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Q&A: Is there an app to override the data cap on my Straight Talk phone?

Posted on November 26, 2022

Question from Erin: I have a Straight Talk phone and I have a question about the amount of data it’s using.

I always buy the $35 card and I often use up my 10GB of data several days before the month is over. I absolutely hate it when they switch my phone to slower speed.

My friend told me there’s an app that will let me bypass the data cap on my Straight Talk plan but he can’t remember the name of it. I searched the Google Play store high and low but couldn’t find it.

I think he might be just trying to pull one over on me. Am I right or is there really an app that will do this? [Read more…]

Save battery life and data by disabling 5G on your 5G iPhone

Posted on September 26, 2022

Do you have an iPhone that supports 5G cellular connectivity?

If so, disabling 5G and forcing the device to use 4G LTE instead (if you don’t really need the extra speed provided by 5G, of course) will do two things for you: [Read more…]

How (and when) to disable cellular data on your Android phone

Posted on August 15, 2022

I recently wrote this post explaining how to disable cellular data on your iPhone in order to avoid going over your monthly data limit.

In a nutshell, turning off cellular data prevents your phone from sending Internet data to and receiving Internet data from a cell tower when there’s no Wi-Fi signal available or if the available Wi-Fi network is weak.

Several folks wrote in to ask me if Android users can disable cellular data on their phones as well. [Read more…]

How (and when) to disable cellular data on your iPhone

Posted on August 11, 2022

If you use an iPhone you probably know there are two ways to access the Internet with your phone: Cellular Data and Wi-Fi.

If you’re signed up for an unlimited data plan with your cellular carrier it makes little difference whether you’re connected to the web via cellular or Wi-Fi (other than Wi-Fi being generally faster then 4G cellular connections).

However, if your plan only allows for a limited amount of included cellular data each month you could potentially find yourself either having your Internet access shut off or incurring some pretty hefty overage charges if you happen to exceed your data limit. [Read more…]