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Onavo: Shrinks Your Data and Enables Pandora in Canada for Your iPhone
The start up Onavo has been making some buzz lately. Essentially, their app shrinks your data usage to help extend your data plan. This app runs in the background, and is a god send for those with smaller data plans, like the common 500MB plan in Canada.
How Does Onavo Work?
You download the free Onavo app from the App Store, setup a profile, and the app runs in the background. When you’re using your carrier’s data, any web, email and app data is shrunk by Onavo’s servers, then sent back to your iPhone. Onavo is essentially a proxy server that compresses data for Safari, Mail, Facebook, Google Maps, Twitter (only Tweetdeck/Echofon) and other apps.
Onavo also comes into play if you’re using data while traveling. Your roaming data can be extended big time. According to the company, one week’s worth of emails will typically fit into a 25MB plan, but with Onavo enabled, you’ll be able to triple your plan.
Only the data you download is shrunk through Onavo. Your uploaded data will remain unchanged. Since downloaded data is compressed–web pages can load faster, thus making a positive impact on your battery life. The app features settings to change the quality of pictures being downloaded, and also shows how much data you’ve saved, and what applications are using the most data.
 
The service is so popular that carriers in Canada such as Rogers, Fido, Telus, and Bell have embraced the app, along with 240 carriers around the world.
Here’s what they have to say about privacy:
We take our users’ privacy very seriously, only storing the bare minimum necessary to support the service – all aggregated and anonymized. This is so that the app can report your savings, app usage, etc. We do not store any content such as messages, passwords, etc.
Onavo acts similarly to any router/operator on the Internet through which your data passes. Only metadata (types of applications, etc.) on the data, aggregated and anonymized, is stored for two purposes:
Showing you your data usage and savings
Researching aggregated statistics in order to improve the service
To avoid any doubt, Onavo does not store any content of the data, and cannot read encrypted SSL (HTTPS) traffic. One exception is Exchange Mail traffic, which requires the user’s explicit approval (appears as a Server Authentication message after finalizing the Onavo install process). This can be turned off from the app’s Settings.
So there you have it. If you want data to go through Onavo, it’s a great way to extend your plan. Even with Rogers re-introducing their $30/6GB data plan, Onavo will surely help you save data.
Onavo Will Enable iPhone Users in Canada to Use Pandora Over 3G!
If you’re a fan of US-only music service Pandora (US iTunes account required), you’ll love Onavo. Since the Onavo proxy is run through US-based Amazon Web Services (AWS), that will trick Pandora into thinking you’re in America, thus allowing Pandora to work perfectly in Canada! I’m sure you can get creative and get other US apps working here as well.
Onavo is free–click here to download it from the App Store, and tell me what you think!
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You just made my life!!!! Ahhhhh thanks!!
You just made my life!!!! Ahhhhh thanks!!
You just made my life!!!! Ahhhhh thanks!!
Tip :
With Onavo, you won’t be able to access your Rogers MyAccount app, Bell app, etc. to see your usage. For this, you’ll have to turn off “Onavo profile” in Onavo app settings. Don’t forget to put it back on after (make sure “Savings” are on as well).
Tip :
With Onavo, you won’t be able to access your Rogers MyAccount app, Bell app, etc. to see your usage. For this, you’ll have to turn off “Onavo profile” in Onavo app settings. Don’t forget to put it back on after (make sure “Savings” are on as well).
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I like this just for the Pandora access! I’m going to try it.
I like this just for the Pandora access! I’m going to try it.
I like this just for the Pandora access! I’m going to try it.
Great post, I am on 500MB BB plan running on iphone. And usually going over my data. Stupid rogers, want to change my whole plan if i want to increase my data usuage… Hopefully Onavo will help.
Great post, I am on 500MB BB plan running on iphone. And usually going over my data. Stupid rogers, want to change my whole plan if i want to increase my data usuage… Hopefully Onavo will help.
Great post, I am on 500MB BB plan running on iphone. And usually going over my data. Stupid rogers, want to change my whole plan if i want to increase my data usuage… Hopefully Onavo will help.
Great post, I am on 500MB BB plan running on iphone. And usually going over my data. Stupid rogers, want to change my whole plan if i want to increase my data usuage… Hopefully Onavo will help.
This is an awsome app. I have a 6 gig plan and all but I now can use pandora. I’ve been listening all day so far. Works great. I have yet to trick other apps based in the US but I’ll keep you all updated.
