So just today I made the switch to at&t from sprint. Very happy so far, minus what I had to put down (let's not go there)
But I got the 1gb plan and was wondering what everyone else has. cause I'm on the edge of deciding wheth 1gb was enough. I guess it depends on usage of course. But while I was on sprint I usually barely go over 1.2 gb.
I guess I just have to be extra careful. Do you guys have any thoughts or tips?
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coffeehandle said:
So just today I made the switch to at&t from sprint. Very happy so far, minus what I had to put down (let's not go there)
But I got the 1gb plan and was wondering what everyone else has. cause I'm on the edge of deciding wheth 1gb was enough. I guess it depends on usage of course. But while I was on sprint I usually barely go over 1.2 gb.
I guess I just have to be extra careful. Do you guys have any thoughts or tips?
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2gb just to be safe...
I am grandfathered into the unlimited plan...
It depends on your usage. My MIL had the 200MB plan and never had a problem.
My advice: Don't stream... anything. Use wifi as much as possible. Set your data usage alert so you know your usage before you go over.
I would say it depends on your previous phone. I just switched to AT&T to get my S4 as well (and regrettably but knowingly lost my unlimited plan) With my last device a Verizon HTC Incredible 2 (a 3g device on an unusualy slow Verizon connection), I would average 1.5GB a month 3-4. If I had to be away from WiFi.
I noticed with the GS4 being much faster and the faster LTE speeds, I can browse and pull data faster. If it weren't for my WiFi connections I'd be over 4GB already and I've had my S4 for 2 weeks now. I am sharing 4GB between 2 lines.
So I would definitly think about your previous phone and wireless speed in comparison to your S4.
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Alright thanks guys.
I also kicked up juice defender for when my phone is off. Hopefully if it getd to close I'll be able to bump it up to the 3gb plan
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5gb here
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I wouldn't use JD might use background data no? I stopped using JD or task killers long ago they make things worse. Like said above use WiFi as much as possible and set your mobile data reminder under data usage to like 800mb it will then warn you. Also pretty sure you can set a. Actual data limit in there too...
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I have 2GB and never really even come close to 1GB. Only time I've gone over 1GB is if I watch netflix on data. Otherwise I do web browsing and listen to pandora a lot.
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I have 2GB and never really even come close to 1GB. Only time I've gone over 1GB is if I watch netflix on data. Otherwise I do web browsing and listen to pandora a lot.
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I thought they offered only a 1gb and 3gb. Not a 2gb?
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I wouldn't use JD might use background data no? I stopped using JD or task killers long ago they make things worse. Like said above use WiFi as much as possible and set your mobile data reminder under data usage to like 800mb it will then warn you. Also pretty sure you can set a. Actual data limit in there too...
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Well esentislly it turns off any mobile or wireless connection when the screens off.
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I know I own the app but stopped using it because it is worse for battery and data consumption vs being diligent and manually changing things. Or using NFC tags to turn things on/off
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I have unlimited and usually use ~2 - 2.5 GB a month (I stream Plex and Music often). Some months have gotten over ~5GB... but as suggested use Wifi if your concern about data and do not stream.
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Ok can someone explain to me how I have accrued 25 megs of data according to Verizon in the last 24 hours but I have been strictly on wifi. I am worried cause when it goes tiered I will need to focus since I average about 20 gigs a month.
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So your saying as soon as your phone is turned on, its on wifi & not 3g?
I checked my data yesterday then I turned on wifi and never turned it off, and it went up.
Droid X requires unlimited data, so it doesn't matter. If verizon changes your data cap, you will be able to cancel your contract (and keep the Droid X), or get grandfathered and keep the unlimited data.
How in the world does one use 20gigs?? That's crayzy! Im on my phone all day everyday, and it was te same when i had my dinc. I have never used more than 2-3 gigs of data
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Well when I'm in my car I am streaming music. When I am at work I am either watching video podcasts or slingbox. But when I am home I use wifi lol. I can only imagine what the number would be if I didn't use wifi
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How in the world does one use 20gigs?? That's crayzy! Im on my phone all day everyday, and it was te same when i had my dinc. I have never used more than 2-3 gigs of data
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Totally! I can't comprehend burning through that much data in a month. I think one would have to be downloading torrents consistently every day to pull something like that off
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Well when I'm in my car I am streaming music. When I am at work I am either watching video podcasts or slingbox. But when I am home I use wifi lol. I can only imagine what the number would be if I didn't use wifi
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Where do you work? I want a job that pays me to watch tv. Even if I have to suffer and watch it on a phone.
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Totally! I can't comprehend burning through that much data in a month. I think one would have to be downloading torrents consistently every day to pull something like that off
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Welcome to 21st century data usage. As video gets to be more high definition, this is not a lot of data.
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I have an office so when I am not in a meeting my phone is on my desk and on, i subscribe to 26 podcasts and most of then are video. My average video podcast is about 200 megs
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Go to wifi setting and hit menu select advance you will see that the X is set up to drop off wifi when the screen shuts off just change your setting to always stay on
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Go to wifi setting and hit menu select advance you will see that the X is set up to drop off wifi when the screen shuts off just change your setting to always stay on
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After you make your selection be sure to hit the menu button and save the change before you exit.
