Mobile device-based bandwidth throttling

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a mobile device, a policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining, by the mobile device, an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining, by the mobile device, that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• throttling, by the mobile device, the bandwidth of the mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• determining, by the mobile device, a first value representing a percentage of one or more of the data usage thresholds that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time;
• determining, by the mobile device, a second value representing a percentage of the predetermined period of time that has elapsed;
• determining, by the mobile device, that the first value is outside of a predetermined range from the second value;
• and
• displaying, by the mobile device, a warning based on determining that the first value is outside of a predetermined range from the second value.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a mobile device, a policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining, by the mobile device, an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining, by the mobile device, that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• throttling, by the mobile device, the bandwidth of the mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds,
• wherein determining the amount further comprises:
• determining a first amount representing an amount of data that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time while the mobile device is roaming;
• determining a second amount representing an amount of data that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time while the mobile device is not roaming;
• and
• establishing the second amount as the amount.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a mobile device, a policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining, by the mobile device, an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining, by the mobile device, that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• throttling, by the mobile device, the bandwidth of the mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds,
• wherein determining the amount further comprises:
• determining a first amount representing an amount of data that has been communicated by the mobile device through a wide-area network connection during the predetermined period of time;
• determining a second amount representing an amount of data that has been communicated by the mobile device through a local area network data connection during the predetermined period of time;
• and
• establishing the first amount as the amount.

A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that if executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• receiving policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• throttling the bandwidth of a mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• determining a first value representing a percentage of one or more of the data usage thresholds that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time;
• determining a second value representing a percentage of the predetermined period of time that has elapsed;
• determining that the first value is outside of a predetermined range from the second value;
• and
• displaying a warning based on determining that the first value is outside of a predetermined range from the second value.

A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that if executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• receiving policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• and
• throttling the bandwidth of a mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds, wherein determining the amount further comprises:
• determining a first amount representing an amount of data that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time while the mobile device is roaming;
• determining a second amount representing an amount of data that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time while the mobile device is not roaming;
• and
• establishing the second amount as the amount.

A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that if executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• receiving policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• and
• throttling the bandwidth of a mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds,
• wherein determining the amount further comprises:
• determining a first amount representing an amount of data that has been communicated by the mobile device through a wide-area network connection during the predetermined period of time;
• determining a second amount representing an amount of data that has been communicated by the mobile device through a local area network data connection during the predetermined period of time;
• and
• establishing the first amount as the amount.

A mobile device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, if executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• and
• throttling the bandwidth of the mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds, wherein determining the amount further comprises:
• determining a first amount representing an amount of data that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time while the mobile device is roaming;
• determining a second amount representing an amount of data that has been used by the mobile device during the predetermined period of time while the mobile device is not roaming;
• and
• establishing the second amount as the amount.

A mobile device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, if executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a policy from a wireless carrier that specifies one or more data usage thresholds allotted by the wireless carrier for data transferred over a wireless carrier network during a predetermined period of time;
• determining an amount of data that has been transferred by the mobile device over the wireless carrier network during the predetermined period of time;
• determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds;
• and
• throttling the bandwidth of the mobile device over the wireless carrier network based on determining that the amount exceeds one or more of the data usage thresholds, wherein determining the amount further comprises:
• determining a first amount representing an amount of data that has been communicated by the mobile device through a wide-area network connection during the predetermined period of time;
• determining a second amount representing an amount of data that has been communicated by the mobile device through a local area network data connection during the predetermined period of time;
• and
• establishing the first amount as the amount.