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Don`t let Pokmon Go raise your phone bill: How to watch your data usage
Don`t let Pokmon Go raise your phone bill: How to watch your data usage
MILWAUKEE — If your kids are obsessed with playing Pokémon Go, do you know how much the extra data is costing you? Besides being aware of your surroundings while playing, you also need to be aware of your bill.
More than 15 million people have downloaded Pokémon Go and after the download, players started uploading complaints.
If you follow #pokemongomademe on social media, you'll see plenty of people crying about how the game has made them remember that they don't have an unlimited data plan or they've paid more to get more data.
Verizon has just come up with a new app to help to help customers understand their bill and not pay unexpected overage fees.
"I don't have to worry as a parent $15, $30, $45 in overage charges just because my child is playing Pokémon Go all day and all night," explained Verizon spokesperson Steve Van Dinter.
The Verizon app gives you a chance to upgrade your plan or pay $5 for safety mode.
"It restricts the speed, but it lets you carry on for the rest of the month and not have to worry about data caps," Van Dinter said.
Most other cell phone service providers have similar apps.
According to the Pokémon Go database, if you have a 2 GB data plan and played it for 4 to 6 hours a day — you shouldn't have an issue. If you go over 6 hours, you should upgrade your plan.
If you really don't want to pay too much to catch Pikachu then set a data limit warning, limit or remove other apps that are cosuming high data and play only in Wi-Fi areas.