Background service uses insane amount of wifi data
Product: EA Desktop
Platform:PC
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Which client functionality are you experiencing this bug with? Other (Please Describe)
Please describe Data Usage with EA background service
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 3/20/21
Summarize your bug Every time i open EA desktop, something called EA background service opens and uses ludicrous amounts of wifi data. in 3 hours it used up 77 GB of data, i have only used 300 gb in the past 27 days. i have no idea how to fix this but at that rate ill run out of data for the month in 2 days. i also don't think the games even run.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? It just happens whenever i open the application
What happens when the bug occurs? task manager reports that EA background service is running at 60 Mbps under network
What do you expect to see? it not using half my data for the month within a few hours
Used 66 GB so far and was only downloaded last night. instantly goes to 55 Mbps every time its opened. I also turned off every background setting in the app-
