| >>the carrier's fault As I said the behaviour is present in other operators too. I've asked a friends on Idea and Vodafone too(with Android). I just called a friend(before writing this comment) and he confirms that he is not facing this issue on Idea+iPhone5(he faced the issue on Nexus S with Airtel and then Idea too). I had asked a friend with a Lumia and on Airtel and he said he doesn't have to do this. >>carrier sends usage alert when you "turn off" data + bad connection that keeps.. No, it sends whenever there's 3G transaction and the usage period ends. I've observed that when I am using browser, I usually get the alert after I close the browser. Airtel technical team(I was told they were the tech team) also confirmed that it is based upon usage and usually many apps/features rely for background syncing/net-access solely upon 3G/data so that is what makes the number of pop-ups too much. They also confirmed that it happens even when the phone is continuously on WiFi(I concur). >>There are a few apps that convert USSD Tried. Actually the most famous one is developed by an Indian guy(makes me think he was a victim himself). Didn't work. Planning to root it. Google will push probably the last upgrade with 5.0(if at all). Will see if there's any ROM that handles it. |
- iPhone + Vodafone Bangalore - SMS notifications - inconsistent frequency
- Galaxy Y + Airtel Bangalore - SMS alert only
so it seems carrier/plan dependent to me!
> it sends whenever there's 3G transaction and the usage period ends
Sure - what I was guessing is that sometimes the phone is on a "single" 3G connection all day & there's no alert, and some days the phone makes "many" 3G connections & there are lots of alerts. (or perhaps it does not work this way & there's some other cause - not a telecom expert!)
[EDIT: oops both friends say they get SMS not USSD alerts]