I'm on a Verizon 5GB monthly plan, haven't gone over yet (in several years of fulltiming) but bumped right up against the limit a few times. I have a network usage utility installed but that only tells me how much my browser is using, not what individual sites are using.It seems like my usage spikes frequently while I'm on Facebook even though I don't watch any videos there. After some research this morning, it seems like using touch.facebook.com may be a possible solution since that site is optimized for mobile phones. So, before I get too deep into this, is anyone else using this site on a laptop or PC? Notice any difference in your bandwidth consumption?

Interesting about the FACEBOOK use being a large memory use... We are also using the Verizon MIFI unit but with a grandfathered 3GB dataplan. We just barely make it each month just checking in with the kids, paying bills, and some limited search on the internet. I am usually on FACEBOOK at least once a day checking in...We are really getting the itch to do some downstreaming of TV programs so will probably go with the MILLENICOM MIFI 20GB data plan using Verizon one of these days. I tried downstreaming a TV program a couple of times and used up almost 1GB of my data plan real quick haha...I hear folks using the JET PACK and having good luck doing the TV programs over the internet...Roy Ken

Unless you are streaming or downloading videos and music it's tough to go over the 5GB limit. My wife and I are heavy internet users and the only time we went over was when she decided to buy several movies off off the iTunes site.Facebook and other sites where there are pop up or side ads (some with video or motion graphics) will use bandwidth. So using the mobile version of the website, if available, will help reduce bandwidth use.

Apps are using your data.I did not have a data plan on my iPhone. Just talk and text. Data was extra. I NEVER used the internet on my phone or anything related to data. I started getting 'huge' added bills for data.My bill listed ALL the data usage, unrecognizable to me. I called the phone company and tried to get them deducted.Here is what I found out, they were all data from my apps. Not just updating, running every day whether I used them or not.99% of the apps you put on your phone use daily data when you are NOT using them. You can not use the phone function to block them from using it either. So as I added apps my not free data kept piling up!Those of you on the data package don't get an itemized list. From what my itemized bill looked like, if you have apps on your phone they are probably using well over a 1/3 of your data plan.I think the phone companies are well aware of this also.******shooting that 99% of customers pay for a data plan, don't get an itemized data bill so they never know that the apps are eating their data.

Apps such as? Are you sure you didn't open them and leave them running in background? Some examples of apps sucking up your data would be helpful.....rockhillmanor wrote:Apps are using your data.I did not have a data plan on my iPhone. Just talk and text. Data was extra. I NEVER used the internet on my phone or anything related to data. I started getting 'huge' added bills for data.My bill listed ALL the data usage, unrecognizable to me. I called the phone company and tried to get them deducted.Here is what I found out, they were all data from my apps. Not just updating, running every day whether I used them or not.99% of the apps you put on your phone use daily data when you are NOT using them. You can not use the phone function to block them from using it either. So as I added apps my not free data kept piling up!Those of you on the data package don't get an itemized list. From what my itemized bill looked like, if you have apps on your phone they are probably using well over a 1/3 of your data plan.I think the phone companies are well aware of this also.******shooting that 99% of customers pay for a data plan, don't get an itemized data bill so they never know that the apps are eating their data.

google earth/maps will use a lot of data running in the background unless i specifically turn them off on my 4S iPhone with the latest OS.

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rockhillmanor
Explorer
Feb 05, 2014
Apps are using your data.

I did not have a data plan on my iPhone. Just talk and text. Data was extra. I NEVER used the internet on my phone or anything related to data. I started getting 'huge' added bills for data.

My bill listed ALL the data usage, unrecognizable to me. I called the phone company and tried to get them deducted.

Here is what I found out, they were all data from my apps. Not just updating, running every day whether I used them or not.

99% of the apps you put on your phone use daily data when you are NOT using them.

You can not use the phone function to block them from using it either. So as I added apps my not free data kept piling up!

Those of you on the data package don't get an itemized list. From what my itemized bill looked like, if you have apps on your phone they are probably using well over a 1/3 of your data plan.

I think the phone companies are well aware of this also.******shooting that 99% of customers pay for a data plan, don't get an itemized data bill so they never know that the apps are eating their data.
the_bear_II
Explorer
Feb 05, 2014
Unless you are streaming or downloading videos and music it's tough to go over the 5GB limit. My wife and I are heavy internet users and the only time we went over was when she decided to buy several movies off off the iTunes site.

Facebook and other sites where there are pop up or side ads (some with video or motion graphics) will use bandwidth. So using the mobile version of the website, if available, will help reduce bandwidth use.
RoyB
Explorer II
Feb 05, 2014
Interesting about the FACEBOOK use being a large memory use... We are also using the Verizon MIFI unit but with a grandfathered 3GB dataplan. We just barely make it each month just checking in with the kids, paying bills, and some limited search on the internet. I am usually on FACEBOOK at least once a day checking in...

We are really getting the itch to do some downstreaming of TV programs so will probably go with the MILLENICOM MIFI 20GB data plan using Verizon one of these days. I tried downstreaming a TV program a couple of times and used up almost 1GB of my data plan real quick haha...

I hear folks using the JET PACK and having good luck doing the TV programs over the internet...

Roy Ken

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