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Nqbbe-1 OP t1_j69wfqc wrote

Reply to comment by cr0wit0 in Receive MMS without cellular data? by Nqbbe-1

The main issue is really that with cellular data enabled all sorts of stuff starts using the megs I do have (which are few), e.g. for updates, checking e-mail, checking weather and what not. I've tried disabling background updates for a ton of apps, but I can still see my megs just disappearing rapidly.

Sadly the carrier doesn't support wifi calling either, so I'm probably just plain out of luck :-/

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cr0wit0 t1_j6a1gns wrote

Have you tried low data mode? According to apple this is what happens: Apps might stop using network data when you're not actively using them. Background App Refresh is turned off. The quality of streaming content might be reduced. Automatic downloads and backups are turned off. Services such as iCloud Photos pause updates. Built-in iOS apps and services adapt to Low Data Mode in the following ways: App Store: Video autoplay, automatic updates, and automatic downloads are turned off. Music: Automatic downloads and high quality streaming are turned off. Podcasts: The frequency of feed updates is limited, and episodes are downloaded only on Wi-Fi. News: Article prefetching is turned off. iCloud: Updates are paused, and automatic backups and iCloud Photos updates are turned off. FaceTime: Video bitrate is optimized for lower bandwidth.

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Nqbbe-1 OP t1_j6cc95i wrote

Haven't tried that actually, I'll give it a shot. Thank you for the in-depth explanation of the feature :-)

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