[q] how do people use soooo much data?!

[Magic_Bunny]

I have been using 3G watchdog to see how much data I am actually using. I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan and at the end of the month (near the end) I have only used 1.5GB! I have been tethering my laptop, my Xbox 360 (netflix and Battlefield), I have also been streaming Pandora and Youtube videos. As well as downloading apps, etc.

I also have auto sync for weather, email, and facebook.

How the heck have people been using up so much data?

 

[bleuiko]

Haha, I hear ya. I max out under 2GB each month and I have unlimited as well. I have no idea what other people are doing. Maybe they don't have internet at home. I can see myself easily using way more than that if I'm tethering at home as well.

 

[blaque72]

well I wasnt using wi-fi at home and I had to reinstall apps multiple times(before TiBU) so that was alot of usage right there but to be honest I dont really see a reason to tether the phone with these abysmal speeds

 

[drock212]

I can see myself going over... when Im not near wifi I download my torrents (this includes movies and gigs of free apk's I find out there) with my 3G and this isn't me tethering lol I just download straight to my phone

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[ceo.mtcl]

I have been using 3G watchdog to see how much data I am actually using. I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan and at the end of the month (near the end) I have only used 1.5GB! I have been tethering my laptop, my Xbox 360 (netflix and Battlefield), I have also been streaming Pandora and Youtube videos. As well as downloading apps, etc.

I also have auto sync for weather, email, and facebook.

How the heck have people been using up so much data?

Wow, if I tether my laptop I'll be using over 25 gigs per month!

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[bleuiko]

I can see myself going over... when Im not near wifi I download my torrents (this includes movies and gigs of free apk's I find out there) with my 3G and this isn't me tethering lol I just download straight to my phone

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What app for torrents?

 

[Magic_Bunny]

well I wasnt using wi-fi at home and I had to reinstall apps multiple times(before TiBU) so that was alot of usage right there but to be honest I dont really see a reason to tether the phone with these abysmal speeds

I Seattle the speeds have been pretty good for me. I have just have my XBox connected then I can play games online smoothly with no lag.

 

[drock212]

What app for torrents?

Adownloader search torrent in the app store and it'll pop up. Its the best free one out there

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[GlitchZero]

I have been using 3G watchdog to see how much data I am actually using. I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan and at the end of the month (near the end) I have only used 1.5GB! I have been tethering my laptop, my Xbox 360 (netflix and Battlefield), I have also been streaming Pandora and Youtube videos. As well as downloading apps, etc.

I also have auto sync for weather, email, and facebook.

How the heck have people been using up so much data?

Not buying it. You either use WiFi 28 days a month, or you only tethered for 30 seconds a day.

I tethered my laptop to watch a few videos, (under 5 minutes each, maybe 5-10 videos total, SD) instant messengers, and just general browsing, and my xbox to download some DLC. 8GB, and I was limiting myself to an hour a day on my laptop, and trying to skip days if possible. Not to mention constant app updates (per month, god, between 20-100?) this was a few months back, I have home internet now, so it's not an issue anymore. But no, I don't buy 1.5GB. Sorry.

 

[bigb252]

Next Bill Cycle: 04/02/2011
Data (MB): 7373 of Unlimited
Messaging: 3846 of Unlimited

First android phone. I stream a lot though.

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[Ciloteille]

When I had unlimited on my tigers htc dream I tethered to my lappy... I was using lime 50-200gb a month easily. Now with Atrix 1.8gb but wifi monitor apps would say I used atleast 5gb this month. Also ttorrent off market is good.3 dollars and unlimited dl speed. I hit speeds of up to 2.6 mb/s =)

 

[CC Lemon]

Do most of you using massive amounts of data not have access to wifi or choose not to use it for some reason?

I think I'm able to use wifi for at least 75% of the time, so I don't really end up using much network data. I'm not even close to 1 GB with only a few days left in the billing cycle according to my account page. It definitely feels like I use at least 1-2 GB of data in a month (including wifi) so I got an app to satisfy my curiosity. Interested in seeing how much I actually use. I've only tethered a couple times since I often have access to wifi, so I'm sure that really slows my network usage.

 

[I Am Marino]

I use wifi 80% of the time, since March 4th, I've used about 500mb of 3G and 3GB of wifi.

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