***HUGE data downloads at midnight***

[Anonymous]

for the last two months every night at around 2230-2300 my account is updated with the data usage for the day - for the last month this has ranged from 1-7584kb, however; at the stroke of midnight there is a second update for much larger amounts - from 5,026-287,000 meaning I've torn though my 1GB (500mb allowance and 500mb bolt-on) in three and six days respectively!

i've been advised all the usual bumph from O2; delete apps that might use a lot of data, close them down instead of running them in the background, turn of location services.  But my actual usage patterns have not changed.  I never did these before and never used this much data so I'm not sure it's that but have dutifully done these things to limited effect.

One super-helpful guy in-store looked into it and suggested it was an Apple glitch and that downloading the new OS would help but it hasn't unfortunately.

Actually on one day I deleted every single app in order to clear space on my phone to download the new OS and still managed to use 30,000kb!

Anyway has anyone experienced this/got any ideas how to fix it?

[MI5]

All days data is recorded at midnight it's not been used at midnight......

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

look in ios7 settings > mobile/ cellular to see what is actually using the data

You get 2 figures a day 1 is upload data and usually the smaller and 1 for download that is the big one.

[MI5]

and turn off mobile data so the phone does not default to it when asleep and wifi turns off.

[Anonymous]

i'm not suggesting i'm using the data at midnight (i'm usually fast asleep!) - I'm curious as to why the data is being posted to my account twice. 

also why my phone-usage habits have not changed but the rate the data is being used up has changed DRASTICALLY!

before I added the 500mb bolt on I'd go over my allowance every few months.  since I added the extra 500mb I've used it all up in mere days!

[Anonymous]

at last a poss explanation of the two data-amounts showing per day!  Though the guy instore thought this was not regular.  you'd hope he'd know but :-S

But it doesn't explain why my phone-usage habits have not changed but the rate the data is being used up has changed DRASTICALLY!

before I added the 500mb bolt on I'd go over my allowance every few months.  since I added the extra 500mb I've used it all up in mere days!

[Anonymous]

not sure where I'd find the mobile data option on my phone ... could you tell me and I'll give it a try

[adamtemp64]

settings> mobile / cellular all data options are there in ios7

[MI5]

http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/monitor-app-data-usage-ios-7-disable-data-hungry-apps-from-sucking...

[Anonymous]

i'm really running on minimum apps having had to delete everything to update the operating system.

also I'm not using any apps I wasn't using previously when 500mb was usually enough per month.  i actualy think i'm using the apps less then I was too as it's busier at work now!