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by: vishalkrsinha January 19, 2010 11:43 PM PST

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300 MB data usage. How much will it go?

by vishalkrsinha - 1/19/10 11:43 PM

I am planning to buy a Reliance prepaid plan (Broadband+ 300MB Pack).It gives 300 MB data to use. How much will I be able to utilize it? Could you guys please give me some idea.


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I am not sure what 300MB data usage mean, but...

by ahtoi - 1/19/10 11:54 PM

In Reply to: 300 MB data usage. How much will it go? by vishalkrsinha

that's not very much if you plan to stream video.


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Re: that's not very much if you plan to stream video.

by vishalkrsinha - 1/20/10 12:23 AM

In Reply to: I am not sure what 300MB data usage mean, but... by ahtoi

My general purpose of taking this plan is to browse websites, check my emails, & sometimes downloading some .doc files.


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May be too low.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 1/20/10 4:44 AM

In Reply to: 300 MB data usage. How much will it go? by vishalkrsinha

I looked at one of my Google Docs and just looking at it seems to have transferred 1MB. That's 1 click for 1MB.

So 300 Clicks?
Bob


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Re: May be too low.

by vishalkrsinha - 1/20/10 5:12 AM

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Thanks Bob, I must change the plan then.


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300 MB isn't much

by thatrandomguy - 1/21/10 8:57 AM

In Reply to: Re: May be too low. by vishalkrsinha

However, if all you plan to do is check email and surf the web without doing high bandwidth activities, you might be able to scrape through.

Depending on your provider though I'd be wary of overage charges. Those can be a beast. For Sprint it's like $51.20 per GB.

Check this out though:

How Much is 5GB Is It Enough?
http://www.mobile-broadband-reviews.com/5-gb.html


While it focuses on 5 GB caps, there's a chart/table that shows how much average activities use up. A bit lower in the article is a example of how those numbers could add up in a real world example.

You could use the formula in there and play with the numbers to see what your use might be like.


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