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      10-08-2011, 11:59 PM   #1
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Data plan: 200 MB vs 2 GB

I mostly use wifi to surf the web. I rarely ever need to surf when I'm out. However, there were certain times that I wished I had a data plan (e.g. to look up a restaurant on yelp). I might even do emails from time to time. For someone like me, would 200 mb be enough?
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      10-09-2011, 12:10 AM   #2
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Most likely. I was on a 150MB plan and I was using it for email only. I never went over 50MB. Then one month some app downloaded an update and almost put me over the limit only a few days into the plan. Then I started messing around with ESPN's Scoreboard and a few other apps and decided to go to the unlimited data. The 150MB is no longer available on Verizon anyway, but now they have tiered plans, so I may scale mine back.

But 200MB should be plenty for email and (very) occasional web surfing.
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      10-09-2011, 12:12 AM   #3
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I say go unlimited.
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      10-09-2011, 12:20 AM   #4
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Most likely. I was on a 150MB plan and I was using it for email only. I never went over 50MB. Then one month some app downloaded an update and almost put me over the limit only a few days into the plan. Then I started messing around with ESPN's Scoreboard and a few other apps and decided to go to the unlimited data. The 150MB is no longer available on Verizon anyway, but now they have tiered plans, so I may scale mine back.

But 200MB should be plenty for email and (very) occasional web surfing.
Yeah my uncle had a 200mb plan for a while and he never went over. He only switched after he started streaming and doing other stuff.

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I say go unlimited.
The thing is that I'm not sure if I need it. I have wifi at work, school, and home. In the last 3 months there were about 5 or 6 instances in which I wished I had a data plan (to look up a restaurant's rating or contact info, or to answer an email real quick). Besides, only T-mobile and Sprint have unlimited now. I was referring to AT&T.
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      10-09-2011, 12:26 AM   #5
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I usually surf the web and email on my iphone and watch a few youtube videos here and there. Typically I use 1-2gigs a month and I am not on my phone a ton. You guys have quite a petite data appetite.

But if your using to just to reply to email and a few websites 200mb should work.
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      10-09-2011, 03:57 AM   #6
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200mb should be enough if you have wifi the majority of the time, I follow a similar pattern of data usage and 150mb/month is my max, if I go out to eat a lot and have to use my phone for directions and what not.
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      10-09-2011, 05:03 AM   #7
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200mb can be used up very quickly

and you have to be careful to not download anything on the go, or watch too many videos

or visit M3post (pictures)

I generally use about 2gb or so per month, though this month I've used 1900 and I still have over a a week left in my cycle
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      10-09-2011, 05:31 AM   #8
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if you dont even watch videos or anything media related i definately think 2 gb would be overkill..go with 200 forsure
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      10-09-2011, 08:00 AM   #9
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wait...200mb? that's it? how you do that?
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      10-09-2011, 10:32 AM   #10
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200 mb is plenty if you watch what you do. Use wifi when possible and you are ok. Steaming in 3g sucks
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      10-09-2011, 10:47 AM   #11
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200mb is plenty for me for some occasional web surfing, email and mapping. But that is only because there is plenty of wifi around me when I go to school, work and at home. I never stream anything in 3g.
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For the majority of the time I use wifi or just simply don't have a need for a data plan. I have navigation in the car so I don't even need that. However, there are times when I need to look up an address, restaurant ratings, etc. That's when I feel the need for a data plan. Besides, smart phones all require data plans now and I think the 200 MB is probably going to be plenty for me.
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      10-09-2011, 01:37 PM   #13
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It is hard to say. I use to have unlimited but downgraded it to 2GB since I never use anywhere close to that amount. I am on wifi 80% of the time and I usually use 250-400mb per month with light web surfing, email, Whatsapp
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