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Carrier How much data do you use monthly?
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When I didn't have home internet it was 50GB+. I don't have cable or satellite TV, I watch a lot of YouTube and my kids use Netflix. I think now I probably use 20GB - 30GB at most? I haven't been throttled yet but apparently T-Mobile does it to you if the tower is congested or whatever. But regardless if the high speed unlimited data or even speed capped data plans get throttled, you don't pay overages if it goes over the cap unlike AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile just slows you down. I remember paying so much money being on AT&T for 2GB of data a month. It was ridiculous. I didn't even wanna use my phone because of the data cap overages.
I'm thinking per line, that way it's easy for everyone to compare. If it was the total of all lines on your plan, it would vary greatly depending if you had 2 lines or 10.
On a 10 GB/month plan with 4 lines we generally use up at least 6 GB and up to close to 10 GB sometimes. Mostly it's a couple of lines that split much of the usage, while the other two don't have that much between them. On the couple that split the usage it's roughly 2 to 4 GB per month on average.
I have 5 lines on my plan and 20gb a month. Everyone gets 4 gigs, I usually don't go over 3. I previously used close to 50gb a month back in 2012 when there was only crap satellite internet where I live. I had the AT&T unlimited plan and would tether my xbox, computer, etc. to my iPhone's at&t data. I'd only get a max 5mbps down but that was good enough for me back then. I currently get around 10mbps with AT&T and at least 40mbps with Charter.
We have Unlimited. Before late 2012 it was about 10-12GB per month. Two lines, me around 6-8GB per month, my wife around 4-6GB per month.
Because of Network Vision for the last 2.5 years we've averaged less than 1GB per month between us because we were using WiFi in order to get any data at all.
Now that LTE is starting to get faster around here I am back on LTE and starting to move back towards 6-8GB per month. My wife is still on WiFi at home because it's still necessary at home.
Because of Network Vision for the last 2.5 years we've averaged less than 1GB per month between us because we were using WiFi in order to get any data at all.
Now that LTE is starting to get faster around here I am back on LTE and starting to move back towards 6-8GB per month. My wife is still on WiFi at home because it's still necessary at home.
I can keep it less than 2gb but I have to be careful. Watching data usage isn't something I like to do but is a necessary evil for me since its a company provided phone. They wouldn't have a problem if I exceeded the limit but I don't want to abuse what I consider a privilege.
My gf uses wifi exclusively for data and somehow manages to pull it off. By following her example its surprising how many places offer free wifi once you start looking for it if you aren't bothered by the login process. I've managed to be a lot more productive from utilizing free wifi while maintaining a relatively small data plan.
Only thing that irritates me is Apple still hasn't implemented a feature to disconnect from poor wifi reception. How long is the competition going to have this before Apple does it? Incredibly irritating to be connected to a starbucks wifi but be at a distance where its unusable...I digress...
While its not possible for a lot of heavy users especially away from urban areas you can still have a very satisfactory iPhone experience with a small data plan.
My gf uses wifi exclusively for data and somehow manages to pull it off. By following her example its surprising how many places offer free wifi once you start looking for it if you aren't bothered by the login process. I've managed to be a lot more productive from utilizing free wifi while maintaining a relatively small data plan.
Only thing that irritates me is Apple still hasn't implemented a feature to disconnect from poor wifi reception. How long is the competition going to have this before Apple does it? Incredibly irritating to be connected to a starbucks wifi but be at a distance where its unusable...I digress...
While its not possible for a lot of heavy users especially away from urban areas you can still have a very satisfactory iPhone experience with a small data plan.
When just using my iPhone for browsing less than 3GB. When tethering to my MacBook browsing the same content and viewing similar amounts of video more than 5GB. My data allowance is 6GB.
My carrier (EE) do not offer unlimited data on any of their business plans
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My carrier (EE) do not offer unlimited data on any of their business plans
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1-2GB, I only surf Safari and stream music on my iPhone. I don't watch videos on cellular, the cable company is payed for a reason (wifi). Also, the company who provides my wifi has plenty of free (password-protected) access points around local areas I visit. Unless you watch videos or tether to computers, I don't see how you can use but so much. I mean, I surf hours on LTE when I'm not around wifi, and I don't think I've ever used more than 2gb per month.
i only use about 4GB of the 11 allotted. ill download app updates but never really stream anything.
I am usually around the 10gb per month mark but I use my phone for work and personal, so this can vary from month to month. My other half goes through almost 20gb due to the amount of streaming on Spotify and Soundcloud.