AUTOUPDATE TURN OFF ?

hi,found the other thread for this but its locked.
has there been a way to turn off autoupdate made available yet?
i ask as i use a mobile dongle for my internet and am fed up with logging on to see my emails etc and then having to wait,sometimes 15+ mins more for the update to finish downloading.
this constant updating also eats up my data allowance needlessly as i notice i lose like 2.5mb even when theres no update released.it all adds up and is a waste.
as i use acronis imaging my worries on all this av paranoia is much less than most.
thanks

Sorry, not yet. This topic is also being discussed here.

If enough people complain, maybe something will be done about it.

Al

ah ok,thank you adric.