Hi. I definitely like having Wi-fi Assist available, especially at work, where
Wi-fi access in my computer lab is really iffy. I took a look at Cellular under
Settings and was reminded that we can see our cellular data usage statistics
over a period of time and pinpoint those apps that seem to use the most
cellular data. At first glance, however, it doesn't seem to log whether some of
that usage accrual occurred when Wi-fi Assist was being used, which is okay, I
suppose. I don't know if it's feasible to make that distinction and log it in
the usage statistics. Speaking of statistics, there are two things that I'd
like to see in this area. First, I'd like to have the ability to sort the apps
alphabetically (which is the default) or sort them by usage, with the highest
usage at the top of the list. That way I can decide whether or not to restrict
usage of a particular app to Wi-fi only. Secondly, below this list of
statistics is a Reset All Statistics button, which resets everything to 0. I
was somewhat surprised to find that I hadn't reset my usage statistics since
last February; I just simply forget to do it at the beginning of every bill
cycle. So, for those of us who aren't particularly diligent about doing a
regular reset, it might be nice to be able to have the phone do it
automatically after a specified interval, say, every 30 or 31 days, whatever
corresponds to the typical bill cycle. Since these suggestions don't fall into
the realm of accessibility, who would I write to at Apple to offer these
suggestions? Or are these suggestions already implemented and I'm just not
aware?
Thanks,
Tom
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> On Sep 30, 2015, at 5:36 AM, Alan Paganelli <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> I was somewhat concerned about WI-FI assist. My wife and I share a bucket of
> 15 gigs between her iPhone 4, my iPhone 5s, and both our iPad Airs. Fifteen
> gigs between us seems to me to be plenty. Do I need to be concerned if I
> leave WI-FI assist turned on or am I probably ok?
>
>
> Alan
>
> Sent from my iPad Air
>
>> On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:06 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> With my new data plan, I have so much data that I don't care if Wi-Fi assist
>> is on. In fact, I like the idea. I think we have the best of both worlds
>> here with the ability to turn it off if we don't wanted. They certainly
>> didn't hide the fact that the feature exist. It's been all over in the
>> mainstream press that this Wi-Fi assist exists and they tell us what it
>> does. So, it's up to us to leave it on or turn it off.
>> Mary.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Sep 29, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've definitely been in situations where the Wi-Fi turned out to be
>>> inadequate. I would have liked my phone to use data in those situations, so
>>> I'm glad this feature is an option. Our plan has a lot more data than we
>>> actually use, though, so it won't matter if I end up using more data than
>>> usual. If I were on a tight data plan, I'd be very glad to have the option
>>> to turn this feature off.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Anna
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sep 29, 2015, at 8:50 AM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I turned this off as well. If I am connected to wifi I want my phone to
>>>> only use that, if I have wifi off, then it can use the cell data
>>>> connection, I don't want my device deciding what to use, I guess I am
>>>> somewhat of a control freak when it comes to my devices, but I don't like
>>>> when they take things in to their own hands.
>>>> Original message:
>>>>> I read this story using one of my local television station's app on my
>>>>> iPhone, and thought everybody should know about this. I will post the
>>>>> link to the story at the end. IOS 9 contains something called WiFi
>>>>> assist, which is meant to boost a weak WiFi signal by supplementing it
>>>>> with your lte data. This seems to me to be a back door way to run up
>>>>> one's data bill, so the phone companies can collect extra money , being
>>>>> that it is turned on by default. I turned it off. Go to settings,
>>>>> cellular, and find it near the bottom of the long list of things that can
>>>>> access one's cellular data. I think it should be turned off by default.
>>>>> Perhaps I am being overly paranoid.
>>>>> Arnold Schmidt
>>>>> http://www.wral.com/beware-new-ios-defaults-can-run-up-data-bill/14932132/
>>>>>
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