Just few days back in my post “Test your mobile application for unnecessary excessive data calls” we had discussed that developer should make sure that application is not making any unnecessary data call where it is not required.
The similar case is found to happen with Microsoft’s few handsets based on its new windows phone 7 Operating System.Issues have been reported that some handsets running on windows phone 7 OS are sending and receiving “Phantom data”.Some Users are complaining that there device is eating so much data requests which is affecting there data plans badly.As per one user the phone sends almost 30-50 MB of data each day.Interestingly excessive data is used by phone even if the phone is kept idle.
Probable Reasons for this issue:
Is it the problem due to the phones sending “feedback” to Microsoft about the software’s performance OR the phones are using a 3G connection even when wi-fi is available ? Well the root cause is yet to be identified.
Microsoft’s Stand on this:
Microsoft is looking in to this issues and may be will come up with some solution for this in there next Windows Phone 7 update.As per Microsoft it is investigating why some Windows Phone 7 based mobile handsets are sending and receiving “phantom data”.The issues however mostly raised by At & T users.
So the bottom line behind this is as I said earlier, test your mobile handset or mobile application not only on the basis of its functional compliance but also keeping in mind some other major factors which may impact your business.
