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Thats right morgz.. 1Gb on the phone and €15 for 15Gbs on the mobile wifi hotspot.
It used to be more than enough for me. . I could play Cc on all 4 devises stream hrs of football play gta online and I wouldn't have even used 10G.s in the month.
From just playing Cc I.ve managed to use about 9.5Gbs so far and I.ve 13 days till my next cycle.
I won't be changing service provider so unless gree figure out whats wrong with their game I.ll just have to quit playing forever.
I'm no tech guru, but it has been my understanding that using a device as a mobile hotspot allows other devices to connect to the one device via wifi, but the hotspot device is still connecting to the internet via wireless data (3g, 4g, LTE, etc).
So maybe cut back your CC addiction from 4 devices and stick with just one, or two at the most.
TL;DR: pretty sure connecting to a device as a wifi hotspot is not the same as connecting to the internet via wifi.
Sorry typo.. its a mobile hotshot. It does work of a cellular network but I have been using this for over 3 years and never had this problem with it. The problem is on grees side..
I.m bored posting about this now.. fact is Cc and Mw is sucking up your data allowance and gree know about it.
I.ll just have to cut back playing the game from now on.
Cheers gree
We're going to be putting a prospective fix for this into the next client update (game version 5.2).
Good for you for pointing it out, Champion. Looks like they are at least attempting to fix. That's nice.
I guess I didn't understand that you were using a mobile hotspot. That makes more sense to me as far as being charged and capped for everything. We have a few services similar to that in the states. I have two separate providers though. Mobile account for my phone when away from the home, and then traditional (uncapped) cable connections at home and work. That's were I play via WiFi "for free" so to speak, sense those are a cable internet, and unlimited access (at least my account is)
How soom might that be? I am on a company plan with a fixed amount of data and my boss wants to know what the hell I am doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CJ54
Ha ha max.. good luck getting out of that one :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Power
Cheers cj.. looking forward to seeing 5.2 very soon.
Service providers have ALWAYS had a cap for internet usage (home isp not cellular data). Most people don't know because they either didn't read their service agreement or have never hit the ceiling...Quote:
Originally Posted by Morgz
I won't really get in trouble for it, my boss knows I play the games while driving and it drives her nuts, but I have a long desolate commute, and it keeps me sane. Unfortunately, I have 50% of the billing period left to go and I hit the 75% mark for the three of us yesterday, and I have a business trip and vacation planned before the billing cycle is up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champion24
So, thanks to this data suck, I will be on a business trip with the phone off for the duration, just because a damn game can't manage its data. Effin great.
I would need to read the small print (which I probably wont because that would be exhausting and I doubt I would understand it). I'm guessing I have never hit the cap before, then -- becuase I have never been cut off or dialed back in speed that I am aware of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandhawk
You are, however, incorrect about isp's "always" having caps. In fact, many of them did not have caps for many years. Proof (and a six month old chart of who DOES and who DOES NOT have data caps here): https://gigaom.com/2013/11/15/data-cap-2013/
Most Internet providers here in ireland sell unlimited data.. and then in the fine print it say fair usage limit applies and what ever the limit it.
One mobile phone claims to have unlimited data for only €10 topup.. and in the fine print it has a fair usage of 7.5Gbs.
Crazy stuff.. so in fact your not getting what your paying for.
Go home and download a 100 movies and see what kind of bill you get at the end of the month.
I hear you champion, and I don't want to test that. Besides, just looking at the list in that link, my provider (Comcast) is one that DOES definitely have data caps. But there are some out there that still advertise no data cap. I can't speak to their inclusion of the "fair usage" limits, but I wouldn't be shocked at all. However, I do know for many years here in the states there were quite few completely uncapped providers. I also clearly remember the public outrage when a few of the bigger ones (Comcast / ATT) started adding data caps. It was all over the news and people started switching providers like crazy.
They all do it here in Ire.. you really gotta read the small print or your screwed if you go over your limit/fair usage.
I went over by 10Gbs last month cos of this game.. I was just leaving all devices running like I always do and I got a bill of €400
Won't be doing that anymore till cj.s v5.2 comes out.. sometime soon I hope.
Hint hint Cj :)
May data usage over the last 6 months, with changes in behavior noted, in GB:
December .940
January .850
February 1.590 (I was on business trips for half the month)
March .810
April 1.14
May 1.63 (Still have 10 days left on the statement)
The statements are from the 15th to the 14th, so the May one above is actually May 15 to June 14th. At the present rate of normal use, I would end up at about 2.2GB of data use. Add on top that I will be traveling next week, probably higher.
My behavior, other than the sales trips in Feb, has not changed.
