3G Watchdog usage counter accuracy? - Atrix 4G Themes and Apps

I've been using 3G Watchdog app for a few weeks now and compared to checking on wireless.att.com or from dialing #3282*, the app has been measuring much less than AT&T.
The deviation appears to be a couple MB per day, each time I compare I update the app counter. Just now I checked again to see that AT&T has counted 26.9MB to 3G Watchdog's 22.01MB. That's a 4.89MB difference in 37 hours. At that rate, within a month AT&T would have counted 100MB more than the app. With a 200MB data plan, such a difference makes the app unusable.
How has the app been for you guys? Is there another more accurate app?

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Read this it has some information you may want.

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Interesting. I disabled mobile data access on the phone and will see if AT&T still counts stuff somehow. It's currently at 29MB.
Does anyone else use a data counter app though? What are your experiences?

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AT&T's count didn't increase for the 24 hours I had data disabled so at least they're honest to that degree.

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Mine has been accurate for the half month I've used it. At a little over 1gb now, there was a slight discrepancy as I reinstalled the app at some point and had to manually add back the data used and estimated the count (didn't know about the AT&T text check at the time). I had input about 100mb extra actually.

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Are you using the paid version of 3G Watchdog?

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Nope, still using the free. Probably will upgrade to paid though, just to support dev and to see the few little bonus features (data by app is a nice sounding one)

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i know for sure AT&T is off. by alot actually. and i know this by text messages.
whne i was on thier 1500 text plan. i knew that for sure i had gone over my limit and the text would say that i had 893 text which was not true.

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Sorry to bring up a semi-old post. However I did not see any other posts relating to this app.
I would just like to share my recent experience;
After installing, it started to record my data usage perfectly, as I would browse/download apps it would increase my data usage by a near identical amount that Bell had charged me for. However just recently (last night) I realized it wasn't recording a fairly significant amount of data.
I went for a one hour bike ride last night whilst using a music streaming app; SKYfm radio. This app conveniently records how much data I use, it stated that after the one hour I had streamed about 30mb worth of data... 3G watchdog however did not pick up on a single kb of that data; unsure why (no I was not on wifi biking around - it was 3G)
I just thought I would mention this because you may be getting false readings (don't know how many other apps may use data that this app will not pick up on)
30mb will add up, if I go for a bike ride every day that's 900mb (30 day month) that is not recorded.
Maybe it was a one time fluke? I will be going for another bike ride later tonight so I will know for sure!
Cheers

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You can use several data usage recording apps at the same time, and they will all record different data usage. Not from what I have seen on my phone to be huge differences, but numbering in the 10-50MB range.
I have no idea what AT&T is doing, but my home internet is with Comcast. I saw 5GB usage on the 1st day of one month when I had been at work all day. I do have a secure network before you ask. I called them and *****ed them out, as I do come close to the 250GB max they impose per month, and if you break 250GB they shut you off for a year. I had noticed increased usage over several months because I monitor traffic but couldn't pinpoint it. I had never seen this on the 1st of a month when data usage resets to zero. They had no explanation but to blame the 3rd party company who record data usage, but my data usage has been 100% correct as recorded through my router since this time, and has also been 50-60GB less per month on average with the same activity.
Really makes me wonder exactly how AT&T bill data usage and question the accuracy of their system. I doubt Comcast is the only "isp" who are not billing correctly/recording data usage accurately.

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On the bell network watchdog gives me usage hundreds of mb over the bell self serve app. Can't seen to figure it out.
sent from my rooted,
and chillin, canadian Motorola Atrix

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palmboy5 said:
With a 200MB data plan, such a difference makes the app unusable.
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imo, the Atrix is what makes the 200mb plan unusable. Even with 3Gwatchdog Pro and DroidWall I was coming sooooo close to my 200 limit.. I had previously used the 200mb on my Captivate for 6 months w/o coming close to my limit. Sure I could use APNdroid to cut all data off, but then I might as well have a GoPhone. After playing with settings and apps, constantly checking my usage and even a couple calls to Att.. I decided for -$3/week difference it was a no brainer to get the 2gb plan and be able to use my phone/data anytime I want.

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WiredPirate said:
imo, the Atrix is what makes the 200mb plan unusable. Even with 3Gwatchdog Pro and DroidWall I was coming sooooo close to my 200 limit.. I had previously used the 200mb on my Captivate for 6 months w/o coming close to my limit. Sure I could use APNdroid to cut all data off, but then I might as well have a GoPhone. After playing with settings and apps, constantly checking my usage and even a couple calls to Att.. I decided for -$3/week difference it was a no brainer to get the 2gb plan and be able to use my phone/data anytime I want.
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You could try Opera Mini with the image quality set to low. Its how I get by on it.
For me, I've found that AT&T is about 200kb above whatever I actually use. I consider myself lucky to not have the issue as badly as most people seem to.

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Here is some images of my usage, about half way through the billing month now. Att shows higher usage than 3gW:
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I've compared the two at various instances throughout the month using the AT&T data text check thing, and it appears that the reading fluctuates between being too high and too low on different cycles, but it generally is very close. (never more than ~50mb off)

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Mine are always off by a MB or 2 a day.

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KefkaticFanatic said:
I've compared the two at various instances throughout the month using the AT&T data text check thing, and it appears that the reading fluctuates between being too high and too low on different cycles, but it generally is very close. (never more than ~50mb off)
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If you are on a 200MB plan, that 50MB = 25% of your monthly usage allowance!