What is 500mb data equal to

DCFC79

Anyone able to tell me how much 500mb would equate to in terms of mobile internet eg how many web pages, emails etc. Im looking around for a desire on possibly vodafone but the price plan for the desire ive chosen says "500MB of mobile internet and webmail", i wouldnt be sending many emails but id be viewing web pages eg yourtube, facebook, twitter etc.

OneADay

There is a calculator somewhere on the vodafone site for working it out roughly.

Edit - http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatch/Portal/appmanager/vodafone/wrp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=templateCClamp&pageID=OS_0197

DCFC79

OneADay wrote: »

There is a calculator somewhere on the vodafone site for working it out roughly.

thanks, ill take a look, should have been a link on the page i was at,

thanks

edit, i went to the same page as you oneaday

OneADay

For 500MB

"Download up to 25 maps with Google maps, open and reply up to 10,000 emails and make up to 10,000 bids on eBay, read around 8300 BBC stories"

As long as you are not watching videos etc, you are ok. The limit is for fair usage as discussed here
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30598

DCFC79

OneADay wrote: »

For 500MB

"Download up to 25 maps with Google maps, open and reply up to 10,000 emails and make up to 10,000 bids on eBay, read around 8300 BBC stories"

As long as you are not watching videos etc, you are ok. The limit is for fair usage as discussed here
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30598

its actually quite a bit, i was thinking 500mb wouldnt equate to much

OneADay

DCFC79 wrote: »

its actually quite a bit, i was thinking 500mb wouldnt equate to much

The data you get on a mobile web site is usually slimmed down and compressed further so its not like a regular web page your pc.

Videos / multimedia cannot be readily compressed so you just need to be vary of that and also emails with large attachments.

DCFC79

OneADay wrote: »

The data you get on a mobile web site is usually slimmed down and compressed further so its not like a regular web page your pc.

Videos / multimedia cannot be readily compressed so you just need to be vary of that and also emails with large attachments.

like i say emails i cant see myself doing plus i wouldnt even open ones with large attachments as ill use the pc for that,

thanks

photome

What about watching something on tv maybe the grand prix for example how would that use

OneADay

photome wrote: »

What about watching something on tv maybe the grand prix for example how would that use

TV on mobile? Something a web site streaming video - it would come out of the 500MB allowance and get used pretty darn quick.

You can pay a monthly charge for a Mobile TV add on I think with vodafone (which will not eat into the 500MB data allowance).