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How much data online do apps use?

JnEricsonx

Android Enthusiast
Jun 1, 2011
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While I won't be upgrading till next year, with Verizon changing their data plans, I figured I'd ask people what their data usage is, and that's based on what they're using on it, like, light/heavy internet browsing, Pandora/Slacker/Netflix/etc? So, fire away, lemme hear your GB numbers, please.
 
These are some numbers for a 30 day cycle period on my Atrix 4G

Wifi:

OS Services: 3.68 GB
Pandora: 1.54 GB
SIMS Free Play: 1.21 GB
Streaming Media: 1.19 GB
Download Manager: 399 MB
HBO GO: 395 MB
Directv: 272 MB
Netflix: 159 MB
iHeartRadio: 151 MB
System Portal: 135 MB
Exec. Assist POP/IMAP: 80 MB
Browser: 66 MB
Google Play Store: 65 MB
Contacts: 49 MB
Flixter: 36 MB
ESPN ScoreCenter: 29 MB

Mobile Data:

Pandora: 225 MB
Streaming Media: 83 MB
Maps: 45 MB
Exec. Assist POP/IMAP: 36 MB
OS Services: 28 MB
iHeartRadio: 19 MB
Contacts: 14 MB
Browser: 14 MB
Executive Assist. Free: 9 MB
ESPN ScoreCenter: 7 MB
Facebook: 7 MB
Motorola Services: 5 MB
WeatherBug Elite: 5 MB
Pro Weather Alert: 4 MB
 
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Browsing news sites, blogs, forums, etc (no video) on the tablet while tethered, ~60-120MB per day (~1.5-2.5GB/mo). I've got a 4GB plan and at the end of the billing cycle, I'd usually watch a couple of movies or TV shows on Netflix to use up my remaining allocation. Tried streaming Pandora but it only used ~40-50MB/hr. Netflix is ~150-200MB per episode of Family Guy/Simpsons (~25 mins w/o commercials?).
 
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