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Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App

 

All of that is good to hear. And sounds like she had thought it through.

Brent

On May 31, 2013, at 7:58 AM, Gijzette Strickland wrote:

Brent,

I gifted her a Kindle book yesterday titled "iPhone 4 for Dummies", yes,
she went with the 4 it was only 99 cents.

No she doesn't need a smartphone, she wanted one. She's been vacillating
over this phone now for 9 months. AT&T finally figured out how to get her
the iPhone, add data and not increase her plan price. Long story I won't go
into.

Her eyes are actually better than mine. Its amazing that cataract surgery
can restore your vision to a 20 year old. Sad but true.

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:06 PM, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Sounds like gentle and persistent education may be you're best bet.
>
> Tell her that unless she listens to music all day or lots of movies every
> month, she should be well below her data limit. Then show her each month
> what she has used.
>
> She is possibly on a limited budget and $70 a month is a lot for a phone
> bill. With my current under-employment my $80 a month is a lot. Does she
> really need a smart phone? Does she really need an internet connection on a
> cell phone? That is really a small display for 75 year old eyes.
>
> Brent
>
>

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Re: [apple-iphone] Re: iPhone Data Tracking App

 

Dear Gijzette

One question is the NOAA radio AC/DC, if AC and the power goes out she may not get
the info she needed. Had the same problem with my father ( mother had pasted ), his city had
a program that sent out a text if there was a problem with weather or environment. If major
problem then they would call the home or cell phone number listed in the program with a
recorded message.
He told me that they called one time when there was a truck accident carrying some
bad chemicals, telling everyone to stay inside until they gave an all clear.

Also make sure you mother has "ICE" numbers listed on her phone!

Jerry

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Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App

 

Do note that AT&T will message her when she hits 80% of the data plan, she can also turn wireless data off in settings. I have found the AT&T app to be close to actual usage.
I have had the small data plan and find that normally I don't come close to the limit, I did 1 month which is how I found out about the message, they could not tell me why the high usage but had me turn off data until the end of the billing cycle and reset the iPhone.

Regards, Dave
Sent from my iPad

On May 31, 2013, at 6:44 AM, Pat Taylor <pat412@mac.com> wrote:

> Likewise, to check voice minutes used she can dial *min# (*646#).
>
> On May 31, 2013, at 6:33 AM, beaverguy14 <yho2@lakeflyers.com> wrote:
>
> > She can dial *data# (*3282#) and AT&T will text a data usage report to her within one minute. She can do this as often as she likes and there is no charge for this.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > My mother just got her first iPhone (wish me luck I don't kill her before
> > > she's had it a week). Anyway since she's on a limited budget she only has
> > > the smallest data plan that AT&T offers and now she's paranoid about how
> > > much data she is using. She only opened one website for 2 minutes and
> > > called me in a panic thinking she used too much data. I did walk her
> > > through looking at data usage in settings but you have to remember to
> > > reset that at the beginning of each billing cycle. She's 75, I doubt she
> > > will remember even if she sets a reminder.
> > >
> > > Does anyone use a data tracking app that will alert her when she's reaching
> > > her limit that doesn't care if it is not open in the background.
> > >
> > > Thanks

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Thanks for the dialing codes all. I will give those to her.
-- Gijzette

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Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App

 

Brent,

I gifted her a Kindle book yesterday titled "iPhone 4 for Dummies", yes,
she went with the 4 it was only 99 cents.

No she doesn't need a smartphone, she wanted one. She's been vacillating
over this phone now for 9 months. AT&T finally figured out how to get her
the iPhone, add data and not increase her plan price. Long story I won't go
into.

Her eyes are actually better than mine. Its amazing that cataract surgery
can restore your vision to a 20 year old. Sad but true.

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 11:06 PM, N.A. Nada <whodo678@comcast.net> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Sounds like gentle and persistent education may be you're best bet.
>
> Tell her that unless she listens to music all day or lots of movies every
> month, she should be well below her data limit. Then show her each month
> what she has used.
>
> She is possibly on a limited budget and $70 a month is a lot for a phone
> bill. With my current under-employment my $80 a month is a lot. Does she
> really need a smart phone? Does she really need an internet connection on a
> cell phone? That is really a small display for 75 year old eyes.
>
> Brent
>
>

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Re: [apple-iphone] Re: iPhone Data Tracking App

 

I'll check this app out.

Thanks!

