How Much Phone Data Do You Use Per Month?

geekcohen on 05/12/2022 - 06:25
Last edited 05/12/2022 - 09:17 by 1 other user

So this thread got me thinking on how much data people actually use per month? Many comments have high data allowances and good bang for buck (should be OzBargain's Motto!)

So in a 30-day period (might be a calendar month or your billing period depending on your cycle), what range bracket do you fit into?

Personally, most months I use under 20GB since I WFH full time and connect to WiFi at the office. I have a 180GB allowance but it is pooled giving a total of 224GB for the family.

How much do you use?

Sorry, cannot add any more options to the poll

Poll Options

  • 127
    Less than 10GB
  • 10
    11GB to 20GB
  • 2
    21GB to 30GB
  • 12
    31GB to 40GB
  • 1
    41GB to 50GB
  • 1
    51GB to 60GB
  • 1
    61GB to 70GB
  • 1
    71GB to 80GB
  • 0
    81GB to 90GB
  • 0
    91GB to 100GB
  • 1
    101GB to 110GB
  • 0
    111GB to 120GB
  • 0
    121GB to 130GB
  • 0
    131GB to 140GB
  • 0
    141Gb to 150GB
  • 0
    151Gb to 160GB
  • 0
    161GB to 170GB
  • 1
    171GB to 180GB
  • 0
    181GB to 190GB
  • 0
    191GB to 200GB
  • 0
    201GB to 250GB
  • 1
    251GB to 300GB
  • 0
    301GB to 350GB
  • 0
    351GB to 400GB
  • 0
    401GB to 450GB
  • 0
    451GB to 500GB
  • 6
    501GB +++++
Mobile

Comments

  • Danstar on 05/12/2022 - 06:33
    +5

    I think you need to add a few more options.

  • apsilon on 05/12/2022 - 06:42

    About 600MB so definitely the under 10GB poll option. My NBN connection, that's another story.

  • Adredocto on 05/12/2022 - 08:15
    +5

    How are you even getting close to 20GB if you have wifi at work and WFH?

    • geekcohen on 05/12/2022 - 09:01

      Mainly GPS and Spotify (plus other stuff) when driving. I am in a regional area, so driving or going anywhere can be an hour's drive at least.

      • CrispyChrispy on 05/12/2022 - 09:48
        +5

        Mainly GPS and Spotify

        Are you not able to download offline maps and/or offline songs to save on data usage?

      • GordonR on 05/12/2022 - 11:22

        GPS should not use data and Spotify should use about 0.04Gb per hour.

      • USER DC on 05/12/2022 - 11:59

        Use Here maps offline, tells you speed limits on road too unlike google which only tells speed limit on certain roads only

  • SnowDragon on 05/12/2022 - 08:24
    +1

    My phone reports the following statistics:

    Mobile Data

    Month Data
    September 15.53 GB
    October 24.79 GB
    November 12.65 GB
    December 3.08 GB

    Wi-Fi

    Month Data
    September 11.14 GB
    October 24.25 GB
    November 36.14 GB

    I suppose it's worth noting that sometimes I have Wi-Fi turned off on my phone because 5G is faster and more reliable around the house.
    Probably explains why November was less data and more Wi-Fi.

  • onetwothreefour on 05/12/2022 - 08:58
    +2

    Last month which I guess would be an average month I used 2.5gb. I think you need some better options.

  • shaybisc on 05/12/2022 - 08:59
    +6

    Less than 1GB.

  • cashless on 05/12/2022 - 09:33
    +3

    Should be a low user option (maybe <1GB and <5GB) as a lot of people would use nowhere near 10GB

  • ForkSnorter on 05/12/2022 - 09:52

    I use 1 byte.

  • Nugs on 05/12/2022 - 10:03

    phone shows last three months, 2.4Gb was the max with 600mb tethering (xbox when home internet spotty). normally 1.7ish
    .

  • Ghost47 on 05/12/2022 - 10:14

    Definitely less than 10. Connect to wifi when at home or in the office, and I’m normally not downloading large files when on 4G.

  • mboy on 05/12/2022 - 11:30
    +2

    Reminds me of a convo I had with my dad a few months ago.

    He was on a plan with 100GB per month. I asked him why, and he said that it was only $10 extra per month to jump from 50GB to 100GB. Checked his usage and he hasn’t breached 10GB for the previous 6 months…

    • USER DC on 05/12/2022 - 12:11

      That's how the sales person pitches

  • Godric on 05/12/2022 - 12:07
    +1

    Not enough diverse poll options

  • Switchblade88 on 05/12/2022 - 12:34

    I'm at maybe a gig or two monthly, since I'm always on wifi.

    Instead, my FTTC is generally at least a terabyte per day, but that'll be a separate poll

  • Seraphin7 on 05/12/2022 - 12:43

    What is the purpose of this poll? How does anyone else's usage habits inform me of anything?

    All I know is I'm generally happy with my current provider/plan (so don't want to change) and I don't exceed my limit (so don't need to change).

  • shaybisc on 05/12/2022 - 14:22

    Even though I'm less than 1GB a month it's not really worth it to go with a low data plan. That will cost $105.60 for a year @ $8.80 a month. I can get a lot more data for about that, which I probably won't use, but things can change so why not.

    I suppose I could go Moose 6GB monthly for a year @ $8.80.

  • Keplaffintech on 05/12/2022 - 15:20

    fwiw when polling like this consider exponentially spacing your options, e.g. simply by doubling:

    under 1 GB, 1-2 GB, 2-4 GB, 4-8 GB, 8-16 GB, 16-32….

    Statistically, you'll cover everyone evenly in the least number of options. The data you have now is going to be mostly useless as you have most people lumped in the same option.

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