High data usage in iPhone 6 iOS 8

[Anonymous]

Is anyone experiencing high data usage on iOS 8?

I recently upgraded from an iPhone 5, and would use around 500mb per month. Since upgrading to an iPhone 6 I am currenly using around 300mb a day - with only safari browsing. I have restored the phone and turned off iTunes store (apple id) and iCloud. I have no apps installed, and yet I get this high data use.

I have even put my sim in my old phone and data is still draining!

Anyone have any ideas  - surely this is an O2 issue?

[MI5]

Fatboy (one of our regulars) has had the same issue. It can effect anyone at anytime.....

[jonsie]

There's certainly no pattern to it and could happen without warning so whilst someone is having no problems it doesn't mean they won't.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree.

As we saw Apple added a bug fix to their iOS 8.0.2 red data use when receiving normal texts so they must be aware of some of this.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the comments and advice.

I have swapped the sim - as advised by a couple of people and by Apple (Apple were of no help when I called them earlier). I will have monitor the data usage over the next few days to see what happens. 

Can anyone recomend a good app to track data usage - Im not sure the iPhones data usage is accurate?

If this persists I will be be returning the phone for a refund.

[jonsie]

I use Onavo to keep track.

[Anonymous]

Use the built in one too.

Settings -> Mobile -> Loot at the apps at the bottom and make sure you reset the statts.

I was interested in using Onivo Extend until I found they are owned by Facebook.

[Anonymous]

Is that 'Onavo Count' ?

[jonsie]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Is that 'Onavo Count' ?

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Yes.

[Anonymous]

Thanks - will give it a go.

[MI5]

It will be interesting to see how Onavo compares to the one built into iOS. Be sure to reset it though so they run from the same start point.