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    Downloading from Android Market over Wifi

    I had a Blackberry, so I switched to VZW's 150MB plan. They won't let me change back to unlimited until the end of the bill cycle (12/28), so I had to turn off data to avoid going over the allotment.

    In the place where I turned it off, there are three options:
    Background Data
    Data Roaming
    Data Enabled

    I have all three deselected.

    To download apps from the marketplace over WiFi, it says I have to turn on background data. Will this burn into my data allotment at all?
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    If you're on wi-fi, nothing will go over data.
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    Quote Originally Posted by harrellj View Post
    If you're on wi-fi, nothing will go over data.
    Even if I select that "Background Data Enabled" thing?

    That's my only concern, is that I'm not sure what that means.
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    Yep.

    (too short)
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    Quote Originally Posted by harrellj View Post
    Yep.

    (too short)
    Thanks for you help.

    Just didn't wanna run into any overage charges.
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    Which is something that is quite understandable.
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    Just make sure you turn it back off when you leave your Wi-Fi network.
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    Why? He can hop from one network to another that way

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freezetron View Post
    Why? He can hop from one network to another that way

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    I think he's trying to help me conserve battery life.
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    not so much battery life....if you hit a dead spot between wifi spots...it will convert back to 3g and you will be back on Verizon's service, then your background data will run across the Verizon network and you will be billed for that "overage".
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