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Another month, another 7-8GB of data used

JimmyHat

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Dec 17, 2009
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I don't consider myself a heavy data user. When I'm home or at a place with wifi, that is what I use. I stream podcasts with Google Listen mostly and use Pandora in the car. My commute is roughtly 90 minutes per day. So far, I am averaging 7-8GB of data each month. I thought it would be less. Wait till the Netflix app hits. If the Netflix app is not crippled to only work on wifi only, my data will probably go to 15GB a month. I don't think that I will be the only one either. I have the paid version of PDAnet but rarely use it. If and when VZW goes with tiered plans, the late adopters will be screwed. I will not be able to afford paying per byte for anything over a 2GB limit. :eek:
 
I don't consider myself a heavy data user. When I'm home or at a place with wifi, that is what I use. I stream podcasts with Google Listen mostly and use Pandora in the car. My commute is roughtly 90 minutes per day. So far, I am averaging 7-8GB of data each month. I thought it would be less. Wait till the Netflix app hits. If the Netflix app is not crippled to only work on wifi only, my data will probably go to 15GB a month. I don't think that I will be the only one either. I have the paid version of PDAnet but rarely use it. If and when VZW goes with tiered plans, the late adopters will be screwed. I will not be able to afford paying per byte for anything over a 2GB limit. :eek:

In my opinion streaming Pandora 90 minutes a day makes you a heavy user.
 
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How much do you pull down while streaming 8 hours a day?
just got a droid x and went from a old flip with text/data blocked (against my better judgment of setting myself up to get shafted). i can only tell you that my cycle ends 9/7 and so far i have used 1.5g.
thats 12 days into the 31 day cycle.
i also tether.
a guess would then be: aprx. 4-5g a pay cycle.
i plug it into my truck aprx. 7:30 am. and unplug a little before 4:30 pm.

i can get internet from various wifi locations or home if i want it there.
a gps isnt that expensive and doesnt have reoccurring monthly fees, they also play mp3's just fine.
xm radio doesnt cost much either. thats how i did it before and how ill do it again.
total cost if use gps mp3 player and wifi = nothing.
 
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I wish I knew why what apps were using what data!

I think Google Listen is using most of the bandwidth but I have NO idea.

Is there an App or a screen in the phone that can pinpoint all the apps that are using data? Seems like an important feature if they are going to take away our unlimited data...
 
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When you install an app from the market, in the list of liberties the app takes with your phone, it lists the fuctions that use data.

That is true, but the important piece of information is how much data a particular app is going to use.

Ex:
ShopSavvy uses the network, and I'm ok with that, but if I found that it was using 1gb a month when I wasn't using it I would NOT be ok with that.
 
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