Yahoo has hit back at Microsoft after it blamed the web giant for apparently random spikes in data usage experienced by some Windows Phone 7 users.
"Yahoo Mail is widely available on tens of millions of mobile phones, including those running on Apple iOS, Android, Nokia Symbian, and RIM. The issue on the Windows Phones is specific to how Microsoft chose to implement IMAP for Yahoo Mail and does not impact Yahoo Mail on these other mobile devices," the company said.
Over the past few weeks, some Windows Phone 7 users have complained of occasional very high data use on their handsets. The usage seems to take place without any action by the users. The handset also relies on the 3G connection, even when a Wi-Fi connection is available.
Last month, Microsoft confirmed there was a glitch but until yesterday refused to name the "third-party solution commonly accessed from Windows Phones" that was causing the issue.
The glitch is caused by an error in the code that instructs Windows Phone 7 handsets on how to download mail from Yahoo, and means up to 25 times more data than necessary is being downloaded.
Yahoo added that it has "offered to provide Microsoft a near-term solution for the implementation they chose, and is encouraging Microsoft to change to a standard way of integrating with Yahoo Mail, which would result in a permanent fix."
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Mark Simpson said: Mmmmm Microsoft blame Yahoo and Yahoo blame Microsoft Sounds six of one and half a dozen of the other to meDoes make me wonder whether Microsofts initial reluctance to name the culprit was less to do with allowing a trusted partner to fix an honestly made mistake Or whether they were adhering to the adage Those that live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones
Stuart said: I have a Yahoo email account that i had to open to join Freecycle and its a mess in every wayIts a cluttered joke that takes forever to load on my main pc which has plenty under the bonnetIve never seen so many useless flash adds and simple navigation is almost impossible