--Gijzette

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:23 PM, Charlie Collins
<exnavyphotog@icloud.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
> You might look at Onavo Count. I see they have a free iPhone version
> available. I used the Android version before switch over to the T-Mobile
> iPhone 5.
>
> Charlie
>
>

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Re: [apple-iphone] Re: iPhone Data Tracking App

Jerry,

We are discussing Do Not Disturb. She has a NOAA weather radio that will
alert her for bad weather so I'm not worried about that.
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harbor a teddy bear - which is perhaps why they are thoroughly mature and
well-adjusted." ~~Joseph Lempa.


On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:55 PM, rvingky <rvingky@gmail.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Tell her to use Do Not Disturb! And check if her city has a program that
> calls when the a danger or real bad weather coming ( sometime called 911 in
> reverse ).
>
> Help her setup a group of family or friends that can get through to her in
> emergency.
>
> Jerry
>
> Sent from my iPad2
>
>
> On May 30, 2013, at 10:06 PM, Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > her to use Do Not Disturb
>
>
>


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Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App

 

Likewise, to check voice minutes used she can dial *min# (*646#).

On May 31, 2013, at 6:33 AM, beaverguy14 <yho2@lakeflyers.com> wrote:

> She can dial *data# (*3282#) and AT&T will text a data usage report to her within one minute. She can do this as often as she likes and there is no charge for this.
>
> Marc
>
> --- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@...> wrote:
> >
> > All,
> >
> > My mother just got her first iPhone (wish me luck I don't kill her before
> > she's had it a week). Anyway since she's on a limited budget she only has
> > the smallest data plan that AT&T offers and now she's paranoid about how
> > much data she is using. She only opened one website for 2 minutes and
> > called me in a panic thinking she used too much data. I did walk her
> > through looking at data usage in settings but you have to remember to
> > reset that at the beginning of each billing cycle. She's 75, I doubt she
> > will remember even if she sets a reminder.
> >
> > Does anyone use a data tracking app that will alert her when she's reaching
> > her limit that doesn't care if it is not open in the background.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>

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[apple-iphone] Re: iPhone Data Tracking App

 

She can dial *data# (*3282#) and AT&T will text a data usage report to her within one minute. She can do this as often as she likes and there is no charge for this.

Marc

--- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@...> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> My mother just got her first iPhone (wish me luck I don't kill her before
> she's had it a week). Anyway since she's on a limited budget she only has
> the smallest data plan that AT&T offers and now she's paranoid about how
> much data she is using. She only opened one website for 2 minutes and
> called me in a panic thinking she used too much data. I did walk her
> through looking at data usage in settings but you have to remember to
> reset that at the beginning of each billing cycle. She's 75, I doubt she
> will remember even if she sets a reminder.
>
> Does anyone use a data tracking app that will alert her when she's reaching
> her limit that doesn't care if it is not open in the background.
>
> Thanks
>

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RE: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App

 

the DataMan app resets itself on a date each month set by the user. it will report wifi and cellular data usage and it's free...at least it was when I acquired it a couple of years ago.

rich
Does your Mom's iPhone bill come at the same time each month? If so, you could set a reminder on her iPhone that would remind her at the same time every month to go in and reset her data usage. Does your Mom know how to turn on wifi? If she has it at home, that's a good thing to use. In places like Starbucks, McDonalds etc, she could use their wifi when there, I find quite a few wifi spots and use them over data. It helps keep my data usage down.

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[apple-iphone] Re: iPhone Data Tracking App

 

You can text *3282#. I don't think it's extremely accurate.

Mike R

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Re: [apple-iphone] Re: iPhone Data Tracking App

 

If you or your Mom sets up the Do Not Disturb, your Mom wouldn't have to turn off her iPhone. She could put you as a favorite so if you needed to call her when her phone was in Do Not Disturb mode, her phone would still ring you through.

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On May 30, 2013, at 7:06 PM, Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@gmail.com> wrote:

