iPhone Data Usage?

ender78 · Jun 27th, 2008, 09:32 PM

While getting an average number for data transfered may be hard, can people please post their expediences with data usage. I don't expect that I will watch you tube videos on my phone but will mostly be surfing the net, checking mail, using google maps. Is there any data out there as to how much those activities consume in data transferred?

chas_m · Jun 27th, 2008, 10:20 PM

Well, according to the Times-Colonist (quoting Rogers):

Canadian iPhone plan to start at $60 per month

"Rogers said this amount will allow a person the transmit up to 200,000 text e-mails or 3,100 web pages or 1,360 photo attachments."

While that doesn't address watching YouTube, it *is* a data point.

HowEver · Jun 27th, 2008, 10:31 PM

Perhaps ender78 is interested in real world usage.

chas_m · Jun 27th, 2008, 10:36 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by HowEver
	Perhaps ender78 is interested in real world usage.

Pity that's not what he asked. Oh well.

I'm not defending the plan, but I confess I'm not quite clear on what the big problem is (apart from lack of caller ID, that is!). The plan, at least as I understand it, is not wildly worse than the US plan. I mean, the three-year contract sucks, but three-year contracts are the norm here. Compared to what people are paying now for data and voice, the iPhone plan seems like an improvement, and within shouting distance of the US plans.

HowEver · Jun 27th, 2008, 10:41 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by chas_m
	Pity that's not what he asked. Oh well.

Yes, it was, in part--an important part, it seems. The OP meant for people to "post their expe(r)iences."

	Quote:			Originally Posted by ender78
	While getting an average number for data transfered may be hard, can people please post their expediences with data usage. I don't expect that I will watch you tube videos on my phone but will mostly be surfing the net, checking mail, using google maps. Is there any data out there as to how much those activities consume in data transferred?

jasonwood · Jun 27th, 2008, 10:44 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by chas_m
	Compared to what people are paying now for data and voice, the iPhone plan seems like an improvement, and within shouting distance of the US plans.

AT&T is unlimited - Rogers is limited. Regardless of what the limit is, USA gives you infinitely more data for a similar price. That is not what I call "within shouting distance".

ender78 · Jun 27th, 2008, 11:06 PM

I would like to hear about real world data usage. It's hard to pick a plan for data usage having never had any data plan on a phone before. Who looks at their web surfing usage at home....

dona83 · Jun 27th, 2008, 11:49 PM

I have a Windows Mobile device with unlimited data on Telus and I typically use 80-100MB.

motoyen · Jun 28th, 2008, 12:24 AM

I bought my iPhone in Bangkok and used it for about 6 months before I came back to Canada and my average data usage was far less than 50MB per month. I would mainly use the phone to check email, google maps and browse the web. Granted I was on Edge so my usage may be higher with 3G but honestly I was no where near 400MB.

chas_m · Jun 28th, 2008, 02:20 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by HowEver
	Yes, it was, in part--an important part, it seems. The OP meant for people to "post their expe(r)iences."

And that would be ... all those people who are currently using 3G iPhones??

Do you see what I'm getting at yet??

Jun 27th, 2008, 09:32 PM	#1
ender78 Full Citizen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 722	iPhone Data Usage? While getting an average number for data transfered may be hard, can people please post their expediences with data usage. I don't expect that I will watch you tube videos on my phone but will mostly be surfing the net, checking mail, using google maps. Is there any data out there as to how much those activities consume in data transferred? __________________ ------------------- [1]Mac Pro - Octo - 2.26 GHz - 12GB RAM [2]Macbook Pro 2.0 GHz 100GB HD@7200RPM 2GB RAM [3]iPhone 3G 16GB BLACK

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chas_m Honourable Citizen Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Victoria BC Posts: 10,826	Well, according to the Times-Colonist (quoting Rogers): Canadian iPhone plan to start at $60 per month "Rogers said this amount will allow a person the transmit up to 200,000 text e-mails or 3,100 web pages or 1,360 photo attachments." While that doesn't address watching YouTube, it is a data point. __________________ Cheers chas_m Evangelist, ACDSee Pro for Mac: Get the beta! Join the community! Help us build the next great Mac photo manager! Our life in Victoria BC • Music blog • My Podcast • Film blog Victoria Macintosh Users Group

Jun 27th, 2008, 10:31 PM	#3
HowEver Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GTEh Posts: 14,332	Perhaps ender78 is interested in real world usage. __________________ tekrave

Jun 27th, 2008, 11:06 PM	#7
ender78 Full Citizen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 722	I would like to hear about real world data usage. It's hard to pick a plan for data usage having never had any data plan on a phone before. Who looks at their web surfing usage at home.... __________________ ------------------- [1]Mac Pro - Octo - 2.26 GHz - 12GB RAM [2]Macbook Pro 2.0 GHz 100GB HD@7200RPM 2GB RAM [3]iPhone 3G 16GB BLACK

Jun 27th, 2008, 11:49 PM	#8
dona83 Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mission BC Posts: 5,034	I have a Windows Mobile device with unlimited data on Telus and I typically use 80-100MB. __________________ eMac G4 - Asus N10J-A1 (Atom N270/10"/NVidia 9300m/2GB/500GB) - iPhone 3GS 16 GB Black Fido "There are only two great tragedies in life, one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to gain it." -George Bernard Shaw.

Jun 28th, 2008, 12:24 AM	#9
motoyen Full Citizen Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vancouver Posts: 505	I bought my iPhone in Bangkok and used it for about 6 months before I came back to Canada and my average data usage was far less than 50MB per month. I would mainly use the phone to check email, google maps and browse the web. Granted I was on Edge so my usage may be higher with 3G but honestly I was no where near 400MB.

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