That's easy enough when we know how much cellular data we're using on our smartphones, but becomes problematic when our smartphones eat up our precious megabytes in the background.

UNLESS you're blessed with unlimited data, you've probably found yourself nervously wondering if you're about to get stung by a huge phone bill for sending you friend one Facebook message too many ...

If you're facing higher bills or find your data speeds being throttled due to excessive usage, here's what you can do to curb apps using data in the background.

If you have a small monthly data allowance, it's important that you don't go over that. Here's how to prevent apps from using up all your iPhone data.

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Data overages from your wireless carrier can add up quickly. Here’s how to keep your bill under control.

Mobile data is expensive – fortunately, there are ways to limit how much you use over your cellular network.

Many South Africans complain about “disappearing data” – here is how to stop it.

Mobile applications secretly running in the background of your phone cause South Africans to complain about disappearing data, says an industry association.

Understanding how much data your favorite apps use, and how to track and adjust that usage, can help you avoid costly overage or painfully slow speeds, depending on your carrier. Verizon and AT&T ...

Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and many others make money off mobile ads, and they need this information to power data mining machines.

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