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Microsoft Looking Into Windows Phone 7's 'Excessive' Data Use 401

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:22PM from the time-to-rethink-the-refresh-internet-button dept.

phands writes "A few users are complaining that Windows Phone 7 is eating data plans alive. One user estimates idle data usage at 3-5 Mb per hour. Not good for a phone which seems to be struggling against Android and iPhone."

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The Way of Windows (Score:5, Funny)

by lymond01 ( 314120 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:24PM (#34830628)

It's the normal tracking mechanisms of any cell phone: maps, GPS, app updates.
Windows 7 Phone just sends it in powerpoint format.

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Re:Can't believe they released this shit (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:27PM (#34830652)

Sadly, Microsoft has always let their users do this. :(
But, you're right ... How could you NOT know this? That's bloody ridiculous ... I bet a lot of users are getting utterly hosed by this.

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Re:The Way of Windows (Score:5, Funny)

by rsborg ( 111459 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:27PM (#34830658) Homepage

Windows 7 Phone just sends it in powerpoint format.
Using PPTP (PowerPoint Tunneling Protocol)

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Duh... (Score:5, Funny)

by fuzzyfuzzyfungus ( 1223518 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:44PM (#34830830) Journal

That Windows Genuine Advantage isn't going to validate itself....

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There's an easy answer. (Score:2, Funny)

by Minwee ( 522556 ) writes: <dcr@neverwhen.org> on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:51PM (#34830898) Homepage

It looks like everyone should just get an unlimited data plan from Verizon [slashdot.org].
I can't see anything wrong with that idea.

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Why it's called Windows Phone 7 (Score:5, Funny)

by midtoad ( 18044 ) writes: <`stewart' `at' `midwinter.ca'> on Monday January 10, 2011 @08:53PM (#34830914) Homepage Journal

It's called Windows Phone 7 because it uses 7GB of data per month in standby mode.

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Re:Can't believe they released this shit (Score:5, Funny)

by WrongSizeGlass ( 838941 ) writes: on Monday January 10, 2011 @10:07PM (#34831592)

Obviously this is a design feature. Win Phone 7 is simply using "the cloud" for its virtual memory swap space. Only 30 - 50 MB per day shows how efficient their phones actually are at using their new VM technology.

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Re:Can't believe they released this shit (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @12:55AM (#34832576)

"...actual engineers are needed to design the tests..."
Microsoft Certified?

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Re:Can't believe they released this shit (Score:4, Funny)

by XB-70 ( 812342 ) writes: on Tuesday January 11, 2011 @03:12AM (#34833142)

Excuse me, but haven't you read your EULA??!!

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The Way of Windows (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Can't believe they released this shit (Score:5, Funny)

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Duh... (Score:5, Funny)

There's an easy answer. (Score:2, Funny)

Why it's called Windows Phone 7 (Score:5, Funny)

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