On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 6:59 PM, hannah commodore <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hannah@tinfoilhat.net" target="_blank">hannah@tinfoilhat.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">
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<div>This seems absolutely absurd if true. Anyone heard of something like this before?
</div></blockquote><div><br>both the end user and the support person they talked to are mistaken.<br><br>its not technically possible "to be using data" unless the phone is preferring to use 3G data instead of WiFi.<br>
that is never the case.<br><br>its likely that the 'old handset' either has wifi connectivity issues in some parts of the house or the wifi equipment used is the usual consumer crap and the adage of 'you get what you pay for' holds true.<br>
<br>in either case, the person with the problem SHOULD disable 3G data and be done with it.<br>that won't disable the other functions, all it means is that internet won't be there without wifi.<br><br><br></div></div>
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