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Google Play or Amazon.
Here’s a simple formula you can use to get a ballpark
(X) = minutes you’re on data and not WiFi a day (2 hours = 120)
(Y) = Refresh frequency (Check settings to see potential values)
(Z) = Number of alerts
((X)Â \ (Y)) x 60 x (Z) = Amount of kilobytes used in a run of the day.
Someone who has 6 alerts, who is not on WiFi for 2 hours a day (120 / 15) x 60 x 6 = 2.8 MB’s a day… or 0.0028 GB’s a day.
If data usage is a huge concern, you can turn off checking when not on WiFi in the settings
Barely any really. Might equate to losing 2 minutes of charge time a day, tops.
Unless you have an Android phone older than 2011, it will work! I tested Canadian Classifieds Alerter on a Galaxy Ace 2 which is running Android 4.0.3 (Api level 15) and it works just fine. The only issue I’ve found is that it ignores ringtone/vibrate settings. This will be fixed in a future update.
According to the Amazon compatibility checker, it does. I no longer own my Q10, so I can’t test it. I will update the FAQ when I find out for sure.
You can’t. Unless Kijiji modifies their app to open all links associated with Kijiji. This is out of my control unfortunately đ
The Canadian Classifieds Alerter app is ready to go out of the box, however you may want to fine-tune the settings or temporarily disable the service.
Settings are available on the main page, click the top right button
There is two different sections, “Notifications” and “Data and Sync”
Let’s go through each section and I’ll explain the settings to you
#1 – Service Enabled:Â Want to disable the service for a while? Turn this switch off. When you’re ready to re-enable it, flick the switch back on.
#2 – Ringtone: Change the ringtone to something specific so you know it’s a Classifieds Alert if you want.
#3 – Vibrate:Â Turn Vibration on or off
#1 – Sync Frequency on WiFi: How often do you want to perform checks while on WiFi? For battery considerations, you may want to set this higher. You can set it as frequently as one minute, but I highly recommend that you don’t for two reasons:
#2 – Sync Frequency on mobile: How often do you want to perform checks while on your mobile data? Each alert uses 60 KB (0.06 MB) of data everytime you do a check. If you check every 15 minutes, have 5 alerts and you’re on your mobile data two hours a day, you would use 480 KBs of data (0.5 MB or 0.0005 gigabytes) every single day. If you have a great data plan, you can definitely get away with setting this more frequently.
#3 – Check for new ads only on wifi: If you have a terrible data plan (I do too, nothing to ashamed of) and just don’t want to use your data at all, you can turn off checking while on data. Once you connect to WiFi again, the service will turn back on.
These are all the settings! Now download the app if you haven’t already!
Youâve tried using Kijijiâs daily alerts. The issue with them⌠is that they come daily. As in once a day, when everyone else gets them, meaning you have no more advantage than anyone else. The worst part is⌠sometimes they donât even get sent at all.
If you have an Android device, you can download âCanadian Classifieds Alerterâ from the google play store.
Or you can download the iPhone/iOS version on the Apple Store
Canadian Classifieds Alerter checks Kijiji for you! Letâs say you are looking for an iPhone and youâre on a budget of $200. Simply set an alert to check for âiPhoneâ and a price limit of $200 and you will be notified the next time someone posts it on Kijiji⌠before anyone else!
It is available on Google play and the Apple app store for the low cost of FREE!
(These steps are for an outdated Android version, iOS/iPhone version and newer Android versions will be very similar!)
Glad you asked and that youâre on board. Letâs walk through the steps⌠I am going to assume you know to download an application from Google Play or Amazon. Because of how their search is setup, you may have to search for âCanadian Classifieds Alerterâ all in quotes. If not, just click this link for Google Play or this link for Amazon on your Android smartphone/tablet.
(These screenshots are from an earlier version of the app. The steps are still the same)
The New Alert screen will then be displayed
Click on âNew Alertâ
Clicking through the buttons will traverse you through categories, and categories within categories. The same goes for location. For this example, I am picking âCellphonesâ in the âPhonesâ category and I will be searching in Moncton, New Brunswick. If you make a mistake, donât sweat it, just press the back button.
While this part is optional, I highly recommend it just so you arenât bombarded with notifications with things you donât care about, or things out of your price range. In the maximum  price field, enter the most youâre willing to pay (ie, 200) and enter a search query in the âSearch forâ box (In this case, âiphoneâ).
Self-explanatory.
And just like that youâre brought to the main screen and your notification is now there
There is a background service running that does all the checking for you⌠sit tight. The more specific your search is, the less results you get. Itâs worth mentioning that by default, it will not check unless youâre on wifi. Go into the settings to change this. Want a rundown of all the settings? Check out my blog post on how to do that!
Wow, that was fast! Touch the notification and the Notifications screen will appear⌠click âGO TO ADâ to open the ad in your browser
Check the ad out, if you like it, then contact the seller!
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