NetCounter App for Android Review
Data plans are still costly, and hence you might want to keep tab of your data usage in your phone regularly. NetCounter app for Android does just that. It acts as your eyes and ears as far as your phone’s data usage is concerned, and displays your usage details in an easy to comprehend manner. NetCounter application can be downloaded for free of cost from the Android Market Place.
How NetCounter Android App Works
NetCounter app keeps track of your ‘cell’ usage as well as ‘WiFi’ usage by day, week and month. More specifically, under ‘Cell’, the app displays the data usage according to ‘Total’, ‘Monthly’, ‘7 Days’ and ‘Today’. The same goes for WiFi usage. You can customize the counters based on your billing cycle, or duration of use for which you might need the stats. To do that, simply hold your finger on top of each counter, and change the type, date and duration. However, the most useful feature in the application is the pop up alert that tells you exactly when your data usage had crossed the set limits. There is also an option to remove a particular counter previously set, if you don’t want that anymore.
NetCounter app for Android has got a very easy to read interface. Navigating around or setting the various parameters in the app is quite easy. Given its file size, the download and installation won’t take much time either.
Once installed, the NetCounter Android application quietly runs in the background, keeping tab of your data usage. The app restarts automatically after every reboot, without losing the collected data in the process, unlike many of the applications with comparable features. Even though the NetCounter application runs in the background all the time, it consumes only very less battery, which is very crucial for an Android phone.
Final Thoughts
NetCounter app for Android does what it promises. It diligently keeps tab of your data usage day-in and day-out and presents the said details to the user in a very user friendly manner that one could easily read the essentials in one passing glance. There is no learning curve; anyone could start using it in seconds. Verdict: A really handy app to have if you use capped 3G/EVDO data plans in your Android devices.
Category: Free Android Apps, Free Android Tools
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