How much internet data do you use every month
@Ineeddentures (683)
May 5, 2025 8:59am CST
The question is how much internet data do you use every month?
And also when a provider says unlimited do they really mean it is unlimited.
Yvonne and I both use a provider called Smarty and as far as I can tell my package is unlimited, and it seems to mean unlimited.
I looked to see if there is a small print with " fair usage" mentioned anywhere
But there isn't
So it means
Unlimited date
Unlimited tethering via usb or hotspot
Unlimited calls
Unlimited texts
My record for a month was 320Gb of Data
1209 minutes of calls
And 3020 texts.
Of the 320GB - 300 GB was hotspot tethered.
We don't have home broadband and use the phone hotspot for laptop and smart TV.
The cost is £20 monthly
Sounds alright, doesn't it.
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7 responses
@snowy22315 (188808)
• United States
16h
Mine is unlimited. I don't"t worry about how much I use for Internet, TV or phone. I am glad those days are over about stressing over data
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@Ineeddentures (683)
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10h
I know what you mean lol
I recall making phone calls and stressing if I got put on hold that I would run out of what was very expensive call time
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@snowy22315 (188808)
• United States
10h
@Ineeddentures I used to run out of internet often when I had satellite, and the first company I had would slow down your data so much after that it was unusable.
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@Ineeddentures (683)
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10h
@snowy22315
Yes indeed.
When they throttled it here it was almost as slow as the old dial up
@TheHorse (226100)
• Walnut Creek, California
10h
@Ineeddentures Thank you. Honesty is the best policy.
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@Ineeddentures (683)
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10h
Yes indeed.
I recall the days on here 20 years ago when we awarded a best response prize lol
So on this post I think you have it,
Well done you.
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@allknowing (144982)
• India
6h
Mine has a restriction of 2GB a day and it lasts for a certain number of days
@ARIES1973 (11721)
• Legaspi, Philippines
17h
I pay almost the same amount Php1500 (USD27.00) and I have unlimited internet. Phones, laptops, and TV are all connected to the wifi. I don't know how much GB we consume but I am satisfied with the service. We are 3 at the house and we are all working online.
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@Ineeddentures (683)
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10h
Prices have really come down a lot here recently as companies and providers compete to get our business.
Use of phone hotspots is replacing home broadband here quite a lot.
People pay about £20 here per month just to rent a phone line.
You get a really good deal.
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@ARIES1973 (11721)
• Legaspi, Philippines
6h
@Ineeddentures Yes, it is indeed a good deal. Competition in business helps a lot in having a good service at a lower cost. Consumers benefited the most when there is competition.
@wolfgirl569 (115454)
• Marion, Ohio
10h
The best we can get is not truly unlimited. It slows way down after we use so much
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@Ineeddentures (683)
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10h
Ah yes
I wondered if that happened with this deal I get as it does seem to slow down a bit but maybe that's just my paranoia.
Only used 19GB so far in May as I have been really busy so it hasn't slowed down quite yet
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@RasmaSandra (84559)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9h
I do all of my Internet work on my laptop or my desktop PC. I am online many hours each day. The Internet is provided by AT&T and I have WiFir this amount is included in my rent,
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@Ineeddentures (683)
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9h
Wi Fi included in the rent is a great idea.
I am not online all that much
Most of the data I use is used watching films and sports.
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@JudyEv (352360)
• Rockingham, Australia
7h
Sounds great to me. I have no idea what we use but it's supposed to be unlimited and so far it's all hunky dory. Not sure where hunky dory came from suddenly but there you go.
