What type of user are you?
How much data you use and require will depend on how you plan to use your smartphone. Into which of these categories would you fall?
Light Users
If you only occasionally check email and surf the Web every so often, you will likely use about 1/2 GB in a month and should choose your data plan accordingly. Another option for very light users are the pay-as-you-go plans offered by most carriers: You'll pay more for your device, but if your data use is minimal, your monthly payment can be lower.
Average Users
If you regularly check email and surf the Web and you occasionally stream videos or music, you are an average user. Average users should still be fine with a 2GB plan, the minimum threshold for most monthly plans. Verizon estimates that people who send or receive 1,200 emails, listen to eight hours of music and watch four hours of video each month will use approximately 2 GB of data. Both AT&T's and Sprint's data calculators give similar results.
Data hog
If you constantly check email, frequently surf the Web, regularly stream music, watch movies or television shows, and play games on your smartphone, you're a data hog. A data hog often also uses large amounts of data by snapping pictures and sharing them with friends through email or social apps like Facebook. If you fall into this category, you'll easily use 10GB of data each month.
Tracking?? and cutting?? your data consumption
Most wireless carriers allow users to monitor data usage by downloading an app or online account management. Also, stand-alone apps such as Data Man?? which keep tabs on your data usage and alert you when you reach certain thresholds?? are available for download. If you watch your usage closely, you can determine which of your activities is using the most data.
If you find you're using too much data, try these ways to cut back:
- Set your phone to use a Wi-Fi connection whenever possible.
- Download and update apps only when using a wireless connection.
- Be aware of which apps you have?? and which are in use. Often apps will continue running in the background, and any that update regularly (such as weather apps) can quickly drive up your data usage.
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