> The AT&T app is good but not updated real time.
>
> Dataman is no longer free. There is a .99 version and a 9.99 version. Only
> problem is it says the app must be started before a reboot & she shuts her
> phone off every night. Not sure she'll remember to do that. I wonder if all
> the apps require this? I am trying to get her to use Do Not Disturb instead
> of shutting off but time will tell.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Thursday, May 30, 2013, Barry Warfield wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> I use DataMan and is free or was free. Easy set-up, enter data plan limit,
>> date of billing cycle and it will alert you as the limit approaches.
>>
>>
>> B.
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
>> 'cvml', 'gsstrickland%40gmail.com');>>
>> To: "apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
>> 'apple-iphone%40yahoogroups.com');>" <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'apple-iphone%40yahoogroups.com');>>
>>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:57 PM
>> Subject: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> My mother just got her first iPhone (wish me luck I don't kill her before
>> she's had it a week). Anyway since she's on a limited budget she only has
>> the smallest data plan that AT&T offers and now she's paranoid about how
>> much data she is using. She only opened one website for 2 minutes and
>> called me in a panic thinking she used too much data. I did walk her
>> through looking at data usage in settings but you have to remember to
>> reset that at the beginning of each billing cycle. She's 75, I doubt she
>> will remember even if she sets a reminder.
>>
>> Does anyone use a data tracking app that will alert her when she's reaching
>> her limit that doesn't care if it is not open in the background.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
> --
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> OOAK Miniature Bears and Friends
> http://www.elfinbears.com
> http://twitter.com/ElfinBears
> "It is astonishing how many thoroughly mature, well-adjusted grown-ups
> harbor a teddy bear - which is perhaps why they are thoroughly mature and
> well-adjusted." ~~Joseph Lempa.
>
>
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Does your Mom's iPhone bill come at the same time each month? If so, you could set a reminder on her iPhone that would remind her at the same time every month to go in and reset her data usage. Does your Mom know how to turn on wifi? If she has it at home, that's a good thing to use. In places like Starbucks, McDonalds etc, she could use their wifi when there, I find quite a few wifi spots and use them over data. It helps keep my data usage down.

\
\ /\ Alice
( ) whiterabbit@gmail.com
.( ). Sent from my iPad mini

On May 30, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> My mother just got her first iPhone (wish me luck I don't kill her before
> she's had it a week). Anyway since she's on a limited budget she only has
> the smallest data plan that AT&T offers and now she's paranoid about how
> much data she is using. She only opened one website for 2 minutes and
> called me in a panic thinking she used too much data. I did walk her
> through looking at data usage in settings but you have to remember to
> reset that at the beginning of each billing cycle. She's 75, I doubt she
> will remember even if she sets a reminder.
>
> Does anyone use a data tracking app that will alert her when she's reaching
> her limit that doesn't care if it is not open in the background.
>
> Thanks
>

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Re: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App

 

Sounds like gentle and persistent education may be you're best bet.

Tell her that unless she listens to music all day or lots of movies every month, she should be well below her data limit. Then show her each month what she has used.

She is possibly on a limited budget and $70 a month is a lot for a phone bill. With my current under-employment my $80 a month is a lot. Does she really need a smart phone? Does she really need an internet connection on a cell phone? That is really a small display for 75 year old eyes.

Brent

On May 30, 2013, at 7:06 PM, Gijzette Strickland wrote:

The AT&T app is good but not updated real time.

Dataman is no longer free. There is a .99 version and a 9.99 version. Only
problem is it says the app must be started before a reboot & she shuts her
phone off every night. Not sure she'll remember to do that. I wonder if all
the apps require this? I am trying to get her to use Do Not Disturb instead
of shutting off but time will tell.

Thanks!

On Thursday, May 30, 2013, Barry Warfield wrote:

> **
>
>
> I use DataMan and is free or was free. Easy set-up, enter data plan limit,
> date of billing cycle and it will alert you as the limit approaches.
>
>
> B.
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gijzette Strickland <gsstrickland@gmail.com <javascript:_e({},
> 'cvml', 'gsstrickland%40gmail.com');>>
> To: "apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
> 'apple-iphone%40yahoogroups.com');>" <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'apple-iphone%40yahoogroups.com');>>
>
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:57 PM
> Subject: [apple-iphone] iPhone Data Tracking App
>
>
> All,
>
> My mother just got her first iPhone (wish me luck I don't kill her before
> she's had it a week). Anyway since she's on a limited budget she only has
> the smallest data plan that AT&T offers and now she's paranoid about how
> much data she is using. She only opened one website for 2 minutes and
> called me in a panic thinking she used too much data. I did walk her
> through looking at data usage in settings but you have to remember to
> reset that at the beginning of each billing cycle. She's 75, I doubt she
> will remember even if she sets a reminder.
>
> Does anyone use a data tracking app that will alert her when she's reaching
> her limit that doesn't care if it is not open in the background.
>
> Thanks
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>

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http://twitter.com/ElfinBears
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harbor a teddy bear - which is perhaps why they are thoroughly mature and
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