data usage and 4g, for those thinking bout giving up unlimited to get subsidized phone.

[sully5981]

I barely made it in before the unlimited lockdown. However, before my wife and I upgraded to a 4g phone (inc4glte). We were using maybe a combined 4 gigs and that was pretty consistent month to month. I know a lot people are saying to themselves, we only use X amount of data now and if we go to the shared plans we can save Y amount of money. Well we both use WiFi all the time at home. However, we upgraded in July and since having 4g, our data has gone up. This month, we have 4 days left and we are almost at a combined 14gigs.

What has caused us to use so much data? Well watching YouTube videos in HD, netflix app has its moment, and of course cloud storage. With more devices having no microSD slot because there is now "the cloud". Well guess what, the cloud uses data.

The purpose of this was to let individuals thinking of giving up unlimited just to save a quick buck on a phone can be a pain in the ass down the road. This shared data plan is only out to make money for Verizon.

 

[AntimonyER]

Yeah, I can run up some crazy numbers when I get in the mood to stream shows etc. at lunch. Its so easy when everything loads fast and runs smooth with no buffering.

 

[jhawkkw]

Without a doubt. The biggest knock against the SE plans in my case is that my data usage is very inconsistent. One month it could be 500mb, the next 10GB. It really comes down to what I do that month and if I have to travel for conferences and what not.

 

[Hrethgir]

If T-Mobile improves their coverage out here in the Portland area, especially 4G coverage, and they keep offering unlimited and unthrottled data plans, I may switch when my contract is up. Plus, getting back into a GSM network instead of the wholly proprietary CDMA/LTE setup that Verizon has would open up a lot bigger world of phones to buy! But for now, I got my GS2 in time to keep my unlimited data, so I'll see what happens.