Tmobile iphones appear to prioritize cellular over wifi. Apr 11, 2018 many tmobile iphone users are reporting that after updating to ios 11. For example, you may see storage references of a 250 gb hard drive. Or you could view 100 fiveminute youtube clips or roughly 1,600 standard web pages. To check how much data you consume on your iphone, take the following steps. The problem is that as device memory increases, so too do the programs, apps, games and files we store on them. Some research pegs average iphone 3g usage at 500 mb per month. From my experience, if you plam on surfing the web at all. Im in australia, waiting for renewal to get new iphone 3gs with proper iphone plan currently using iphone 3g with data plan that was not designed for iphone. The sms message confirmed that the iphone 3gs will be released tomorrow november 7th 2009. Im a heavy iphone users, and i dont really know how the iphone tracks data, if it is all data, or just the 3g data. How many minutes web browsing will i get with 250mb per month. Tmobile to get iphone 3gs later this year phonedog.
Would mostly be connected to home wifi, and when out and about probably just using whatsapp anyway. Apr 29, 2011 the reps on the phone and in the store say the iphone or smartphone data plan is required for the phone to operate, i do not have an iphone or smartphone data plan on my iphone and i have never had a problem since the 3gs came out. I have an iphone 5 and i notice it does search for updates in the background, but it doesnt initiate downloading the update without asking me. Want to check data usage for the internet browser, sending and receiving emails or other online functions. Would that be enough or can anyone give tips on how to not go over 250mb. I only do web browsing, checking email and some social networking. On the 10th day of my billing cycle i had downloaded 236mb of data already. I dont really use youtube and really only stream radio when in a wifi area that i use my iphone as an ipod. But, that said, using a lot of apps, lots of email and a fair amount of slinging on 3g, i always use less than 250mb a month. Im thinking of getting an iphone, but only the small plan, which has only 1gb of data a month. Data is a critical factor in finding the right phone plan. I just bought an ipad 3g and im planning to use the ipads micro sim in my iphone and just use the data plan. Ill be ordering an iphone later, but im undecided on whether i should go for the plan with 1gb of internet data, or unlimited to be on the safe side. Keep in mind some of us will never jailbreak our iphones.
Here is the price list for the iphone 3gs and iphone 3g 8gb from mobily. In most cases your storage is more than enough and you can fill. Im getting the iphone 4 in a few months time and im looking at a few plan options at the moment. Checking data usage on my mobile phone apple iphone 3gs optus.
Select how frequently you use data for each activity below and well estimate how much data you need for your monthly plan. Is the 32 gb storage option enough for the iphone 7. Hold on, i know plenty of people are saying its enough, but personally i have 500mb and on my old android phone i was constantly meeting that limit. At work i have wifi, at home i have wifi, most places i go have wifi i can use, and when i cant, then i have data for email and web use. To know whether your usage falls above or below that threshold, look no further than your own phone. Mobily would like to let you know that the iphone 3gs will be available starting tomorrow morning at all main mobily branches and to take advantage of your preorder please visit one of the following branches. You can save a lot of space on iphone by transferring data to icloud, pc etc. Well no matter what you do 100mb is not enough data on iphone my hofo feedback all help given is free, and as is. Aug 23, 2008 ive got a contract that specifies an unlimited amount of data via 3g. Whilst the amount of data youll need naturally depends on how much youll use, its fair to say that the iphone 4s if used to its full potential will demand more mbs than your average smartphone. In data storage, the phrase 250 gb is used to refer to the amount of data a storage medium can hold. Thats with the barebones 250mb per month data plan, 450 peak minutes per month, 200 text messages and zero paid applications or downloads. Data plans vary for many reasons and it honestly depends on what you are going to be using our data for.
Well, with an iphone, you would most likely use itunes and the app store on your phone without wifi connections and probably more so i would not recommend 250mb. While the cost of data continues to drop, the growth in apps and services that utilise ever more data means that its harder than ever. Chris anderson, editorinchief of wired, tweeted that a tmobile manager mentioned to him that the carrier would be releasing its own iphone 3gs later this year. I havent been looking at phones long but this appealed to me as being fairly reasonable. In this weeks column i offer some advice on whether to splurge on 3g for the ipad 2 or rely on wifi and a hotspotenabled iphone 4 for connectivity. I verified this thorough a store, a call to the business premier line, and to our business premier representative. Tmobile has confirmed that with the update to ios 11. Id only use ebuddy and facebook on the network for a total of about an hour each day, max. Mar 12, 2010 im a heavy iphone users, and i dont really know how the iphone tracks data, if it is all data, or just the 3g data. Feb 18, 2020 data allowance is now the most important part of a phone contract. I checked and this actually means 200mbmonth, so i was just wondering, roughly how many hours of browsing on normal as in. The only thing i go on the internet for on my phone is facebook.
Unless youre on your wifi for 20 hours out of the day id say youll go over. First, learn the location of the ipads allimportant cellular data. In this instance 250 gb refers to the amount of applications, other software and data that the hard drive will hold. Since getting the 4s on telstra, ive been checking the daily usage and its been averaging about 20mb day which equates to roughly 600 mb a month. How many minutes web browsing will i get with 250mb per. To check the data usage on your iphone 3g, go to settings general usage cellular network data sent and received. Oct 31, 2012 1gb should be enough, so long as you have access to wifi when at home. Hello, ive been looking into various phones and am considering an ipod 3gs.
