I can't tell you how many family fights we've had over this issue.

It is always the kid's iphones that are the problem. We are on AT&T. It's some sneaky app in the background that is the culprit, but it is not always easy to find. You can find it and change the settings and be happy for months then some stoopid ios update will auto change something.

And we have a 10gb family plan. When we discover the culprit phone, we now log on and suspend data for it. That usually gets the kid to pay attention.

Our phone bill for 4 phones is over $200/month. I just don't get that. Like heck I'm adding another gb for and extra $35.

In response to this post by ElbertoHokie

Posted: 07/07/2017 at 1:15PM

Something fishy is going on with Verizon -- ElbertoHokie 07/07/2017 12:45PM

Yep we all have. If you don't have unlimited plan, Verizon is contantly -- UTPr0sim 07/07/2017 9:35PM

Try airplane mode. ** -- IB4TECH 07/07/2017 5:47PM

Why do phones have to be on all the time?? Can't you just turn it off at -- DonHo-kieHi 07/07/2017 5:31PM

Lotsa folks no longer have a landline....so it probably DOES need to be on -- JoesterVT 07/07/2017 7:21PM

Googled and found several complaints and this backup reason -- TheNuke 07/07/2017 2:57PM

Is she closing her windows when she's not using the APP? ** -- HokieNLot11 07/07/2017 2:51PM

What, you think someone's climbing in to use her phone while she sleeps? ** -- Nova Hokie 95 07/07/2017 3:06PM

The Samsung Rapunzel S8 ** -- TomTurkey 07/07/2017 7:45PM

Re: What, you think someone's climbing in to use her phone while she sleeps? -- HokieNLot11 07/07/2017 3:51PM

Ninja 90 ** -- Brown Water 07/07/2017 3:23PM

Yes. We have started burning through Verizon data the last few months. -- HokieGator 07/07/2017 2:23PM

I think she's probably sleep-sexting ** -- Nova Hokie 95 07/07/2017 2:05PM

She is and the hi-def videos will kill the data plan. ** -- vt90 07/07/2017 2:08PM

They are fantastic ** -- Brown Water 07/07/2017 2:10PM

She sent them to you? Some of my best work I must say. ** -- vt90 07/07/2017 2:11PM

IPhone will switch to mobile data if WiFi connection is poor -- TheNuke 07/07/2017 2:00PM

She needs early morning servicing. Get to it. ** -- Guy LeDouche 07/07/2017 1:52PM

The only time we've ever had a problem is when someone turns their -- hoosnowahokie 07/07/2017 1:26PM

We've been on Sprint unlimited for years, no problems -- WestyHokie 07/07/2017 1:21PM

Because Sprint, historically, has had terrible service where I would use it ** -- hoosnowahokie 07/07/2017 1:24PM

I can't tell you how many family fights we've had over this issue. -- GFallsFan 07/07/2017 1:15PM

No issues here. I'd wager the problem lives in her phone. -- JoesterVT 07/07/2017 1:12PM

Yep, I even have a Mazda + 2 year old cell phone, no problems. ** -- `lag 07/07/2017 8:44PM

Agree. Although it's not easy to find the culprit in my experience. ** -- GFallsFan 07/07/2017 1:16PM

It should be easy to find the culprit on an iPhone... -- BB Hokie 07/07/2017 1:19PM

I've had the exact same issue the past 2 months !! We have -- RaleighHokie15 07/07/2017 1:09PM

It's almost certainly an app (or a few) that are burning through the data -- BB Hokie 07/07/2017 1:06PM

Set the apps to only run when selected -- EDGEMAN 07/07/2017 1:36PM

Just look it up yourself to see what apps are using data. -- vtbones 07/07/2017 12:48PM

We looked on the iphone, the most info it will give you is -- ElbertoHokie 07/07/2017 12:57PM

You don't need that info from them though (if they even have it) -- vtbones 07/07/2017 1:16PM

I can't tell you how many family fights we've had over this issue.

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