By tye61 - 16/01/2016 12:54 - New Zealand - Wellington

Today, I finished a 2 hour Skype call with my girlfriend, only to realize I was using mobile data. FML
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Albull 20

A costly mistake, I am sure you will check next time. YDI but FYL, we have all done stuff without checking.

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MzZombicidal 36

At least it was used on someone that matters and not on something you'd be kicking yourself over for a while. I'm sure your girlfriend appreciates it, even if your wallet won't! :P

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Steve97 32

This is why I only skype on my laptop :p Try to see if your phone can disable data from working on certain apps. I know iPhones do.

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Mathalamus 24

Mobile data is almost always severely limited, with no options for unlimited, or very expensive prices for a higher limit.

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mineller 24

Oh! Makes sense. It's usually somewhat unlimited here :-)

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minimanion 23

I feel you, yesterday I watched a 28 minute YouTube video only to notice I was on data!

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kolby12309 26

i watch hours of youtube no problem, only have 2.5gb of data. just set it to 240p and it still looks ok

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LPac5295 27

I'm afraid to use my school's WiFi because it can't stay connected for more than 10 minutes on my phone so I feel like this is something that could easily happen to me too. FYL

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snowkittyyy 18

Switch your mobile data off when you're in school. So if the wifi accidentally disconnects you won't use data by mistake. :)

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saffy66 34

Depending on the brand of your phone/tablet, you may be able to disable cellular data for Skype in your settings, to prevent this happening again.

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uchihadesendent 14

Did you try to use free Wifi instead of your plan OP? I'm not sure how that works so I'm guessing.

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Ilovelife93 9

I've been there, OP!!!!! It totally does suck!!!!! I've accidentally used data for hours on end because I didn't check my WiFi connection like a dumbass!!!! Best of luck OP!

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RainingKookiez 5

Skype only uses 2 gigs and hour when I use data with it.... but then. I have a 20gb plan

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saffy66 34

This is why my boyfriend and I use FaceTime voice calls. They use roughly a megabyte a minute. I have 100GB on my wifi plan but he only has 15 so video calls are too data-hungry, especially when we've spent up to 7 hours a day talking.

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