MiFi Hotspot Data Transfer
I have a Cellular Hotspot (Huawei E5573) connected to Freedom Pop (ATT network) data- only plan. This device "randomly" transfers 6MB of data every few hours even when nothing is connected to it. Does anyone know what is going on???
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All devices do this in some way, its not specific to your device.
Basically, the router will burn through a few MBs every few hours just as background usage, even if nothing is connected. Its usually the following reasons
1. Device is checking for an internet connection - the router will hit random sites periodically to confirm the internet is working. This may only be a few kb each time but it mounts up
2. The device is checking for firmware updates
3. Carrier status reports - some carriers will poll the devices for data (model, connection, speed etc) on a semi regular basis, this also eats some data.
Personally, wouldn't worry it's totally normal. My Netgear 4g dongle eats around 10-12 MB per day if I have powered on and idle. Only know this as I asked the same question you are years ago :)
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@Philbert Thanks -- I guess that makes sense. I'm changing from ATT to TMobile to see if I get better reception -- will be interesting to see if this background usage changes.
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