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150MB is enough to download the Tested Podcast three weeks in a row. Try for that last week of the month and you're looking at overages. On average, 150MB will let you load about 20 full web pages on 3G each day. Yeah, it's not a lot. If you go over, Verizon will apparently charge another $15 for another 150MB of data. So you pay $30, but only get 300MB.
You want to avoid that. Some of your habits will need to change. Your home Wi-Fi will be an oasis of data. You may, in fact, find yourself fantasizing about that spring of data while out and about.
But anything to save a buck, right? Take inventory of the apps on your phone first thing. You should page through the settings to see what, if any data they are pulling down.
If you don't use an app, but it likes to download updates of some sort in the background, just ditch it before you move on. Step two: Change those settings. If you're lucky, you may find that some of your apps have the ability to download data only when on Wi-Fi. The podcast manager is one such app.
Aside from being a really well designed podcast app, it has a plethora of settings. In the main system settings you can check a box to only download new podcasts on Wi-Fi. The last thing you want when trying to live within 150MB of data is to find that your phone has downloaded the newest episode of a podcast over 3G, thus eating up as much as 50MB of your data allowance. Twitter clients are also a big user of data. If you have multiple clients installed, you may actually be downloading the same updates multiple times. Make sure you turn off updates on clients you don't use frequently. If you can stand to turn them off on your main client, all the better.
You can always manually refresh. Alternatively, just crank up the update interval to only ping Twitter every few hours. If you're going to be out for a while, consider turning off your account sync. Android makes this really simple to do. The home screen Power Control widget has a button to toggle this feature on and off.
You can also set this in the Accounts and Sync settings menu. Just uncheck Auto-sync; but it is easier to just use the home screen widget. Doing this means no push Gmail, contact syncing, or calendar sync. But if it's just for a little while, you can still manually sync. If you're running a newer version of Android, you probably have the option to let apps auto-update in the background.
You're going to want to uncheck that option for each app's entry. It's worth the minor inconvenience of hitting the 'Update All' button while on Wi-Fi to now blow a huge chink of your quote. Apps are getting bigger on Android, with some topping 20MB.
You don't want your phone to decide to update that when you're on 3G. One last way to use the Android system settings to reduce data consumption is also found in the Accounts and Sync menu. This is the nuclear option for reducing data consumption.
If you uncheck the Background Data box, apps will not be able to use data in the background. You will only be able to initiate data sessions in foreground apps.
This obviously limits the usefulness of the phone, but you can control your data completely. Step three: Get some third party help There are a few apps you can use to help manage your data use. One app that is useful in this and other ways is. The app will run you $10 in the Market. With this app, you can set conditions for when you area at home, and away from home. The app can automate your Wi-Fi so you can have it disabled when you're out, but automatically turn on when you get home.
That way you don't accidentally forget to use your home connection instead of the mobile data. There are also plug-in in the Market that allow control of the Sync settings, so you can automate that as well based on your location or time.
If you're into more tweaking, can be used in place of Locale. It's only $6.30 and it will work with Locale plug-ins. You can watch your data usage, and even set quota alerts. The app is free and surprisingly full featured.
Just go in and set your monthly quota, then set your monthly plan's start date. If you're part way through the month, you can set the counters based on what your Verizon account says.
It will then track your usage each month, automatically resetting at the end of the billing cycle. The app offers helpful projections so you can see how fast you are using your allotted data as well. In the settings, make sure you set a notification for when you have nearly reached your limit. 3G Watchdog also has a widget so you can see your usage without opening the app. With the help of apps like or, 3G Watchdog can even turn off your mobile data automatically before you reach your limit. This is a handy feature if you really want to make sure you don't get charged an overage. Cheaper plans like Verizon's possible 150MB promotion could be a good money saver for users.
150MB isn't a lot of data by any means, but with a little planning, and some help from apps like 3G Watchdog, you could make it. Android is a data hungry operating system, so going through your apps is a must if you're going to try living on less data. It might be worth analyzing your usage over time before taking the plunge.
As tiered data comes to more carriers, these tactics might be useful to more than just those looking to save by getting a cheaper plan. Let us know how much data you are using each month in the comments below!
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Proof of at least 6 month's history of posting in this subreddit Guides There have been some excellent guides written in this sub, and we're always looking for more!. has created a suggestion post regarding information. Friends of;. I am trying to reconsider if I should drop my internet plan down to save money. I currently pay $80/month for the 'ultimate internet' plan with cox that is about 150Mbps download, 20 up.
This is compared to about $40 for 50 Mbps. I got this internet because I thought that since we are a house that uses youtube and netflix a lot (usually 2-3 people streaming at any one time), i'd need this. However I recently found out that hd in Netflix only uses a tiny percentage of this (like 1 Mbps) to do video streaming. I thought it would have been like 10 or 20.I should have looked into it. I also thought I should have it this high because as the signal degrades, 150 Mbps becomes about 20 Mbps at the furthest part of my house. However, maybe I am not understanding how wifi signals work.
Is it possible that 50 Mbps would degrade to 20 Mbps in the same location, and that it more has to do with the amount of bandwidth lost instead of a percentage of the total? Or if I drop down to 50 Mbps, will I experience much lower bandwidth in these areas of my house? I do some gaming, but I only play rocket league online from time to time. HD Video streaming really is the heaviest demand on the wifi. So what do you think reddit, should I drop down my internet speed to save money? Or will that be a big mistake if I want even the weakest parts of the house to remain at 20 Mbps?
TL;DR: Can i change my internet plan from 150Mbps to 50 Mbps and not really notice the difference if I only stream HD video and do some light gaming, even though my house is fairly spread out? I think you should drop it down if you have only 2-3 users at a time. I currently average 4 heavy users and I currently have 60/4 Mbps with no issues. I play on my Xbox-One while there are 2 I pads and an iPhone streaming something. I have no issues gaming. I do have problems sometimes, but that is usually because of the up speed of 4 Mbps being the issue with response times. If I had 50/10 Mbps, that would work for me.
I watch Netflix in 4k and Vudu HDX movies on my TV without ever having to tell anyone to stop streaming. Your wireless connection speeds are theoretical, and have nothing to do with your connection speed changing. The wireless signal strength is independent of the 'house' Internet connection you bought and use.
The wireless network is based on bands (connection type like B, G, N, AC), strength of the band, and distance from router (broadcast point). In this example, your router is like a radio station antenna (tower) and your device is like a car radio; the farther away from the Antenna base, the worse sounding (speed of connection/strength) is. This is only a concern if you have a 10 Mbps wireless connection, and you need 15 to stream Netflix. Your home connection, in this case, is 150 Mbps is waiting on your router to accept the data, and your router is waiting on your device connection to it to hurry up and accept what it is sending. This would be a 'choke point' in your home, not your internet connection.
Sorry if this is confusing, I may have gone to far. Edit: radio tower antenna, not radio.
Edit: Mobile autocorrect sucks TL;DR: Internet Connection should probably be dropped to save money; get a better router if wireless signal too weak (slow). HD Streaming on Netflix should be around 5 Mbps not 1, are you sure you are a) getting it in HD, and b) measuring it in Mbps? Source: I think another wireless AP connected to the router via ethernet or homeplug av1200 at the opposite end of the house would make a big difference to your throughput. Only way to be sure if you'll cope with the lower bandwidth is to get some stats from your router & modem on how much bandwidth you are using. What router, modem do you have? Does your ISP give you any usage stats?
I've setup Cacti to monitor my home network so I can keep track: Its a pain to get it working and you need gear that'll support SNMP but it makes calls like this simple.