How to get around the stupid 100 mb download limit on ipad without wifi

I have switched from Android to iPhone...it's been 2 months and my experience has been very disappointing. My expectations fell from sky high.

Btw this was a gift so I did not have a choice on what I wanted.

A few drill down options make all the difference in experiencing a world of difference.

Contacts- option to display only the names with phone numbers. When I sync contacts from gmail I have 20000 names and email ids. Android has this feature and it really helps.

Music - common App to detect music files from my phone and I can play all my music downloaded from different apps in one place.

Radio - I really enjoy music on the radio, again this feature is not available.

Photos - from different apps like WhatsApp. Why does it have to clutter all the photos in one place. WhatsApp photos should be stored in folder called WhatsApp pics as it is in android. A lot of manual effort goes into segregation.

App download- the users should have the liberty to choose wifi or mobile data. The option should be with the user to download more than 100mb over mobile data, we don't like being dictated.

I feel I would have loved the phone if these and many more features that I have not mentioned were considered. It definitely would be worth choosing apple over android if and only if apple would start working on it.

Because I made a mistake and bought iPhone 7. I tried returning it to the store but they won't take it back. So now i am trying to sell it via ebay.

But what a sssssss question "why are You here". Because i have a problem and I don't know how to go around it. If you are so smart then help me.

You show up here with a first post of "I have no such limitations on my Android device and never had any problems" and you expect us to, someone, intuit from that that you bought an iPhone and aren't happy with it? Some of us are pretty good but none of us read minds.

If, as you should have, you read this thread before posting in it, you should already know that this limit is, in fact, a limit. It's not something you can get around. I understand you're not happy with that but no one here can do anything to change that.

iPhones generally old their value quite well and yo should be able to sell it for close to what you paid for it.

Best of luck.

Thanks for your reply.

I just didn't know that people are so touchy or attached to a company that they would get offended, for no real reason.

For me it's just another hardware for which i payed a lot of money for, so expected it to do a lot of simple things with no problem.

So of course i got upset when i saw how many limitations this platform has. And my response hier was maybe not clear.

So let's just be calm about it. We (consumers/customers) should stay together about what we want in our products and confront the companies whose interests is only to take our money now... i mean they even want you to pay for a Ringtone... :-). While clearly you could just choose any MP3(or any other format) thats on your device already. Here already you start to see the greediness of a company.

So we should not fight each other about some overpriced piece of plastic.

xpfighter wrote:

I just didn't know that people are so touchy or attached to a company that they would get offended, for no real reason.

So far, I've found your posts mildly amusing. Please do not ascribe emotions to me that I don't feel. That will genuinely annoy me.

In a technical support forum, clarity and precision are important. Especially as we cannot actually see what you or your device is doing.

So of course i got upset when i saw how many limitations this platform has. And my response hier was maybe not clear.

That would indicate a failure on your part to do proper research before purchasing an expensive phone. For that, I have little sympathy.

So let's just be calm about it. We (consumers/customers) should stay together about what we want in our products and confront the companies whose interests is only to take our money now... i mean they even want you to pay for a Ringtone... :-). While clearly you could just choose any MP3(or any other format) thats on your device already. Here already you start to see the greediness of a company.

So far, you've discussed nothing that I find to be a problem with my experience with my iPhone. One of the reasons I prefer iOS devices to their Android counterparts is precisely because of the tight controls Apple places on the OS. It means I have a far more secure device.

I don't keep any mp3s on my phone so it would be rather inconvenient for me to have to load some in order to turn them into ringtones. I have a large selection of ringtones on my phone that I have made in the past. But, it's not something I enjoy doing and my time is more valuable that that. Your calculus might be different. Again, this is not a new with iPhones.

Best of luck.

It is more stupid for us who pay top dollars for an unlimited data plan. If we are to pay for unlimited data, why the **** are you limiting it? Its not like you would get harassed by the service provider for downloading more than 100mb, when I get to binge stream Neflix and such alike! *facepalm*

BusnutMike wrote:

We are! This blog is monitored by Apple social media managers, which are paid to moderate and relay information to the appropriate departments to better the user's experience.

That is so far from the truth it would be laughable if a few people didn't actually believe it. And it isn't a blog; it's a technical support forum.

BusnutMike wrote:

We are! This blog is monitored by Apple social media managers, which are paid to moderate and relay information to the appropriate departments to better the user's experience.

On occasion, when an engineer has been tasked to work on a specific, already known issue, they will monitor the forums for examples of the problem they're working on. The Hosts don't have the time to do what you think they're doing.

Although you are right it is helpful to people who shouldn't blow up their data you have no idea how annoying it gets when you Have LTE and unlimited data and it still won't let you download anything unless you have wifi

Its about giving us options and not taking them away, Apple has shown a consistency in taking away user choice and forcing their way on us. My ISP informed me they are not allowed to override this in the carrier settings, even though its non of Apple's business how much data my ISP provides me for each month, but then they allow a the data use via tethering to your phone or iPad on the same network which is beyond ridiculous. There is a word for this behaviour its called "Apple"

nicwilson58 wrote:

Its about giving us options and not taking them away, Apple has shown a consistency in taking away user choice and forcing their way on us.

Actually, Apple has consistently not offered choice in the first place. They've been doing that since they started. It's not an approach that works for everyone.

Thank you so much for this incredible suggestion! I was able to do it and it was great! 👍😃

Just did it over the pc through itunes and install and update there too and sync in your iphone or ipad too.

There is only one way round it.

Please DO NOT try the first or second method of turning off and on, it will not work and is silly.

Only way round it is to use a hotspot from another device for the first few seconds of download and then disconnect it if you wish.

The download will continue.

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A lot less than $1500.00

Why don't you tell Applehow you feel.