Does upload data count againts monthly data cap?

[macsociety]

Curious if upload data counts against our data caps?

Reason I ask is trying to figure out why I used double the data versus when I was on Gen 4.

Today while using the HN App on my iPhone I checked data usage and appears I am using 100 to 200MB per day upload.  That seems high considering I don't normally upload anything.  Maybe a picture every now and then on Facebook.

Is not upload mostly my quick text for web URLs... can't im imagine web site URL return key makes me use 200MB a day.  Seems steep to me.

How much upload data the rest of you use per day?

TJ

[maratsade]

"Curious if upload data counts against our data caps?"

It does.

[Gwalk900]

Yes, upload data counts against your data allowance. This was true for Spaceway and Gen4 as well.

Just my opinion but I think that the way "compression" savings are applied have changed between Gen4 and Gen5 systems.

[Gwalk900]

"How much upload data the rest of you use per day?"

This is a result of your type of activity.

Uploading large files, using cloud based services or malware/virus activity will result in massive data usage in the "upload" direction.

[BirdDog]

Make sure you don't have any kind of cloud syncing enabled across variuos devices. Even something like email syncing can use upload data.

[macsociety]

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@BirdDog wrote:

Make sure you don't have any kind of cloud syncing enabled across variuos devices. Even something like email syncing can use upload data.

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I am on Mac and Ubuntu here... Altgough I don't do any photos or anything like that and don't store data in any cloud, I do know I have iCloud of course for emails.  I believe on my Mac I have turned that off but unsure if my two iPhones have that on.  I know in iCloud on the Mac I unchecked all other than emails.  Guess emails being left on could be the culprit then.

Thanks for that.  200MB a day means 6GB end of the month.  Will have to explore that deeper.

TJ

[GabeU]

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@macsociety wrote:

How much upload data the rest of you use per day?

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For me, it averages about 30MB per day.  Most of it being Facebook activity, picture/screenshot/gif uploads, Webroot Antivirus communication (it's cloud based) and Windows Telemetry.   

[MarkJFine]

"Windows Telemetry"

Now that's piqued my interest... kinda like monitoring clear diplomatic teletype over shortwave in the old days.

[GabeU]

Actually, I should have used the term "Windows Spying".  😛 

[MarkJFine]

Even better.