Actually, the data global addons for smartphones, pdas and iphone plan does not require a year contract. It wasnt enough, i reached it within the first 15 days. Only the blackberry and the laptop plans require a 1 year plan. May 03, 2010 although data speeds are the same as those of the iphone 3gs, web page rendering is faster because of the speedier processor in the ipad. With 250mb of data, you could do one of the following.
As such, its vital that you have enough monthly data. I guess that this the other reason for my test of 250mbs 3g service on the ipad. Most will find that 500mb is enough wed urge all but the lightest of users to. Modern 3g networks are fast enough to belie the image of sucking a. The reps on the phone and in the store say the iphone or smartphone data plan is required for the phone to operate, i do not have an iphone or smartphone data plan on my iphone and i have never had a problem since the 3gs came out. To determine which mobile data plan is best for you, learn how much can you download or surf with each data limit and compare that to your needs and actual usage. Bell mobility data usage calculator see how much data you really. It is one of the simplest ways to backup data and to make iphone 16gb enough. As a guide, with a data allowance of 750mb, youll have enough to send and receive around 5,000 emails or log into facebook up to 10,500 times. On the iphone go to settings general background app refresh, while on. So it might feel a little faster than the iphone when you. I will only be using facebook just to check it really, not much commenting, also i would be viewing a few webpages, no email service. Personally, if you think your going to hit the data cap, look into getting an unlocked iphone 3gs, go to tmobile, open an account and get a sim card, put that in the iphone and profit. So for a simple guy like myself i want to see how far i can go with just 250mb of data.
Using performancetest mobile, he tested the read and write speeds of the storage in both phones. Im assuming it tracks total data, not just 3g so if you are a heavy iphone user and you use less than 250mb a month, the cheaper plan would probably work just fine, especially if youre on wifi. An iphone 3g and 3gs 16gb are available for free with this contract and. I migrated from a 2g to 3gs with the same data, and mine shows never, but is clearly since the 3gs was.
In march they installed a visitors wifi net in my office building, so the data dropped. I am going to be in europe for two weeks and would like to have the functionality of the iphone while i am there. Caitlin cowdry, 27 from north london has suffered from hidden apps on her iphone 3gs. Since many of us already have the iphone with unlimited data. Back when the iphone 3gs launched, 16gb seemed like a chasm of limitless and unusable memory. Is 500mb of data on the iphone enough for most people. Also, i assume internet usage in wifi areas doesnt come under that 250mb data plan, am i correct. It depends on your usages, hilsenteger begins by testing the 32gb iphone 7 against the 128gb model in disk benchmarks. A lot of data overspend is simply from daytoday app usage.
I had used maybe 4 gigs of data in 2 years of having the iphone 3g. Many cell phone and mobile broadband service providers offer tiered, rather than unlimited data plans. Now, i wont be using it heavily, however, i would like to be able to. I have 3 gigs a month on my iphone 5 and it hasnt failed me since. When not in use to access the internet or over the air data, make sure you go to settings networkturn off cellular data. The 3in1 sim kit contains 1gb of data, which will be just enough in order to. Stats say 65% of people do not exceed this amount, almost 98% dont exceed 2gb data each month. The phone will also use data for software updates and some apps use it as well. May 04, 2010 as promised in a couple threads that asked about would 250mb be enough for the ipad 3g, i have started this thread to let you all know my real world experience with 250mb. Phone calls and texts have taken a back seat to facebook messenger and whatsapp, while web browsing, streaming and even working from our phones is something were doing more and more of. At the moment i am using less than 250mb on my blackberry, but i reckon ill be fiddling around on my iphone more. Or will it be constantly looking for updates and stuff and use internet data. I would recommend at least 500mb data and even then, i would still only go on twitter with that. All id use the internet for is ebuddy im and facebook mainly, but checking email, stock updates and the weather too.
Have bought an iphone yesterday and have been offered o2s internet data plan. I do understand an update etc could chew this up but would be using home wifi for such. Nowadays, the key difference between mobile phone price plans is how many gigabytes of data it comes with. Jul 05, 2010 my data shows 140 kb of data per use when sync emails into my iphone 4 for checking emails. Dont see this as a daily posting thing, unless i comment on a recent reply. Data allowance explained how much data do you need. Data allowance can feel like a minefield to most consumers. How much data you use the average smartphone owner uses 2gb to 5gb of data each month. I have a gb of usage each month for my iphone, which is great to let me do emails on the go and look up pub quiz answers.
A 250mb data plan will allow you to browse the internet for around 3 hours, to stream 50 songs or to watch 30 minutes of standarddefinition video. Ive noticed some of my apps use my data even when theyre not open, which is annoying. I have an ipod touch, and while at home ill connect to the home wifi. On my previous phone, the iphone 3g i had an allowance of 500mb but i only exceeded 250mb twice in the 3 years i was with optus.
I am in mexico and my first iphone data plan included 250 mb. If youve never reset this and it sounds like you havent if you dont know where this is located on your iphone, select reset statistics. And ive used just 589 mb since purchasing the iphone 3gs in july 2009, well under the 250 mb per month limit. If your gonna sit and watch iplayer and youtube youll need a lot more, like wise, if youre going to sit constantly.
Just wondering whether a plan with just 250mb a month would be enough for the ip4s. This is charged to an assigned credit card on a monthly basis, and. Is it simple to disable 3g data so it doesnt randomly use stupid amounts of data. Why do you continue to rob us blind when you are rich enough and big enough.