Using the New function of ASCII.jp Windows8 to manage the Traffic in Mobile Communication

Starting from Windows8.0, you can set whether the network is a "ad hoc billing connection". This refers to a network that charges according to traffic, like a mobile phone network, which can suppress communication in the background by making use of this function.

By making use of the function of "ad hoc charging connection" installed in the future of Windows8, file synchronization can be suppressed when using mobile data communication, and traffic can be saved.

Traffic can be suppressed by turning on functions such as when connecting to the Windows PC through the network

Recently, there is almost no pure ad valorem charge in Japan, but there are restrictions on many services, such as LTE mobile data communications, even under the quota system, speed limits will occur if the traffic exceeds 7 GB per month, and so on.

When using these services on mobile wireless LAN routers and smartphone networks, Windows PC tends to consume large amounts of data (such as file synchronization on SkyDrive). This time, let's take a look at the network ad hoc charging mechanism.

What is the Windows 8 ad hoc billing connection?

Ad hoc charging connection is an "attribute" set for the network, which can be set for wireless LAN or mobile broadband (network connection of mobile phone systems such as LTE). When it is connected to the set network, the following communication suppression is performed automatically.

Windows updates: download only higher priority updates Windows Store: stop downloading or updating applications start screen: stop updating tile information offline files: stop synchronization processing (Microsoft website pay-per-view connection: via FAQ)

In addition, the suppression action of the communication is automatic, and the user does not seem to be able to turn it on / off. Updates that Windows Update may be considered urgent because of security concerns will be downloaded. However, beyond that, it is not clear to what extent the "priority" is high. Because the priorities of all updates were not made public in the first place.

However, it is only "important" and does not seem to be downloading. The actual installation depends on the settings of the Windows update. In addition, the synchronization of offline files seems to include the synchronization of files that specify SkyDrive's "offline use".

In addition, settings allow users to specify how synchronization of SkyDrive and settings (part of the SkyDrive feature in Windows 8.1) and search function (Internet search based on integrated Bing search) will take place when charging on an ad hoc basis.

The ad valorem fee connection was originally used for mobile broadband using the mobile network. Before Windows7, the only way to use mobile networking was dial-up networking. Because dialing is manually connected and cut off by the user, even in the case of ad hoc charging, as long as the user decides to cut it off, starting from Windows8, mobile broadband is integrated into the system, and Windows can automatically manage its connection.

Therefore, even if the user intends to use the wireless LAN, the communication state becomes worse and it is possible to automatically switch to mobile broadband. At this point, if the charge is on an ad hoc basis, it is possible to make high requests for all kinds of communications carried out in the background through Windows. To prevent this, Windows 8 can set whether to charge the network on an ad hoc basis.