I guess you'll be moving to a dfferent carrier then but don't expect any different from any other carrier. Whether you turn the advanced stats on or not is up to you but I'm pretty sure ATT will continue to collect them. I don't think there was is any way to stop that.
If they disable the data usage statistics, then they won't know if you've gone over your data allowance if you don't have the unlimited plan (for example).
They don't monitor your internet activity, just the amount of data.
For example, if ATT is a power/electric company, they don't monitor what you watch on your TV.
I knew what you were talking about. It's called "usage breakdown" and it is off unless you turn it on. I had to specifically "opt in" to turn it on. If you haven't turned it on, I wouldn't worry. Or are you asking how to turn it off after it's been turned on? I seriously wouldn't worry about this. The usage breakdown I've seen for my own doesn't really tell me anything, plus I don't think it's even accurate.
If they disable the data usage statistics, then they won't know if you've gone over your data allowance if you don't have the unlimited plan (for example).
They don't monitor your internet activity, just the amount of data.
For example, if ATT is a power/electric company, they don't monitor what you watch on your TV.
@curiouscatHave you see these "charts" on-line in your account?
Sandblaster or Garylapointe, could you provide any examples to what the categories are? For instance, what is considered "Technology" or "Social" or "other"? I've searched ATT for details on what these terms mean or what they "group" into these categories, but I cannot find anything. Thank you in advance.
Sandblaster or Garylapointe, could you provide any examples to what the categories are? For instance, what is considered "Technology" or "Social" or "other"? I've searched ATT for details on what these terms mean or what they "group" into these categories, but I cannot find anything. Thank you in advance.
There is no list that I'm aware of, I'm sure there is NOT solid rules that can (or will) be shared. It would be 1 billion lines long, one line for each site...
For example, where would a K-12 technology education article go?
It's all going to tie into how a site is categorized and the stats aren't going to be very useful when "other" is larger than the rest.
Imagine in the education category that you have subcategories:
K-12 - 20%
Adult - 10%
Other - 70%
While it looks like it's double for K-12, obviously some of the 70% is K-12 or Adult, so it could really be 4 times the amount for adult if they don't categorize those sites good enough.
I also don't know what usage goes in what category but in most cases, I think it's pretty easy to guess. Facebook, Snapchat, twitter, etc would all be social. CNET, PCMag, PCWorld, etc would be technology.
@sandblaster I work in education and schools run filters and I'm always shocked at how many technology support sites are blocked because they are categorized as social or as blogs (which some clearly are blog software but it's all geeky tech content).
So the categories really needs to be taken with a grain of salt...
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I guess you'll be moving to a dfferent carrier then but don't expect any different from any other carrier. Whether you turn the advanced stats on or not is up to you but I'm pretty sure ATT will continue to collect them. I don't think there was is any way to stop that.
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If they disable the data usage statistics, then they won't know if you've gone over your data allowance if you don't have the unlimited plan (for example).
They don't monitor your internet activity, just the amount of data.
For example, if ATT is a power/electric company, they don't monitor what you watch on your TV.
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I knew what you were talking about. It's called "usage breakdown" and it is off unless you turn it on. I had to specifically "opt in" to turn it on. If you haven't turned it on, I wouldn't worry. Or are you asking how to turn it off after it's been turned on? I seriously wouldn't worry about this. The usage breakdown I've seen for my own doesn't really tell me anything, plus I don't think it's even accurate.
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@curiouscat Have you see these "charts" on-line in your account?
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@TheBillPayer You don't have this option to turn it off??
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Sandblaster or Garylapointe, could you provide any examples to what the categories are? For instance, what is considered "Technology" or "Social" or "other"? I've searched ATT for details on what these terms mean or what they "group" into these categories, but I cannot find anything. Thank you in advance.
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There is no list that I'm aware of, I'm sure there is NOT solid rules that can (or will) be shared. It would be 1 billion lines long, one line for each site...
For example, where would a K-12 technology education article go?
It's all going to tie into how a site is categorized and the stats aren't going to be very useful when "other" is larger than the rest.
Imagine in the education category that you have subcategories:
While it looks like it's double for K-12, obviously some of the 70% is K-12 or Adult, so it could really be 4 times the amount for adult if they don't categorize those sites good enough.
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I also don't know what usage goes in what category but in most cases, I think it's pretty easy to guess. Facebook, Snapchat, twitter, etc would all be social. CNET, PCMag, PCWorld, etc would be technology.
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@sandblaster I work in education and schools run filters and I'm always shocked at how many technology support sites are blocked because they are categorized as social or as blogs (which some clearly are blog software but it's all geeky tech content).
So the categories really needs to be taken with a grain of salt...
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