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I normally have unlimited data (well several terabytes a month), however when travelling outside the eu this drops to something tiny (200mb). I turn off roaming
by isostatic 9y ago
I normally have unlimited data (well several terabytes a month), however when travelling outside the eu this drops to something tiny (200mb). I turn off roaming in those cases, however turn it on when I need things like uber, Citymapper, etc.
In Citymapper I'd like it down download and cache maps when on wifi or when in the uk, but only do the minimum when roaming.
On laptops likewise, sometimes a connection is metered - not just tethered, but wifi on trains/planes, and even some home connections.
Determining when a device is on a metered connection or not is the tricky option, probably inpossible. Perhaps something device manufacturers could incorporate into network settings (a metered/non metreed flag on the connection)
- slaymaker1907 9y agoWindows 10 does this, though it required users to explicitly mark what is metered.
- JadeNB 9y ago> Determining when a device is on a metered connection or not is the tricky option, probably inpossible. Perhaps something device manufacturers could incorporate into network settings (a metered/non metreed flag on the connection) I think that your second sentence contradicts your first. Making the determination automatically is, indeed, probably tricky; but making the determination by consulting a user-set flag is trivial. I'm too wedded to my Mac to commit to a Windows machine, but I love that Windows 10 has such settings (necessary to prevent it from auto-updating), and wish I could make my Mac do it.