XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: horace@horacealgiers.com   
      
   On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:01:28 -0400, nospam wrote:   
      
   > *all* cellular carriers collect diagnostic data regardless of the type   
   > of phone (smartphone or candybar/flip), such as when and where calls   
   > drop, so that they can see where they need to fix things.   
      
   I'm sure there is diagnostic information that you *can't* disable, but   
   there is certainly diagnostic information being sent to the carrier that   
   you *can* disable.   
      
   So the question is simply who disables carrier software, and, if they do   
   disable the carrier software, then how do they do it (so that all others   
   may benefit from the information).   
      
   1. I showed how to disable the T-mobile "System Manager Application" data   
   collection on Android, which anyone on T-Mobile can replicate.   
   2. Savageduck, on iOS, couldn't find where Verizon was collecting data, but   
   he kindly showed how he disables the *Apple* collection of data.   
   3. tlvp, on Android, said he couldn't find how to turn off the Verizon   
   collection of data on Android either - so it might be that you can't turn   
   off Verizon collection of data on either platform.   
      
   4. You (nospam) mentioned the obvious (which didn't add any value)   
   5. Rod Speed simply ranted as usual (showing even *less* value)   
   6. Davoud is another kook who posted utter nonsense (as usual for him)   
      
   In summary, based only on what has been reported here with respect to   
   *carrier* collection of data, the group tribal knowledge is the following:   
   a. On Android, you *can* turn off *T-Mobile* "System Manager Application"   
   data collection.   
   b. On iOS and Android, you *can't* turn off *Verizon* diagnostic data   
   collection   
      
   No word yet on T-Mobile on iOS or AT&T on either platform.   
      
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