Is your phone suddenly demanding you turn on your data to send and receive texts? Then you might want to use this tech tweak.
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| Many Canadian seniors are surprised by high mobile bills simply from sending messages. Learn how a quick settings change can protect your wallet from unexpected data fees. |
Many of us are on budget-friendly mobile plans that offer limited data. You might think keeping your mobile data switched off saves you money, but modern smartphones have a sneaky way of turning standard texting into an internet-guzzling chore. When your phone forces you to turn data on just to send a basic text, it uses a system called RCS on Android or iMessage on iPhones.
Putting up with this and leaving your data on can cost you a pretty penny. In Canada, data overage fees are among the highest in the world. If you accidentally go over your small monthly limit, major carriers can charge you upwards of $15 per 100 megabytes, or a staggering $100 to $150 per gigabyte in extra fees! For seniors on a fixed income, that is an unexpected expense that can easily be avoided.
Here is how to flip the switch, stop the data drain, and go back to free, standard texting.
