Yes. You won't be using cellular data or mobile data as you call it if you're connected to Wifi. How far were you away from your house when your credit disappeared? Wifi assist is activated when you're in range of wifi with a weak signal. Turning this feature off should fix that problem.
Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: [email protected] > On May 29, 2016, at 8:50 PM, Jewel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just clarifying, mobile data is marked as being OFF, so if I turn it ON, it > will just sit there doing nothing as long as it has a wi-fi connection, and > will only go to work when it does not, which would be when, for instance, I > go into Gore or points further afield. > I recall having turned on something when I went to Invercargill yonks ago and > did not remember to turn it: whatever *it was: off until I found my credit > disappearing at an alarming rate. > This would have been wi-fi assist, not mobile data: right? > > > Jewel > > > From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2016 8:42 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Status Of Automatically Use Cellular Data When > Wi-fi-Connectivity is Poor? > > Make sure cellular data is enabled in Settings > Cellular > Yes, the iPhone should automatically switch to cellular data if you leave > your WiFi. > The setting we talked about, WiFi Assist, is not related to what you are > describing. What it will do is to kick in with cellular data if, for example, > you have areas in your house where WiFi is poor like maybe in the basement > but if you say your cellular data doesn’t seem to work when you go away from > home then this won’t do anything and you have to figure out why your phone is > not switching over to cellular data when you leave your WiFi area. The only > reasons I can think of is that cellular data is turned off or that somehow > your provider is not giving it to you. > Are you on a prepaid plan? Maybe Jonathan Mosen can help more since he is > also in New Zealand and more familiar with carriers and plans there. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf > Of Jewel > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 9:00 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Status Of Automatically Use Cellular Data When > Wi-fi-Connectivity is Poor? > > > I have a 5S iPhone, IOS9.3.2 > and have, I think, precisely, the opposite problem. > I use the iPhone very rarely for anything but playing a time-wasting/filling > : game take your pick: so I scarcely ever need mobile data, but there is the > very rare occasion when I do take the iPhone more than a hundred metres away > from home base. > On these rare occasions, I have only been in the car for a few moments, when > I am given the message that Siri/voice-over or whatever it is, cannot make a > connection. > Do I have to remember to switch on mobile data manually or is there a setting > whereby I can instruct the iPhone to turn on mobile data when its wifi > connection is getting a bit shaky and then, when it came back into range, it > should switch it off? > I do recall switching on M D yonks ago and then forgetting to switch it off, > which I did only when my credit started to evaporate at an alarming speed. > If it is something that I have to do manually, how much time/distance am I > given or can I switch it on at any time. > When the iPhone is in this configuration, does it connect with the nearest > cell tower like mobile phones do? > > Jewel > > From: Fazil <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 4:29 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Status Of Automatically Use Cellular Data When Wi-fi-Connectivity is > Poor? > > Hi, list. > I have IPhone5S with IOS9.3.2. > I can not determine the status of Automatically Use Cellular Data When > Wi-fi-Connectivity is Poor in Settings. > VoiceOver doesn’t say whether it is on or off, I want to keep it on off > status. 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