Data plan for captivate

[sleepingsheep]

The faster the phone , the more data youll use. Im still using my bberry curve 8310 with onl Edge and no wifi capabilities. My max usage has never exceeded 25mb a month. And that month i used my turn by turn gps app towArds a 300 mile trip to an unfamiliar town.

Thats y i dropped from unlimited to 200megs. And im thinking of upgrading to a captivate/Android phone/new gen smart phone?

I may just stick to my Bberry after all due to the downgrade in plan.

Lol

 

[Cuerbo]

It all depends how much you use your phone. If you are a smartphone junkie, 200 megs is barely a drop in the bucket. If you happen to have WiFi for most of the day and night, then it might work. I got the 2gig plan thinking it would be safe and have so far used about 300 megs a month, being conservative with my phone. But I can easily see this getting out of hand if I use Pandora or watch a couple of You Tube videos.

 

[mratlndmrk]

Another thing you can do is turn off background data when your not in a wi-fi area. This is under Settings - Accounts and sync. I noticed that when I was out and about doing stuff away from home my 3G notification would come on and it would be sending and receiving when I wasn't even doing anything. With the Background data checked it allows applications to sync, send, and received data at anytime. I turn this off when I am not in a wireless area.

Remember, if you have any weather widgets set to update regularly, this also uses data whether or not you are in a wifi area.

 

[sremick]

I use wifi all the time at home, I don't stream audio or video, and there's still no way I could come close to keeping it under 200MB/month. I'm on the 2GB plan.

 

[jking2z]

I just moved to the 200MB/month from the 2GB/month plan. I only use about 50 MB/month probably because I am a lite user and have abundant access to WiFi.

 

[kennz]

The problem you are describing seems to be with the address book sync.

You may be the victim of AT&T built-in bloatware apps. The "AT&T Address Book" app automatically runs in the background to sync your contacts with the AT&T Address Book server.

To disable automatic sync go to: Contacts > Menu > More > Settings > AT&T Address Book > Turn "Auto Sync contact with online Address Book" off.. that should fix your problem.



Kenn

 

[jcdouglas]

I use juice defender and turn my wifi to always on. I also downloaded the beta of APNdroid and installed a widget to turn off my 3G if needed. I'm at day 12 of my first month and I've only used 6.7 MB, mainly because I am connected to wifi at home and at work.

I mainly use it for e-mail, texting via google voice, yelp, listen to MP3s, check bus schedules, and to read the news. I don't use it to stream videos or music.

 

[LukeOlson]

I am on the 200mb plan and have never had any problems staying within the limits.

I have a widget (JuiceDefender) that lets you toggle mobile data on/off with a single tap. It's great. I always have it turned off unless I'm somewhere without wifi. Then, I just tap it and it immediately turns on. No hassle, and saves me from using mobile data.

Here are instructions on setting it up. (May seem complicated at first, but it's worth it.)

 

[Dimcorner]

I'm on the 200mb plan and I think my average consumption is about 50-75 megs.
I don't shut off my WiFi and have autosync turned on. I can go 1.5 days on my battery without charging.

I have wifi at home and at work, so very rarely that I'm on 3G.

 

[AllergyDoc]

I have the 200 MB plan and use to DCSwitch+ to control when 3G comes on. I'm usually on WiFi, which is far faster, and rarely need 3G. DCSwitch+ doesn't monkey with the APN list (whatever that is--I'm still new to this). It's a Widget so one light touch turns 3G on and off.

 

[LMaxwell]

I have the grandfathered unlimited plan, but to be honest I'd have no problem with the 200MB. I have an Exchange push account, gmail and one other email account set up and the highest monthly usage I've had was only 110MB. WiFi is always on and I keep 3G off and only use EDGE.