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Hungry Ego

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My plan comes with 6gb of data. However I am in the middle of switching to a corporate plan that is $10/month cheaper, and comes with 10gb of data.

This phone plan will be $50/month.
 

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My plan is with a mobile phone provider known as Vodafone. My phone contract states that I receive unlimited data, although I only usually end up using 100GB per month on average. I used to have my Data Metered however I was finding myself extremely frustrated half way through the month when I ran out, so this is why I changed from Pay As You Go.
 

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Wow, that's a lot @Alexander. Don't think I use that much for like 3 months lol.
My current plan is around £12 a month and I get 20GB of data, of which none is being used right now because we are still somewhat in the lockdown. This is the first time I got a sim only plan instead of going for a plan that comes with a phone.
 

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Wow, that's a lot @Alexander. Don't think I use that much for like 3 months lol.
My current plan is around £12 a month and I get 20GB of data, of which none is being used right now because we are still somewhat in the lockdown. This is the first time I got a sim only plan instead of going for a plan that comes with a phone.

Yes, I use a lot of bandwidth however I use my 4G as a broadband connection too. When at home, I tether the network across as a portable hotspot which allows me to connect using my Laptop. This ultimately saves me money on purchasing Broadband for my flat.

Ordinally, would 20GB be enough for you?
 

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None, I use pay-as-you-go. Then again I never use my phone that much and when I do it's always connected to Wifi. The only time that I add data or topup is when I'm away from home and going to another part of the country. 95% of the time wherever you go most places hotels has wifi :)

If I was to get a plan then I would get a new phone. But I rather stick with free sim so that you can own whatever phone you want and feel free to change sims.
 

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My plan gives me 100gb of data a month and I use about 10% of that in a busy month. I'm due for renewal in August and I'll be reducing that down to somewhere near 20gb. I like to have a little bit to play with just in case.
 

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How are you finding 5G? Is it much faster than 4G? I saw a huge difference between 3 & 4 but wondering if 5 might just be incremental. It’ll reach the point where speed will be throttled by device limitations.
 

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How are you finding 5G? Is it much faster than 4G? I saw a huge difference between 3 & 4 but wondering if 5 might just be incremental. It’ll reach the point where speed will be throttled by device limitations.

TBH I do not know fully. My plan has 5G but I only think there is 1 tower in my area. I may check it out and do a speedtest while next to it.
 

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They are installing 5G towers in my area now. Only a matter of time and I will have it here as well. I do like @Alexander’s idea of tethering to his phone to save from internet costs. however mobile data is still stupid expensive in Canada because it is 2 companies who have a monopoly and charge exorbitant amounts just because they can.
 

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I have 5 Gigs of data. Works for me most months, because I use wifi whenever I can. I have rarely used more than 2 Gigs in any given month, except when I tied my computer to my phone, to see how that worked.
 

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TBH I do not know fully. My plan has 5G but I only think there is 1 tower in my area. I may check it out and do a speedtest while next to it.
Please do and let me know if it makes any difference to your speeds over 4G.
 

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My previous plan included unlimited data - which was great as I could use my data as much I wanted, but I had to cancel because lockdown meant I had to stay at home, and I have WiFi.
 

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My previous plan included unlimited data - which was great as I could use my data as much I wanted, but I had to cancel because lockdown meant I had to stay at home, and I have WiFi.
Were you on a month-to-month plan? If I could go without my cell phone I would, but then I would have no phone :(
 

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@Hungry Ego, I'm in the same boat. If I could go without cell phone data, except that given for texting, I would do so. I generally do my best to use wifi with certain things. If I knew I would be awhile without it, I can always download a offline copy of what I want to watch or do.
 

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I renewed my old contract which I mentioned in an earlier post but managed to up the data to 30GB from 20. Price has gone up slightly though due to inflation to around £14 now. Still a pretty decent deal though.
 
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