Something seems to be seriously wrong with Windows Phone 7 and I’m not talking about the fierce competition it faces from Android. Users are complaining that their smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile OS are consuming more 3G data than expected. Sure, there are email accounts and live tiles on the homescreen that need to be updated throughout the day, but there’s more. According to some reports, Windows Phone 7 devices are consuming up to 2MB of mobile data per hour which brings the total monthly data consumption close to 1.5GB. What’s more, some folks said they’ve seen their Windows devices eating out 3G data even while home, when the phone is connected to a local WiFi hotspot. That’s outrageous.
We’ve no doubts Microsoft is working their asses off to solve any issues emerging. Bugs like these are not acceptable in an ever competitive mobile landscape and I’m sure the other Steve knows that. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait for too long to get the patch that fixes this problem. In the meantime, you’re advised to set your email account to manual update and turn off location services…
[Via: Engadget]