu11sh1t ads
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That's something I've never considered, as until changing provider, last week, mobile data was a thing I rarely used. Last week, for the first time since the Vodaphone brick was de rigueur, I went on to contract, rather than PAYG. I'm now paying a whole £5 per month for all calls and 500MB. Whilst 500MB might not be enough for some , to me it's more than enough, as I rarely use it. However, thanks to your post I will be adding an ad blocker to my anti-virus.
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Having had a look at the calculator below. 20GB would be an absolute waste for myself. Nowadays I rarely find myself either anywhere without wifi, or needing to spend hours on my phone online. If I do ever find myself online on my phone for so long that 500MB isn't enough, I'll be taking myself off to a corner for a word
P.s Calculator doesn't go up to 20GB and I can see why
https://www.confused.com/mobile-phones/mobile-data-calculator
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Since I got a decent deal, 12G for the price of 3G a month, I've found that actually using 4g phone instead of Wifi is not only more stable and usually faster, but it also means the phone stays charged far longer! Wifi apparently eats power ... well, it did on mine, Huawei P10.
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WiFi assist on iPhone is another thing to switch off as if your WiFi signal is poor or drops out for any reason it will grab your mobile data without asking first.
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Again something else I don't do. I have enough music on my devices to not need to stream. Always have a charger of some type with me, so battery isn't an issue. Maybe it goes back to the job but the less I need to connect to anything that can pin point my location the better. My location is always off, WiFi and mobile data are off until I switch on , I switch off all tracking and unless sat at home I use a 'hideme'.Streaming music and video adds up quite quickly.
Its the only contract at the time that fulfilled txt, voice and data.
However, back to data guzzling , I'm still off to a corner somewhere to have a word, if I find myself falling into the trap of 'I just must watch videos or anything else on my phone'. If I'm somewhere I can't get wifi , then I'm not interested in watching videos or playing games on my phone, as Im likely to be doing something more interesting. Even sitting watching clouds is more interesting than trying to watch video on a phone
The only situation i use data is to get myself out of the crap or a phone number for the AA if I've lost my card. Hell , I won't even download the AA app. They still have to text me
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Ghostery.
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BlockBear is a blocker not a browser and is working a treat on my iphone
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Add ad blocker to your antivirus.Great, if you have an iPhone. I'm on Android
As Blocker is an Android App. Firefox is the browser. Whatever it is, it stops the adverts..
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By abbreviating I may not have been clear. I meant add an advert blocker to your anti virus on your mobile device.
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For some reason I thought you connected to the internet on your phone.Dont have or need antivirus.
Oh well fair enough, each to their own preference.
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All those so far that have been mentioned and I've found are browsers, not blockers.
Ghostery is an add-on for most browsers or a separate app as a browser for Android or iPhone.
Not sure if they reduce data use or not. I am like Gold Rover and barely use mobile data. My contract includes 4G (signal, not volume) but my phone is too old to use it!