This is an awsome app. I have a 6 gig plan and all but I now can use pandora. I’ve been listening all day so far. Works great. I have yet to trick other apps based in the US but I’ll keep you all updated.
Thanks. Fixed. Now you know my buddy’s golf handicap! 😉
Thanks. Fixed. Now you know my buddy’s golf handicap! 😉
Stupid question I’m sure, but will this fix allow you to use Pandora over wifi?
Stupid question I’m sure, but will this fix allow you to use Pandora over wifi?
Nope. But there are plenty of VPN options you can use. Search the forums here and I’m sure you will find what your looking for.
Nope. But there are plenty of VPN options you can use. Search the forums here and I’m sure you will find what your looking for.
Is it just me or my internet connection on my iPhone became really slow after installing this app. I live in downtown Vancouver. The reception is always pretty good from Robbers.
Is it just me or my internet connection on my iPhone became really slow after installing this app. I live in downtown Vancouver. The reception is always pretty good from Robbers.
This method doesn’t work for me. I think you have to remove the Onavo profile from the phone altogether to get the My Rogers app to work again.
This method doesn’t work for me. I think you have to remove the Onavo profile from the phone altogether to get the My Rogers app to work again.
This method doesn’t work for me. I think you have to remove the Onavo profile from the phone altogether to get the My Rogers app to work again.
This method doesn’t work for me. I think you have to remove the Onavo profile from the phone altogether to get the My Rogers app to work again.
This method doesn’t work for me. I think you have to remove the Onavo profile from the phone altogether to get the My Rogers app to work again.
It mentions that your settings will change, upon install. Can those who have installed this mention what settings will change? Thanks
It mentions that your settings will change, upon install. Can those who have installed this mention what settings will change? Thanks
How do you get it to work with Pandora? I haven’t been successful.
How do you get it to work with Pandora? I haven’t been successful.
Drained my 3GS battery bug time!!!
You need to be connected to 3G for Pandora to work. It won’t work over WiFi since your home IP will be outside the USA.
You need to be connected to 3G for Pandora to work. It won’t work over WiFi since your home IP will be outside the USA.
Of course it does. It simply encrypt your data, sent it to itself somewhere in the States, then decrypt data, do the requested stuff, re-encrypt it, sent it back to you, decrypt it , and wala!Â
The encryption doesn’t cause the lag of course, but when your data has to travel alot more then it should + be answered by a server. Â Â
I did a test this morning, i was at 3Mbps, and after turning it on, i went to .2Mbps. Â Obviously, my second action was to remove it.
Of course it does. It simply encrypt your data, sent it to itself somewhere in the States, then decrypt data, do the requested stuff, re-encrypt it, sent it back to you, decrypt it , and wala!Â
The encryption doesn’t cause the lag of course, but when your data has to travel alot more then it should + be answered by a server. Â Â
I did a test this morning, i was at 3Mbps, and after turning it on, i went to .2Mbps. Â Obviously, my second action was to remove it.
Of course it does. It simply encrypt your data, sent it to itself somewhere in the States, then decrypt data, do the requested stuff, re-encrypt it, sent it back to you, decrypt it , and wala!Â
The encryption doesn’t cause the lag of course, but when your data has to travel alot more then it should + be answered by a server. Â Â
I did a test this morning, i was at 3Mbps, and after turning it on, i went to .2Mbps. Â Obviously, my second action was to remove it.
Of course it does. It simply encrypt your data, sent it to itself somewhere in the States, then decrypt data, do the requested stuff, re-encrypt it, sent it back to you, decrypt it , and wala!Â
The encryption doesn’t cause the lag of course, but when your data has to travel alot more then it should + be answered by a server. Â Â
I did a test this morning, i was at 3Mbps, and after turning it on, i went to .2Mbps. Â Obviously, my second action was to remove it.
This app seems to mess up my push gmail. I have gmail set up thru MS Exchange and cannot get any mail pushed thru.
This app seems to mess up my push gmail. I have gmail set up thru MS Exchange and cannot get any mail pushed thru.
Rogers my account doesn’t work with this installed.
Rogers my account doesn’t work with this installed.
Yes, as noted above your Rogers Account app requires a Rogers IP address.
Yes, as noted above your Rogers Account app requires a Rogers IP address.
Yes, as noted above your Rogers Account app requires a Rogers IP address.
Why is it free?
Why is it free?