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Old 24-09-2015, 01:30
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I am saying this and Vodafone has delightfully informed me I have only used 2067 MB of data so far this month. I am in the "Data Test Drive" period, and believe me I have tried my best to hammer it, yet I always seem to be in range of Wifi (both a blessing and a curse). When it all ends I will be on my usual 8GB a month, being honest I went in at the high end for fail safe really (Spotify was really the primary factor).

I have used 88 mins and get this, 23 text messages....and my billing date is the 25th.

I know most people nowadays have unlimited minutes and texts (given the cost of them is virtually zero), what about data?

How much do you use your phone relative to the above?
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Old 24-09-2015, 01:36
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I have 10GB and can go over it when I'm on call for work.

I usually use around 8GB a month, but when I'm on call I'll stream movies from my server at home. They're not compressed like Netflix etc, just transcoded down from full bluray and they're full HD. So one movie can take 10-12GB
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Old 24-09-2015, 01:49
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I get 1000 mins, unlimited texts and 3gb data. My allowance changes on the 8th October and so far i have used 4 mins, 1 text and 628mb data!

I never ever use all mine!
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Old 24-09-2015, 02:33
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I have 4gb of data each month and I make it last 1gb per week.

Unlimited texts and unlimited minutes.
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Old 24-09-2015, 13:16
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I use about 10 to 15 gig a month on Three unlimited data. I like to download files when I am out of the house rather than waiting until I got back home. I could get by on 4. My son, who is 14, has 250mb a month. However during the summer I got him the EE deal of 100gb for £10 and he managed to use all of it for the two months he had it.
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Old 24-09-2015, 14:22
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Just for fun...

40-60GB per month
150-ish SMS
3500 mins voice

That's work and personal usage.
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Old 24-09-2015, 14:40
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I have unlimited calls and texts, I use maybe 20 minutes a month?
Texts, I've no idea, not too many though,
and I've got until October 1st, checked my useage today

Allowance: 2.00GB
Used: 402.97MB
1.60 GB left
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Old 24-09-2015, 20:31
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200 mins - use about 50
unlim texts - use about 500
unlim data - use about 11GB

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Old 24-09-2015, 21:53
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I'm working away at the moment so my usage is higher than normal. I still have two weeks left but so far I have used 1.4GB of data. 70 minutes of calls. and texts aren't really worth counting tbh :P

I have unlimited calls and texts and 4gb of data.

This is just personal use, I have a work phone that has probably used far more minutes than that. (it's hard to tell, its always ringing but the conversations are usually less than a minute long)
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Old 24-09-2015, 22:01
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Work: I use about 1500 minutes a month if I'm busy. Texts hardly any. Email perhaps 500mb if that?

Personal: 150 minutes a month, 150 texts, without speed tests: 4gb a month, with perhaps 20gb. I'd probably use more than that if I had my phone on me when I'm working but I don't like carrying so many devices around.
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Old 24-09-2015, 22:02
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Just for fun...

40-60GB per month
150-ish SMS
3500 mins voice

That's work and personal usage.
Do you have special internal plans that allow you that on EE or is it just one of their 50Gb tariffs?
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Old 24-09-2015, 22:04
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At the moment I have 2500 minutes, unlimited texts and 1gb of data.

i use an average of 800-1000 minutes a month and probably in the region of 100 odd texts.

I quite often get close to using my full data allowance though, so might be an idea to bump it up at some point.

I'd probably stream a LOT more if I wasn't with Virgin as it never really seems to work properly in the area i live - i never seem to get a solid enough connection that doesn't keep breaking up and need buffering.
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Old 24-09-2015, 22:37
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I'm on the "unlimited" goodybag on Giffgaff - I've probably used about 1250 minutes, 400 text messages and a 1.5GB of internet so far.

I was shocked how little I used when I was a football match in Birmingham two weeks ago - I uploaded about ten pics, played on my phone and it was only 40/50mb!!
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