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“Beeline” has warned users of iOS 9 about the dangers of overuse of mobile traffic

The use of the new operating system for smartphones Apple may lead to an excess of mobile traffic in roaming. Warned about this in the newsletter to its subscribers mobile operator “Beeline”.

Fears of “Beeline” are associated with “Help with Wi-Fi”, which became part of iOS 9. Update to the latest version of the mobile platform Apple turned to some iPhone users a significant cost. Some users iOS 9 complained about the excessive consumption of mobile traffic their devices.

“Dear Customer! IOS 9 is enabled “Help with Wi-Fi”: when the signal is weak Wi-Fi smartphone switches to the mobile network. We have the best prices on the Internet in roaming (in most countries 5 R/MB), but we recommend to disable this feature: Settings –> Cellular –> Help with Wi-Fi,” – said in SMS sending operator.

In the new edition Apple-OS was the ability to compare the throughput of your Internet connection by Wi-Fi and mobile networks. In that case, if the wireless network is not stable and quickly, the mobile device is able to switch to using mobile Internet – 3G or LTE.

Some users have reported a significant increase in mobile data usage after upgrading to iOS 9. In particular, blogger Jim ray said that he had noticed an increase in the use of data from 1-2 GB to 7 GB after upgrading to the new OS and he is confident that the case in “Help with Wi-Fi”.

Beeline recommends that all users of the iPhone, while abroad, to disable the “Help with Wi-Fi” by going to Settings –> Cellular –> Help with Wi-Fi. Most likely, employees of the company that organized the newsletter, not familiarized with the core principle of this technology. According to the Apple support website, “Help with Wi-Fi” does not work in roaming.

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In August, subscribers of “Beeline”, holidaymakers abroad, said that when Internet is off and no calls from them, write off the money. All publications were reduced to one: when you disable “data roaming” and “cellular data” they continue to deduct money for Internet traffic. In the “Beeline” confirmed that the complaints really were, but the operator took appropriate action.

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