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5 gigs a month - michael_s - 05-06-2008
Looking at cellular data plans to use as primary internet access.
Is there any way to know how much bandwidth I use now?
Most plans start to charge after 5 gigs.
Is that plenty?
Re: 5 gigs a month - timg - 05-06-2008
[quote michael_s]Looking at cellular data plans to use as primary internet access.
Is there any way to know how much bandwidth I use now?
Most plans start to charge after 5 gigs.
Is that plenty?
That depends entirely on what you do ...
Are you planning to check email every couple of days or are you planning on downloading tons of movies?
Re: 5 gigs a month - onthedownlow - 05-06-2008
Sprint data services are unlimited (well, if you choose the unlimited plan - used to be they had a per data plan at a rate and the unlimited plan was only $10 more).
Re: 5 gigs a month - Jimmypoo - 05-06-2008
Depends on the bandwidth too.
It might be impossible to exceed it, if it is only 256kbit.
OK... not impossible, but you know what I mean. Let's just say, you
won't be renting iTMS movies at that speed...
Re: 5 gigs a month - The UnDoug - 05-07-2008
5 gigs seems like an insanely huge amount for cell phone data.
I have the unlimited with Sprint, so I've never paid attention to it, but I don't know how you'd go that high....
Re: 5 gigs a month - timg - 05-07-2008
But do you use your cell phone data plan as your primary internet access?
I'm thinking michael_s is wanting to hook his computer through the cell phone data network.