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Free sign upThe phrase "a data connection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a link or interface that allows data to be transmitted between devices or systems.
Example: "To access the internet, you need to establish a data connection through your mobile network or Wi-Fi."
Alternatives: "a data link" or "a data network".
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A data connection, often used to connect a wireless "dongle" that can get your TV onto your home's Wi-Fi network.
(Phone –) Computer –) Xbox 360) This allows the Xbox to connect to Xbox Live anywhere the phone has a data connection.
By contrast Apple's Maps app requires a data connection to function.
Many companies offer the ability to stream music over a data connection.
Or FaceTime Audio, which enables voice calls between iPhone, iPod and iPad using a data connection.
It also lets iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phone owners download a station and listen to it without a data connection.
You also need a data connection to use some of its services, and that might be an obstacle if you're on a limited-data contract.
Their popularity may stem from the fact that they're free and they work offline so you don't need a data connection — handy when you're actually abroad.
But with wireless towers now popping up across the country, the government thinks 80% of citizens may have a mobile phone with a data connection by 2016.
More useful might be either manually limiting your use of those apps while on a data connection or turning off background app refresh.
Texting would require a data connection, while a podcast can be downloaded to a phone and can be played in Airplane Mode.
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