how much data

fiscalfreckles

I am a bit of a luddite where mobiles are concerned & have never used my phone for internet so far.

However, I am about to upgrade to an i phone & will use it mainly for checking emails while out & about; possibly a little bit of web browsing, twitter etc, how much data do I really need for this?

Orange offer various packages for 100mb/ 250mb / 500mb - I have tried to research & all the advice is to check your current usage , which I can't.

Obviously it will be the more the better, but I don;t want to pay over the odds if that is way too high for my needs, so has anyone any advice?

Thanks.

SimonD316

Without having any current usage it's hard to say. I have an android phone and I use it for checking emails, twitter, checking football scores, weather etc.

I use between 50 and 100 mb per month. Beware though, some apps like twitter, and weather will refresh every few minutes unless you turn this off. My first month I used > 250 mb!

Look at the total cost over the contract too, generally it doesn't work out much more overall to get more minutes/text/data than to pay more upfront for the handset.

Just to add, I'm in a similar position. I can upgrade and fancy an iPhone, but am waiting until tomorrow's announcement before pulling the trigger. Having said that, I found this deal today that is very tempting - http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Apple/Apple-iPhone-4S-16GB-Black/Orange/Orange-iPhone-25-%2824mths%29/11560183 - I'm not a massive user so the allowances are fine for me.

macman

I would be looking for a tariff offering you a minimum of 500MB per month, you'll probably use more than you initially expect to.

buscape

Have a look at T-Mobile, they offer unlimited browsing and emailing with a limit on downloading and streaming etc, if you aren't going to be doing much streaming/downloading a 250MB allowance should be enough with them.

Bingolingo

Go for 500mb. After acquainting yourself with the features on your phone you'll probably want to do more with it such as music/video streaming, app downloading etc. 500mb is fine for general use and gives a bit of headroom for the aforementioned.

yangptangkipperbang

There are plenty of ways to reduce the amount of data you download.
Make use of any free wi-fi there is around.
If you are using GPS, download the maps using wi-fi at home then use the maps off-line when you are out and about - this doesn't stop the GPS eating your battery though !

buscape

Or install an offline sat nav that doesn't use data.

badger09

fiscalfreckles wrote: »

I am a bit of a luddite where mobiles are concerned & have never used my phone for internet so far.

However, I am about to upgrade to an i phone & will use it mainly for checking emails while out & about; possibly a little bit of web browsing, twitter etc, how much data do I really need for this?

Orange offer various packages for 100mb/ 250mb / 500mb - I have tried to research & all the advice is to check your current usage , which I can't.

Obviously it will be the more the better, but I don;t want to pay over the odds if that is way too high for my needs, so has anyone any advice?

Thanks.

In a very similar position (apart from twitter) - though I've actually bought an iPhone 4S and still playing with it:o.

I've got a free SIM from Giffgaff, currently on PAYG, and happy with it. I'm giving it a a month's trial before I commit to a 'Goodybag' & port my number.

fiscalfreckles

Thanks all, think I will go for 250mb, I really won't be downloading or streaming anything so I'll see how it goes.Can always incresase later.