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Tracking Data Usage on Windows Mobile 6.0
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Posted by: what_the_buenos

A colleague recently told me that phone carriers in Canada, Telus specifically, have no way of tracking whether you are using your Windows Mobile SmartPhone (in this case a Moto Q/Q9) for checking email or surfing the web. Is this true?

The implication is obvious. With Telus they offer $15 unlimited Email and Instant messaging, but that does not include surfing the web. To get total unlimited data, you have to purchase a $30 plan. But if they have no way of distinguishing web browsing from email downloading, you could effectively get the $15 plan and still be able to do it all.

Can anyone verify this and tell me a bit about how this works? ie: how is it impossible for them to know what you're using the device for when it comes to data?

Posted by: brookz

Search the other threads, they know what phone you're using, and what data you're using.

Posted by: Slider76

Agreed, brookz is correct. As soon as you turn your phone on and it connects to the network, they know which phone/device it is. Whether they charge you differently for the data usage because you are not using a "carrier supported device" is another story though. Some have done this and got away with it and others have not.