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Just Curious: Data Usage
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When I had att unlimited I would use between 9-15 gb during summer (usually meant longer hours at work) but last year when we got wifi it dropped to about 3gb.
Have a 3GB shared plan between my iPhone & iPad. I am on wifi so much, my usage is pretty small.
Used to be around 15-25 GB/mo on my 5S. Based on usage so far this month after getting my 6+ three days ago... I'll be exceeding that. Verizon unlimited plan FTW.
Meanwhile here in germany people get jealous when I tell them I get 1,2GB a month on mobile data 
I don't think I know a single person who would dare to stream anything. One time I had a 30 sec YouTube video play on my friends phone and he was like screaming ARE YOU NUTS!!!! MY DATAAAA TURN IT OFF!!!
I don't think I know a single person who would dare to stream anything. One time I had a 30 sec YouTube video play on my friends phone and he was like screaming ARE YOU NUTS!!!! MY DATAAAA TURN IT OFF!!!
Meanwhile here in germany people get jealous when I tell them I get 1,2GB a month on mobile data
I don't think I know a single person who would dare to stream anything. One time I had a 30 sec YouTube video play on my friends phone and he was like screaming ARE YOU NUTS!!!! MY DATAAAA TURN IT OFF!!!
Lol
Common, carrier data is that expensive over there?
Lol
Common, carrier data is that expensive over there?
Well technically it is all unlimited but they throttle you to 64kbs after a certain amount depending on your plan. I would say the average gets 500mb a month. Now that they make less and less money with text messages it is getting worse and worse. I guess 64kbs was still fast enough for whatsapp and what not so now they start to throttle down to 32kbs on some plans for the rest of the month. U used to be able to pay like 5 to "reset" your data to whatever your plan includes like let's say your plan included 2gb before u get throttled and u py 5 within the month u would get another 2gb but now they have changed it and u just get another 200mb for 5 no matter what plan ur at
Wow, that sucks bro.
The throttle speeds are worst than a turtle
There isn't many other wireless companies that will offer better data plans than that?
500mb and 200mb a month is nothing.
That sucks!!! Are all of the cell service companies plans like that in your country?
On my 5S, I used about 3.5gb per month or roughly 100mb per day. On my 6+, I hit 5gb around Day 17 of the month or about 300mb per day. I have my 6+ set up like my 5S, and my typical activity is the same. I can't figure out why I'm burning through more data on the 6+. I have an AT&T unlimited plan (throttled at 5gb), so I try to conserve as much as possible.
I use ~2 GB between my wife and I- and I make absolutely no effort to conserve data. I am on wifi mostly though. I can't even imagine how one would use 50.
Meanwhile here in germany people get jealous when I tell them I get 1,2GB a month on mobile data
I don't think I know a single person who would dare to stream anything. One time I had a 30 sec YouTube video play on my friends phone and he was like screaming ARE YOU NUTS!!!! MY DATAAAA TURN IT OFF!!!
I won't say this is "good to hear", but all I ever hear is how wonderful people in EU have it. It's the same in Hungary by the way. I think it's the same bunch of misinformation being circulated and regurgitated on these forums.
I was using around 10GB's month. My bluetooth in my car went out and am down to about half of that. To say the least I have room to grow into my 30GB plan. My wife is out of work so her usage is almost none as she hardly leaves the house right now.
I'm on the more everything 20GB plan on Verizon, just doubled it to 40 gigs and added a tablet which bumped it up 10 more gigs. Yet, it's still not enough lol.
So a guy streaming from a slingbox is akin to a person driving a bently? makes sense.
Sure, same exact thing.
One costs around $200-300K and the slingbox about $60-100