Additionally, right now I am on an unlimited data plan. I have come to terms with the fact that I will now need to go to a tiered plan. I don't think I have ever even gone over 1 GB in my 18 months of useage, so I am ok with doing the 2GB plan. It just doesn't pay to buy an IP5 off contract just to keep my same plan. Although I have heard that the IP5 goes through more data (I'm not sure how) as opposed to the IP4 (which I currently have)...any truth to that? If so, is it a considerable amount? (Assuming I rarely use Siri and all of my other data use habits are the same.)
Also, right now I get a 12% discount through my employer. I emailed a rep about a couple things and asked if my discount would carry over. They said I would still the the 12% off the voice portion of my bill but not the data portion. It's only a $3 hike in my bill, but still kind of annoying. Has anyone else dealt with this issue?
It's perception mainly for usage, think about it like this:
you walk everywhere for transportation and have a pretty set area that you travel around in (data usage). Now someone gives you a pair of roller blades. You can clearly go faster on these, and while you stick to the same geenral routine, you're getting places faster, so you may decide to go to places that are a little far to do while you're walking, but are able to accoplish easier because you can get there quicker ("increased" data usage). Also, like pretty much every new toy, there will be a spike after you first get it because you're playing around more, but should even out.
As far as employee discount, my company reimburses me for data after I pay the bill, so slightly different setup. Honestly, I would just eat the $3, it's free money anyway.