Microsoft confirms Windows Phone's Twitter feature is causing excess data use

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/10/windowsphone-twitter.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/24/microsoft-windows-phone-twitter-data-use/)Noticing that your Windows Phone device is using more data than usual? You're not alone. As The Verge reports (http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5024772/windows-phone-data-usage-issue-twitter), Microsoft has confirmed that a recent backend change on Twitter's part has caused the built-in Twitter feature of Windows Phone to eat up data a far higher than expected rate; specifically, it's caused it to frequently re-download profile images. In an effort to fix the problem, Microsoft has made a change to sync Twitter accounts just once a day, but a fix will need to be implemented on Twitter's end to completely remedy the problem -- that, Microsoft says, will take a few more weeks. In the meantime, the only other alternative is to unlink your Twitter account from the device -- or accept the data charges.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/24/microsoft-windows-phone-twitter-data-use/