Poll: Average monthly iPhone data usage

MikeyXX

I stream music a fair bit, download apps, go to forums on it when camping... I consistantly am 3GB + and usually am in the 4.7G range a month. I am 5 days away from the end of my billing date and I'm at 4.8G now.

overkill

Wifi at both work and home means it was a heavy usage month for me if I get over 100mb.

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Andrew Pratt

I just went though my online bills with Fido and for the last 6 months I'm averaging 20-40 megs a month. Now for me that's b/c I'm in Wi-Fi at home and at work and don't stream music so its just google maps (geocaching), emails and regular surfing the web etc. I don't see myself tethering a lot as I typically leave my laptop at home now that I'd got the iPhone so I doubt i'm going to bother with the 6GB plan even though its only $5 a month more then i'm paying now.

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pcronin

Wifi at work/home is nice and all, but what is that in 3G only usage?

Is there any way to see complete data usage? An app that displays total in and out of both 3G and wifi?

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Studiocat

So... Are people still signing up for the 6GB plan?

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exwinman

Would 6 gigs be enough for a home connection? When will I be able to buy a router with blutooth + teahrhering and only use my wireless connection for the whole house? At any rate a 6 gig plan (with HSPA) would be a solid backup internet connection.

Chealion

My usage has never exceeded 800 MB in a month - most of the time it's between 300 and 500 MB however with tethering I've already pushed past 600 MB and I'm half way through my billing cycle. So the 6GB plan has never been about using my maximum allowed amount but that I don't have to worry about going over my data usage. Because I've gone over 500MB in about a third of the months available the slightly less expensive 500MB option isn't worth it to me.

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viffer

I've rarely exceded 500Mb/mo in the past. For me, the 6gb plan was about future proofing -- at the time we didn't know if or when it would be offered again. Now with tethering and the fact I'm traveling more, I expect that I will be in the 3Gb range...

dona83

I tethered a LOT this month (mostly staying at my mom-in-law's house with no internet connection and so my brother-in-law and I had to tether a lot) and I managed to use only 2GB of data, 500MB on the device itself (lots of streaming). The voice part of the plan however is a different story, $80 in voice overages.

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grubincan

Wifi at Home, the Office, and free Wifi from the city (the Mall, Downtown and the airport). I've usually turn the 3G off to extend the battery life.

Last month was under 50MB.