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Thanks guys that answered my question
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Has anyone else noticed a huge data usage from the note 3 or verizon in general?? I was on tmobile for the past couple of years and sometimes barely hit 3gb in a month. I recently switched back to verizon and within the first 15 days I've used almost 3gb of data. I'm not sure if it's Verizon or the phone causing this. All my apps have the background data disabled. Highest app using data is Facebook and Chrome. But that's maybe 100mb-300mb a week in the data usage. Anyone know what could be eating up my data?
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Are you running a lot of speed tests? That could cause it. I haven't noticed a spike or anything unusual. I did use 40gig last month though. But that's normal.
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Are you running a lot of speed tests? That could cause it. I haven't noticed a spike or anything unusual. I did use 40gig last month though. But that's normal.
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nope never do speedtests.
Had anyone suffered consequences for using data to much? Ever since I got my s4 I've been using 4g all the time listening to music from Google music Netflix etc. Last month I did about 10gb it's only been like 5 days on this month cycle and I'm already at 5.5gb so was wondering if I can see consequences or will I be good? Reason I have so much use is that I don't ever turn on my Wi-Fi since I have 4g I just leave it as is...in case you're wondering.
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Nope you are fine.
Unless you're roaming a lot, they will not say a thing. I was using far more than that this summer via the hotspot mod wireless tether, and they never bothered me about it.
nope thats the benefit of having sprint
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Ok thanks guys
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Like the above posters said you should be ok. I do know someone that was booted from sprint entirely for too much data used while roaming, lol. They get a little upset about that for sure.
Hey guys,
I'm posting this on behalf of a non-XDA friend who recently switched from iPhone to Samsung. Since he made the switch, he has gone from 1.5GB of data use to roughly 15GB of data use without changing his habits. He's called Verizon (to no avail. Shocking, I know.) He's turned off unused apps. He's changed settings. Nothing seems to work, and I'm out of ideas. Any input you guys might have would be greatly appreciated!!
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Hey guys,
I'm posting this on behalf of a non-XDA friend who recently switched from iPhone to Samsung. Since he made the switch, he has gone from 1.5GB of data use to roughly 15GB of data use without changing his habits. He's called Verizon (to no avail. Shocking, I know.) He's turned off unused apps. He's changed settings. Nothing seems to work, and I'm out of ideas. Any input you guys might have would be greatly appreciated!!
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That's crazy I don't even use 4 most months. Most I think was 7 and that's because of downloading some large files for work. I use Pandora, Facebook, XDA and YouTube everyday with no issues. Does he use google+ at all maybe he has it syncing photos over 4G? Why not just turn on the data restricter in settings so once he gets to a certain amount it cuts him off. He has to be unknowingly doing something maybe a 3rd party messenger app that uses data instead of mobile network
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That's crazy I don't even use 4 most months. Most I think was 7 and that's because of downloading some large files for work. I use Pandora, Facebook, XDA and YouTube everyday with no issues. Does he use google+ at all maybe he has it syncing photos over 4G? Why not just turn on the data restricter in settings so once he gets to a certain amount it cuts him off. He has to be unknowingly doing something maybe a 3rd party messenger app that uses data instead of mobile network
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Thank you for the suggestions!! I will pass them along.
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That's a nucking futs amount of data. Does he torrent from his phone? I've accidentally left something seeding before.
Tethering which someone else is using?
Any apps from outside the store?
Iffn it was me I would consider a reset and then only add a few apps back at a time as he needs them while watching data usage.
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check if they use youtube, wife is 10 x my usage cuz of social media and youtube stuff.
Going through a vpn doesn't seem to work anymore. If you're not rooted the hotspot data on the TMobile Myaccount app still increases even when your tablet uses a vpn. And they sent me a message saying hotspot data getting clise to 5GB. Though I used like 40GB already?
Anyone else have that hapoen.
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Just change the apn to ipv4 . VPN use just masks if you are using a non android browser if they sniff your browser header.
I as lready had it with ipv4 and I'm using a vpn but whereas before last week t he hotspot data usage didn't increase when I used a vpn but now even with a vpn thr hot as pot data usage increases. Is this happening to anyone else?
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hmmm. not here, my son used over 100 gb last week, he still has 5gb left on his hotspot.
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Going through a vpn doesn't seem to work anymore. If you're not rooted the hotspot data on the TMobile Myaccount app still increases even when your tablet uses a vpn. And they sent me a message saying hotspot data getting clise to 5GB. Though I used like 40GB already?
Anyone else have that hapoen.
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What ROM are you on ?
I ended up using my tethered data when I installed Echo Rom.
Stock, not rooted
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neonsector said:
hmmm. not here, my son used over 100 gb last week, he still has 5gb left on his hotspot.
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100 gigs in a week how in the hell ...
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100 gigs in a week how in the hell ...
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