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There's a setting that controls this: Wi-fi > Advanced Settings > Keep wi-fi on when screen is off There's another suspicious one : "Avoid bad wi-fi connections" that can switch to mobile data if wi-fi has no connection.

It's a setting that controls this. WiFi > Advanced > Keep wi-fi on when screen is off.

I switched my phone from cricket/AT&T to Verizon last week and went through a gig of data in less than a week- exact same phone, exact same apps, exact same usage patterns. I've been on a 1gb plan on other carriers and never went through 1gb. I've NEVER had this problem in over 10 years of...

So every time i leave home I need to go through menus to turn data on, then when I get to work I turn it back off? Repeat when I go to lunch. Repeat when I go back home. Repeat when I take a walk around the block. Repeat when I go to a part of the building that doesn't have wi-fi. I've NEVER...

It *is* a Verizon issue. I had the physically same phone on cricket/AT&T on a 1gb plan and never went over. I take the phone to the Verizon store and activate it on Verizon. In less than a week I go through 1gb of data. Why would a 'computer' on Verizon use 4x as much data as a 'computer' on...