Mobile Data Usage...

[Guest jimbouk]

So...with all the chat about T's wnw, O's unlimited, V's new data tariffs etc...how much do we need?

Over the last year I have used O's OW25 package - with 25 mb. I have used my ppc's for gprs surfing a little (say one-two hours per week with images turned off and avoiding data hungry sites like ebay)), IM (say two hours a week), pop mail (say ten emails a day) and activesync with exchange (say 5-20 emails per day plus directpush in the last few months). On a normal month my data usage will be less than 25 (between 10 and 20mb). It has thus been costing me

[Guest Monolithix (MVP)]

I had unlimited for a while, and although i didnt hammer it too much i did use it without worry of extra charges, clocked up on average a mere 30MB a month. I was quite surprised tbh...

[Guest simonclark123]

I've got the old web'n'walk (limited to 40 meg) on an unlocked SPV m500 (which comes with spb gprs monitor).

I use opera browser to limit amount of data and the only time I got close to exceeding it was when I tried out a third party push email application and it used up over 2 meg a day.

I have also noticed that spb gprs monitor always overestimates the amount of data I'm actually logged as using by t-mobile.

I'm sure, however, that when I receive my m3100 and unlock it for use on T-Mobile HSDPA, that the sheer speed will automatically mean I will be able to download more in a given time and hence send my data usage much higher.

Regards

Simon Clark

Business Telecoms

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

I use always on mail (of which I get tons), surf a lot, use Messenger, IRC, and am working on apps that really make the most of flat rate.

Yes, I need it :D

P

[Guest jimbouk]

Any idea how much you actually use in a month?

[Guest scottb]

Is use email (ckecks every two hours), Web surfing (mostly mobile forums!), download news headlines (once or twice a day) and download weather (every four hours). I use about 150 - 200 Mb per month.

[Guest smeg36]

Wow, you guys don't use much data! My data usage is slightly different than most because we have EVDO here in the US with max speeds of 2MB. I have Exchange set to get email as they arrive, and get about 30-40 a day, browse numerous websites (including ebay), download weather to PocketWeather, and watch Slingplayer. A typical month for me is around 1GB, with peak months going up to 3GB. Yeah, I think unlimited is required for my usage.