TracPhone V3-IP User’s Guide
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Data Connections
Data-Intensive Applications
The following applications can consume a great deal of data whenever
they are active or running in the background:
• Skype
(uses 40 MB per month just to maintain your status, in addition
to the data used for actual calls and chats)
• RSS feeds and widgets presenting real-time information
(e.g., news,
weather, stocks ticker, sports scores, etc.)
• Social media
(e.g., YouTube and Facebook)
• Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing
(e.g., BitTorrent, Gnutella, etc.)
If you are charged by the megabyte on a metered rate plan, use caution
when running these types of applications to help prevent unpleasant
surprises on your airtime bill.
Mobile Websites
Many organizations now offer alternative versions of their websites
optimized for mobile devices. Although designed for smartphone
users on a cellular connection, you can access these mobile websites on
a desktop or laptop as well. KVH recommends you visit mobile
websites instead of full sites whenever possible to minimize the
amount of data used.
To view the mobile version of a website, simply replace the “www” in
the address with an “m”. For example, to view the mobile version of
CNN’s website, you would enter “m.cnn.com” in your web browser.
Disabling Wi-Fi Access on Mobile Devices
If you don’t intend to use your mobile device to access the Internet
over the mini-VSAT Broadband service, disable the mobile device’s
automatic Wi-Fi connection to the ICM’s wireless network.
Important!
Some high-bandwidth applications, such as peer-to-peer file sharing,
web cameras, streaming media, and high-speed gaming, are not
supported by fixed rate plans. For details, be sure to read all of the
service terms and conditions in the End User Agreement, which can
be found at
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