Data sense?

[FrodoBaggins]

Wondering if data sense will be included regardless of carrier avalibliltiy in GDR3?

 

[CX1]

Which phone/carrier do you have that doesn't include it?

 

[Narse77]

I will let you know once I install GDR3 on my 1020. I am on ATT and they block Data Sense

 

[cruisezero]

I will let you know once I install GDR3 on my 1020. I am on ATT and they block Data Sense

Awesome. I think I might buy 520 just to fiddle around Don't want to jeopardize my daily driver 920

 

[FrodoBaggins]

Which phone/carrier do you have that doesn't include it?

Vodafone in NZ. When I enquired about it they didn't know what I was talking about lol.

 

[Intrepid00]

Still gone on Lumia 1020. Not surprised the carrier would need to support it.

 

[John20212]

Which phone/carrier do you have that doesn't include it?

ATT Lumia 1020 and 520, both without Data Sense.

 

[John20212]

Awesome. I think I might buy 520 just to fiddle around Don't want to jeopardize my daily driver 920

Thats the exact reason I got the 520, I just don't want to risk bricking my 1020. And at less than $99 its not a huge loss if you screw something up; besides its still a great backup phone.

 

[CX1]

ATT blocks it across the board on WP? Sketchy.

 

[Narse77]

Can confirm after update. Still no Data Sense with my 1020 and AT&T

 

[John20212]

Can confirm after update. Still no Data Sense with my 1020 and AT&T

Thats sucks. I was hoping Microsoft would get its act together and get rid of the carrier tyranny.

 

[Blacklac]

I think we basically need to wipe and reload a complete OS from scratch to get data sense back. This appears to just be a patch update.

 

[SwimSwim]

1020 on AT&T with GDR3 pre-release does NOT have Data Sense. Carrier approval is likely needed, as I think it accesses some of your account info. But I wouldn't know, considering I've never used it... >_>

 

[pezman726]

I have decided to start hounding AT&T on twitter...since e-mail and their forums got no responses.

https://twitter.com/whynodatasense/statuses/389823899480780800

Feel free to join along.

 

[Intrepid00]

I have decided to start hounding AT&T on twitter...since e-mail and their forums got no responses.

https://twitter.com/whynodatasense/statuses/389823899480780800

Feel free to join along.

IOS and Droid don't have a datasense like feature where it can lower your data usage either.

 

[jamrock60]

There is a new feature no under the cellular settings that you can now you to restrict background data while roaming or restrict back ground data all together. NICE!!!!

 

[icstars989]

I wanted to go to ATT to get the nicer WP8 phones, but its kind of a kick in the balls that they don't actually support them in a timely manner. One further I can't believe they'd block such a great feature like this. Guess I'll stick with Verizon until I know this new MS program is going to stick around and I won't have to worry about carrier updates anymore.

 

[nez99]

Vodafone in NZ. When I enquired about it they didn't know what I was talking about lol.

You're surely kidding? I've had Data Sense on my 920 on Vodafone in NZ for months now since GDR2 became available.

 

[Blacklac]

I wanted to go to ATT to get the nicer WP8 phones, but its kind of a kick in the balls that they don't actually support them in a timely manner. One further I can't believe they'd block such a great feature like this. Guess I'll stick with Verizon until I know this new MS program is going to stick around and I won't have to worry about carrier updates anymore.

to be fair, AT&T has poor support for most devices. Its not just WP they shaft. Your pretty safe with iPhones, of course... They are just as terrible with Blackberry, maybe worse, and Android seems hit or miss.

 

[SwimSwim]

There is a new feature no under the cellular settings that you can now you to restrict background data while roaming or restrict back ground data all together. NICE!!!!

Thanks for pointing that out, sounds great for anyone who's on a tight data budget, but doesn't want to have to cripple their device on WiFi!!!