Managing data transfers over network connections based on priority and a data usage plan

A method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of data transfer requests from one or more applications executing on a first computing device, the plurality of data transfer requests having priority information associated therewith;
• assigning one or more of the received plurality of data transfer requests that are identified as high priority data transfer requests for initiation over the first network connection;
• prior to initiating the selected one or more of the received plurality of data transfer request, detecting an absence of the first network connection;
• determining that all other available network connections have data transfer costs that are greater than a data transfer cost associated with the first network connection;
• based on the detected absence of the first network connection and the determining that all the other available network connections have data transfer costs that are greater than the data transfer cost associated with the first network connection, determining that none of the other available network connections should be used to initiate data transfer requests unless the data transfer requests are high priority;
• notifying the application associated with the selected one or more of the received plurality of data transfer requests of the detected absence of the first network connection;
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• based on the absence of the first network connection and notifying the application associated with the selected one or more of the received plurality of data transfer requests of the detected absence of the first network connection and that the selected one or more of the received plurality of data transfer requests is high priority, re-assigning the selected one or more of the received plurality of data transfer requests to one or more of the other available network connections while the first network connection is absent.

One or more computer storage devices embodying computer-executable components, said components comprising:

• an interface component that when executed causes at least one processor to receive a plurality of data transfer requests from one or more applications executing on a first computing device, the plurality of data transfer requests having priority information associated therewith;
• a type component that when executed causes at least one processor to classify a plurality of network connections available to the first computing device;
• a priority component that when executed causes at least one processor to assign one or more of the plurality of data transfer requests as high priority data transfer requests to a first network connection of the plurality of network connections based on the priority information;
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• a notification component that when executed causes at least one processor to:
• prior to initiating the data transfer request, detect an absence of the first network connection of the plurality of network connections;
• determine that all other of the plurality of network connections have data transfer costs that are greater than a data transfer cost associated with the first network connection;
• based on the detected absence of the first network connection and determining that all other of the plurality of network connections have data transfer costs that are greater than a data transfer cost associated with the first network connection, determine that none of the other of the plurality of network connections should be used to initiate data transfer requests unless the data transfer requests are high priority;
• notify the application associated with the assigned one or more of the plurality of data transfer requests of the detected absence of the first network connection;
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• based on the absence of the first network connection and notifying the application associated with the assigned one or more of the plurality of data transfer requests of the detected absence of the first network connection and that the assigned one or more of the plurality of data transfer requests is high priority, re-assigning the assigned one or more of the plurality of data transfer requests to one or more other network connections from the plurality of network connections while the first network connection is absent.