eskEMO Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I'm just wondering how much data a typical gamer uses on a Windows phone? I'm considering getting one as my enV3 is about to die & I'm looking at upgrading to a Windows phone with a data plan. Aside from playing W7 Games, the only real thing I'd use the phone for is Facebook & maybe TrueAchievements/CoD: Elite/other 360-related sites. Just curious what you guys have as data plans & how much data everyone uses a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worhammer Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have unlimited data, and therefore I use TONS. I'm gunna make use of that I use my zune pass to stream music at the gym (an hour or two a day, excluding weekends) If I drop that out, I probably use less than 1GB or 2GB a month. Including all that streaming, I use 4 or 6. To be honest though, I never really check (just cause it's unlimited...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingvee Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I struggle to get more than 150Mb out of mine. Hardly use it as I am mainly on Wifi. I have a 1Gb and will never get anywhere near it, especially with the battery life as it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otaking live Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I struggle to get more than 150Mb out of mine. Hardly use it as I am mainly on Wifi. I have a 1Gb and will never get anywhere near it, especially with the battery life as it is... This. I have 1gb as well but am usually on WiFi and have never gone over. No idea how much data the games may use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZarfotAcheivements Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 This is what i was wondering. I just picked up a Lumia today that has 750MB data usage. At first i didnt think it would be enough but i think it will be ok as all i will be doing is online forums when im not at home. I would be connected to my wifi at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingvee Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 My bandwidth tool reports quite healthy download speeds in some places, but when 'updating' Xbox Live it does seem to take quite a while. I recommend Wifi whenever possible. 750Mb is ample unless you really do have to surf and browse for a few hours a day, even then, web-browsing should be fine - YouTube etc. might do you over. I am with Orange and they have a tile that updates around 3am telling me my data and minutes usage... that does help so you can always use that as a gauge if your provider has such tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rman0099 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I have unlimited data so it is not much of an issue for me. That being said, I did look one month when I had a free subscription to netflix and used over 6 GB of data. I did a LOT of streaming episodes of tv shows, but that may give you a little help should you decide to use a netflix account on your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepydumbdude Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 When I had my focus I maybe did a youtube video here or there but most was just playing games and facebook. I'd use around 215 mb- 400 mbs a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banes Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I have a 1gig plan and i've never managed to go over. I also don't stream on my phone though, I save that for 19" + screens lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZarfotAcheivements Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 If you haven't got unlimited I wouldn't do any streaming other than maybe 50 YouTube vids a month depending on their length. Browsing is completly safe as each page is roughly 10-100kb and there's 1020kb in 1 Mb so would be pretty hard to hit your limit if it was 750mb a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR4V1G0R3 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) i have 500Mb plan and i've never gone over myself... my general use is checking this site, TA, PS3T, a little facebook, CAG & WPcentral oh, & BBC sport website on matchdays along with a few game downloads, most of them have to be done over wi-fi anyway and an occasional "who's that?" stint on IMDB when you can't remember said persons name, also goes for the "what've i seen them in?" search Edited February 2, 2012 by GR4V1G0R3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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