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Post Your AT&T Data Usage Graphs!

appleguy123 said:
Because minutes don't tax the network nearly as much and minutes are used more(by normal people but not by me). IF everyone could use all that data it would be pointless for them to impose the cap on the first place.
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I don't know much about wireless networks, but even if data does bottleneck the system more than minutes do, by not allowing roll-over MB kinda flies in the face of AT&T's current "you get what you pay for" policy.

Also, I don't understand how you come to the conclusion that by allowing consumers to use the 2GB of data they would be paying for, would somehow make the 2GB cap pointless. The cap is for those customers, who are most likely jailbroken and currently tethering, and who use WAY more than 2GB every month. That is the point of the cap. For the rest of us that are playing fair with AT&T, we should be allowed to "get what we pay for."
 
Looks like i can easily get by with 200mb If I'm out the only thing i usually check are facebook/twitter when I'm home I have wifi now my question is too does text messages go against data as well if you get a plan?
 
Your graphs are very low compared to what I was doing with my 2G, it was normally 20-40GB on a daily basis because I did YouTube, iTunes (I spend an average of $1,000 every year :eek:), and streaming.
 
appleguy123 said:
I don't believe that you use 40gb a month, let alone a day. Graphs or you're lying.
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Believe me, I'm not lying. :D. I was on a GoPhone plan, so don't have graphs, had unlimited though. Used to use it before school for a hour, then after school for another six hours. Checked my e-mail, looked at the news, got on messenger, tagged music from the radio, downloaded apps/music, etc. Our network isn't congested, so it's like almost having normal internet at home. My internet went down a lot at home too, so was forced to use Edge all the time.
 
Jessica Lares said:
Believe me, I'm not lying. :D. I was on a GoPhone plan, so don't have graphs, had unlimited though. Used to use it before school for a hour, then after school for another six hours. Checked my e-mail, looked at the news, got on messenger, tagged music from the radio, downloaded apps/music, etc. Our network isn't congested, so it's like almost having normal internet at home. My internet went down a lot at home too, so was forced to use Edge all the time.
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Post the response you get when dialing *data#. There's no way that you're using that much data. Thats almost 40 of HD footage a day(at 720p mkv). It's physically impossible. There isn't enough time.
 
I'm too lazy to post my graph, lol. But here's my totals:

Dec '09 - 0.1GB
Jan '10 - 0.5GB
Feb '10 - 0.1GB
March '10 - 0.2GB
April '10 - 1.3 GB
May '10 - 1.2 GB
June '10 - 1.3 GB

I got my Nexus One is April. Lol. I had an iPhone before then but I guess I was always on Wifi on my iPhone. My 3G is always active on my Nexus One. I hardly switch to Wifi.
 
in Canada, our graphs are green ;)

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I check my e-mail and surf constantly. Very little Youtube and no streaming anything.
 

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I don't use a whole lot of data. My iPhone is primarily used as an email and twitter machine. Very little web browsing or video streaming is done on it.
 

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Jessica Lares said:
Your graphs are very low compared to what I was doing with my 2G, it was normally 20-40GB on a daily basis because I did YouTube, iTunes (I spend an average of $1,000 every year :eek:), and streaming.
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LOL...you remind me of someone I work with who said his cousin's Mercedes SLK registers 250mph. He obviously meant kph just as I believe you mean MB.
 


I really was expecting more users like me on this forum. I've only had my service for 1 month.
 
mcdj said:
This is why I made this thread. I think many people will be surprised by how low their numbers are. Of course, some will be surprised by how high they are...
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I was definitely shocked by how little I use. I'm constantly using Beejive/IM+, email, & Facebook. I'm still keeping my unlimited plan, though; I'd rather be safe than sorry. :cool:
 

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What the hell happened in March?

Here's mine up through May. The real question is, what the hell did I install in mid-March that spiked my usage (billing cycle is 15th-15th)? My usage habits didn't change, if anything, they dropped after I got the iPad.

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Not shown: May: 402mb, June: 410mb, July: 182mb.

Interestingly, right around mid-June, I did a huge app purge and whittled it down to a dozen or so apps (from the 50ish I had before and rarely used). Clearly, some rogue app was chewing up bandwidth like nobody's business - The two likely contenders; MapQuest (which I actually never got around to launching) and Reeder. I also installed IOS4, so that might have solved things as well.

I'd actually written up a blog post about it here.
 
AT&T's gotta think I'm an amazing customer paying $30 for this. I guess maybe I shouldn't feel guilty about Jailbreaking my phone?
 

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Just read this:

The change, which takes effect next week for new AT&T customers, could mean lower rates for typical customers but higher costs for heavy data consumers. Current AT&T smartphone customers, however, can opt to keep their existing plans indefinitely, even if they switch phones, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said.
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If im already an AT&T Customer, but havent had an iPhone before, could i ask for unlimited Data when i do early upgrade or w/e?
 
xLucky7 said:
Just read this:



If im already an AT&T Customer, but havent had an iPhone before, could i ask for unlimited Data when i do early upgrade or w/e?
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Nope. If you currently have an unlimited data plan you can keep it though. So say you have a Blackberry and you want an iPhone instead, you can keep your same $30 unlimited data plan.
 
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