Facebook Blamed For Driving Up Cellphone Bills

93Regina · Post by **93Regina** » 04 Sep 2014, 07:02

"Consumer site MoneySavingExpert.com reported today that it has seen
"many complaints" from users who believe a recent increase in
data-related charges on their cellphone bills are the result of
Facebook's auto-play feature. The default setting for the auto-play
feature launches and continues to play videos silently until the user
either scrolls past it or clicks on it; if the user does the latter,
the video then goes full-screen and activates audio. The silent
auto-play occurs regardless of whether users are connected to Wi-Fi,
LTE, or 3G

Randallflagg · Post by **Randallflagg** » 06 Sep 2014, 16:01

Yep, wife's cellphone bill went way up, thanks Facebook!

Post by **Matty Moo** » 06 Sep 2014, 17:31

I only use Facebook for posting pics of my animals and whatever I'm getting ready to drink.

93Regina · Post by **93Regina** » 06 Sep 2014, 19:36

Randallflagg wrote:Yep, wife's cellphone bill went way up, thanks Facebook!

I assume she is using Cellphone's app, which can be configured to turn off autoplay.

Finger of blame goes to Cellphone companies...they knew full well what would happen...more money in their pocket.