Ability to set a wifi network as unsuitable for background downloads

Originator:talktodan
Number:rdar://15742072 Date Originated:03-Jan-2014
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:
Classification: Reproducible:
 
Summary:
There are some occasions where wifi networks are unsuitable for background downloads and it would be useful if background network activity could be controlled/and or restricted like when using cellular data.

A common example is a quota restricted hotel connection, another example is a mifi device which appears as a wifi network.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go on vacation to a foreign country without cellular data
2. Connect to your quota-restricted hotel connection 
3. Sleep for the night


Expected Results:
 I should be able to mark the connection as indelible for background transfers because I know my quota is limited.

Actual Results:
All the bandwidth quota available has been used downloading podcasts which I would've been happy to wait for and I can't get the information about my next days activities which i'd prefer to use the bandwidth for.

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