Help 80MB downloaded overnight. . . where is it!

[brad-short]

Hi guys, phone downloaded 80mb of data over night over 3g (according to 3g watchdog) all of its own accord and the Network History (*#*#4636#*#*) is not any help as the phone was plugged in!

I really wish there was a better way to see which apps are using data, how much and when!

I ph33r it may be an evil plot by Vodafone to force downloads onto my phone to go over the FUP.

Anyone have any suggestions?
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Brad-Short

 

[sitlet]

Have you tried the Download folder on the sd card?

 

[brad-short]

Have you tried the Download folder on the sd card?

Yeh I checked that.
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In fact I checked the file info for all files on the card... Wonder if the 3g app is misreporting

 

[dragon2611]

Hi guys, phone downloaded 80mb of data over night over 3g (according to 3g watchdog) all of its own accord and the Network History (*#*#4636#*#*) is not any help as the phone was plugged in!

I really wish there was a better way to see which apps are using data, how much and when!

I ph33r it may be an evil plot by Vodafone to force downloads onto my phone to go over the FUP.

Anyone have any suggestions?
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Brad-Short

When you say plugged in do you mean to the charger or to a computer.

Is there any possibility your computer used it as a modem (not even sure if the desire supports that?)

 

[brad-short]

When you say plugged in do you mean to the charger or to a computer.

Is there any possibility your computer used it as a modem (not even sure if the desire supports that?)

Cheers but no, it was on an Mains charger . . . . . have looked again and am still none the wiser . . .

 

[dragon2611]

Cheers but no, it was on an Mains charger . . . . . have looked again and am still none the wiser . . .

Werid, not sure then.

I wonder if someone knew the IP currently assigned to the device if they could send it traffic, presumably they'd also need to be on the same provider since most of them mass NAT their mobile subscribers.

After all the device will establish a TCP/IP connection for data services presumably and like with most things although the phone would most likely drop any unexpected incoming packets, they would have still got there to be dropped (thus using data)

It's a theory, and sadly I don't know enough about mobile data networks to know if it's indeed accurate it for all i kjnow any unsolicited connection attempt might get dropped at the GSN (or even before that) and never reach the device

 

[AndroidSPCS]

Maybe a streaming app like Pandora was streaming in the background?

 

[Solidis]

hmm. shut off the phone and ..see if it happens again.. but again if u have unlimited data.. dont even worry .

 

[brad-short]

cheers guys, not on an unlimited data plan, hence the worry and i dont have a streaming app. Doggcatcher is the only possibility but it is set to download over wifi only . .

 

[Stucky]

Maybe it was an update that's downloaded and installed itself if you have automatic updates on?

 

[Chilly McFreeze]

Download TrafficStats from the market, it will tell you how much data all your apps are using.

 

[Harry2]

... or TrafficInfo.
But for both apps you need Android 2.2 on your phone.

Harry

 

[brad-short]

... or TrafficInfo.
But for both apps you need Android 2.2 on your phone.

Harry

Looked at both of these apps, great stuff, except they do not split 3g and wifi data . . .grrr...

Still nice apps

EDIT: Trafficstats seems a little better as it has a reset option. So when i switch wifi off at night i can reset the counters. Thanks guys.