I feel sorry for the 1000.s of people that have no idea Cc is chewing up their data usage and are gonna get a big hefty bill at the end of their cycle.
It.s happened to a few of my guys and thankfully they weren't as stupid as me and noticed it.
Any updates on this???
I have figured out how to track data use in IOS 7 and reset it to zero, so lets see over the next 10 days who the data hog i is.
That's cool Max Power. Is that an app or a feature of IOS7 that allows you to track usage?
Go into Settings. Go into Cellular.Quote:
Originally Posted by Morgz
Scroll down. At the bottom of the page is all your apps and under the name of the app is the data you have used since the last update to the IOS. At the very bottom of the page is a Reset Statistics button. Of you click that it all goes back to zero, so you can check in tomorrow to see what you used during the 24 hour period.
I went into my calendar and set it so I get a reminder every month when my next cell cycle starts, so I can track it monthly.
Remember, this only records the data used by cell service, not wireless, which is the point here. After a month you should see which apps are hogs and delete them or disable them to turn them on only when you need them. Right now I am trying to figure out how to turn off GameCenter, which isn't an app but is in the System Services button right above the Reset Statistics button at the bottom of the page.
Hope that helps.
As stated before, there will be a tentative fix in an upcoming version. Thank you for your patience as we work on this matter.
That's awesome. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Power
Fair play to you max..Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Power
I.m on android but I can still see which apps are using up all my data allowance by going into settings data usage and moving the slider to yesterday.. Cc has used only 80Mbs today.. so I think it.s getting better because I was on the game all day on my cellular data.
I have logged in today 3 times on cell. Collect building, play LTB, exit. 30mb. Total time maybe 5 minutes. Ugh.
Has this been released yet? I just yesterday received this message from my mobile phone provider:Quote:
Originally Posted by CJ54
I will send in ticket today. Per instructions received on this thread, I checked my usage on my IOS apps, and CC was over 12GB since my last reset (a few months ago). I reset it 2 days ago and have already racked up 51MB with VERY LITTLE playing over mobile access...was at home on wifi almost all weekend. I am now in the boat where I NEED this to be fixed to continue playing.Quote:
ATT Free Msg: Your data usage on your 4G LTE smartphn is near 5GB this month. Exceeding 5GB during this or future billing cycles will result in reduced data speeds, though you will still be able to email & surf the web. Wi-Fi helps you avoid reduced speeds. Visit www.att.com/datainfo or call 866-344-7584 for more info.
since septemper 18th 2013 at 19:34 CC has used 2gb of mobile data on my device. its the battery destroying that bugs me.
My data usage spiked per Verizons records about the time I upgraded from a 4s to a 5s. Looking at data usage, CC is the worst of the Gree games, but the others are hogs too. I will be interested to see what a clean months of data will look like. Now I am on a business trip with limited access to my phone because I am down to my last half gig of ram for the next 4 days. No Gree for me!
Get a battery case. You will not regret it.Quote:
Originally Posted by therealbengie
I don't like cases on my phones, i'm also super glad that both my home connection and mobile contract are completely unlimited with no fair usage policy.
my mobile provider
http://blog.three.co.uk/2010/12/15/n...-the-one-plan/
I used to have a battery case and loved it. However, I didn't like the bulkiness of it as I put my phone in my pocket a lot. I now carry around a little powerstick. It is just about as awesome as the battery case, without the bulk. The downside is, it is another item to need to carry around. In my case, I just charge it a night with my phone, and then throw it in the glove box of my car. I also keep a cord and charger in the car at all times too. I rarely run out of power now.Quote:
Originally Posted by therealbengie
There are tons of power sticks available. This is just one example: http://www.amazon.com/Xtreme-88260-P.../dp/B00CZ5JCJS
Thanks for thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Morgz
Yay v 5.2 .. hopefully it will fix the data usage
Is that ios or Android still showing 5.1,1 ereQuote:
Originally Posted by Champion24
I.m on Android. . Had to go to play store to update it.Quote:
Originally Posted by -Batman-
Cheers I am on ios so hopefully there is a update soon and it sorts out the high data usageQuote:
Originally Posted by Champion24
No problem batman .. fingers crossed it.s a fix.Quote:
Originally Posted by -Batman-
Sheesh, the thing people whine about, what a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Champion24
Dippy, you would do well to learn that when it comes to things that effect people's pockets, they will "whine." May as well get used to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by dip.stick
Exactly they whine and keep coming back for more
Update Version 5.2 installed. It's probably a bit too early to tell for sure, but at least in my case it still seems as if CC is an extreme data draw. I will continue to monitor and hope others do as well.