How much data do you use?

I had Unlimited w/VZW for years but have since switched over to their Share Everything w/8gb data pool.

The max data we've used in the past 12 months on the plan w/ 4 active smartphones (2x iPhones & 2 x HTC Incredible 2) has been 700mb.

Everybody on the plan has been well trained to leave wifi turned on and use it when/wherever available.

I use monstrous amounts of data. But with wifi just about everywhere, we have yet to break the 1gb barrier even with my selfish data usage.

/shrugs

I've never understood how people can chew through so much data every month.

Unlimited on 3 consume about 6gb on a quiet month

I have unlimited, but usually use 2-3 GB per month.

Here's my usage with my AT&T unlimited data plan. I'd be SOL if I didn't have unlimited data lol.

Running speed tests uses A LOT OF DATA. That and having Spotify on high quality.

MattMJB0188 said:

Here's my usage with my AT&T unlimited data plan. I'd be SOL if I didn't have unlimited data lol.

Running speed tests uses A LOT OF DATA. That and having Spotify on high quality.

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Just out of curiosity--have you been throttled?

My data usage is all over the map. Anywhere between 1GB and and 6.5GB per month. I stream a lot of music and some video. The gym doesn't have public wifi.

I use 1-1.5gb per month on my iPhone 5 and use wifi wherever possible. I only wish I could take my moms unlimited data plan and switch it with my 2gb plan so I can watch Netflix whenever, since she uses barely any data on here GS4 on Verizon. I

2GB - 4GB even tho I have unlimited data!

I'm not sure how I go over 2GB, but I always end up going over every month. I'm happy though that I was grandfathered into the unlimited plan.

barkomatic said:

Just out of curiosity--have you been throttled?

My data usage is all over the map. Anywhere between 1GB and and 6.5GB per month. I stream a lot of music and some video. The gym doesn't have public wifi.

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Not since March 2012. Funny how I went way over 5GB and still had normal speeds. I think they did away with that, or its done regional now.

How many unlimited people can there be left anyway?

iphonehype said:

and they never told me!!

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OF COURSE NOT!

Is like bank overdrafts. They nice to call u, Mr Smith, ur over drafted, want to proceed? NOPE. They just let u drown and send u the big bill later.

MattMJB0188 said:

Not since March 2012. Funny how I went way over 5GB and still had normal speeds. I think they did away with that, or its done regional now.

How many unlimited people can there be left anyway?

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That's interesting--so you were throttled at one point but not anymore? As I said, the most I've used is 6.5 GB but wondered if I could get away with more. I'm switching Internet providers next week and there will be a gap where I don't have wifi.

Realistically I average around 3Gb per month

Never exceeded 4.5GB

I've always had unlimited data tariffs, previously O2 which usually achieved 2-3Mbps on 3G

Now I'm on three and my average usage has risen a lot. Much more video, film and music use now.

It would be rude not to with 3G speeds like this



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Seems my usage pales into insignificance looking at these other posts. Home and work has wifi maybe that's why.

According to AT&T I used:

8.01GB
8.36GB
17.27GB

In the past 3 months.

barkomatic said:

That's interesting--so you were throttled at one point but not anymore? As I said, the most I've used is 6.5 GB but wondered if I could get away with more. I'm switching Internet providers next week and there will be a gap where I don't have wifi.

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Oh I definitely was. I was throttled every month they if I usually went over 2GB. Like I said before, I haven't noticed any decrease in speeds since about March 2012. I couldn't have used as much as I have if I was throttled. I believe when I was throttled it like 50kbps down with low pings.

I recommend giffgaff.... They're PAYG but offer "goodybags" that expire after a month, so basically a contract you're not tied in to. I use them and find them great!

I'm on Verizon, and I think I use about 5 gb out of 6 gb from my family plan. That with my iPhone 5, a 4S, an HTC 3G thing, and an iPad 4th gen with LTE. Before my iPhone 5 when I had a blackberry (also before the iPad was added) we had unlimited, and I used less than 1 gb.

I don't have wifi in my college apt, but I try to use it on campus and around town. The big jump probably has to do with available apps for BB versus the App Store. I also had Internet access at home previously and used my MacBook instead of my phone.

I have a 5GB monthly plan but I never use more than 1GB.

I use less than 500MB even though I have unlimited (throttled after 5GB used). I use my phone mostly at home where I have wifi and I try not to watch videos unless I'm on wifi.

Plus, I still only get 2G at my school because T-Mobile hasn't refarmed the 1900 MHz spectrum and I have a 4S so I don't have the patience to use much data there anyways.

I've had an iphone 5 since launch day and have never used less than 50Gb per month, most months I average between 100-150Gb of data use....

this costs me less than £20/ $30 per month

CelestialToys said:

I've had an iphone 5 since launch day and have never used less than 50Gb per month, most months I average between 100-150Gb of data use....

this costs me less than £20/ $30 per month

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*** damn!!! And I thought I used a lot!!! The hell do you do on your phone to wrack up that much??? Porn??? lol.

25 - 30GB per month. I mostly use my unlimited data plan for tethering.

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*** damn!!! And I thought I used a lot!!! The hell do you do on your phone to wrack up that much??? Porn??? lol.

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haha, as I get such a great deal I use it as my sole internet connection at home. I also get better speeds than I can get through a wired connection here...

So far 3.457 GB of my unlimited data plan on t-mobile I am expecting this to rise soon because school is starting and I usually use my phone for tethering and other stuff. During school usage it usually is at about 6-7 GB but not much more than that.