Mobile Phone usage

[AE-Stephen]

I think I'd give that 1000GB a run for its money. I usually use around 8GB a month and that's being careful. Probably too because I'm never home.

Oh I've tried, there is absolutely no chance!

I stream music 3-4 hour a day, constantly browsing on FB, I'm on betting sites streaming football / horse racing, I've even watched films and I let my friend tether from me wherever we go.

I think the most I have ever used is around 480GB

[wonderpunter]

Great stuff so far - thanks for the contributions.


One of the really surprising things so far (for me) is the age of the phones - many happy to run phones 12-24 months old.
Makes all the product hype and phone launches a bit silly ...

I used to get the latest greatest when there were big jumps in tech e.g 480 res to 1080, 3mp cam to 8mp, 4gb to 16gb etc.. now most are just a few little tweaks and a new shell,

[stuart@affman]

Phone Type - Iphone 5s

Phone Age - 22 Months old (been offered upgrade but cant be bothered to get tied in to another 24 month contract with poor service)
Phone Cost - Free on contract
Plan Cost - £40 a month
Phone calls per month - Unlimited but around 50 a month
Texts per month - unlimited but around 15 a week, not including whatsapp
Apps use last month - Skysports, email, whatsapp and Skype
Internet browser use - 1-2 hours a day

Additional Discussion - I mainly use my phone to check emails and sports news every morning plus Skype messages. occasionally look at eBay, Facebook but not a huge amount. I feel like a dinosaur and bit sad now i have written this down.

[Renee]

Oh I've tried, there is absolutely no chance!

I stream music 3-4 hour a day, constantly browsing on FB, I'm on betting sites streaming football / horse racing, I've even watched films and I let my friend tether from me wherever we go.

I think the most I have ever used is around 480GB

So between the two of us we could do it.
I'm tethering from your phone in Amsterdam.

[Celebrationbird]

I sit by the computed way to much so decided to not get a internet plan for my cell, probably a useful recommendation for some people here

[Renee]

I pre-ordered my HTC 10 today. Should get it in a few days as it comes out tomorrow.

I will update everyone with specs once I have it. I'm mostly interested in the battery life. Apparently it can last days without a charge.
We will see about that!

[-Shay-]

Phone Type - iphone 6s 55gig

Phone Age - ~6 mo
Phone Cost - Free upgrade
Plan Cost - ~$80 per month
Phone calls per month - ~200
Texts per month - 2100 or so
Apps use last month - 10 - main ones = Eurosport, Twitter, Apple Music, Navigator
Internet browser use - about 1 hour/month

Additional Discussion - I did not realize how much I use my phone until researching for this.

[AndyBonus]

Phone Type S6 Edge 64GB


Phone Age 11 Months
Phone Cost 30,900 baht
Plan Cost 0 (Pre Paid)
Phone calls per month 5 - 10
Data Usage 24 hours 15 Baht
Texts per month 0 - 5

Apps use last month - 10+ But mostly - Scatter Slots, Double U Casino, Hearts of Vegas, 2 Dots, Crystalux, Spider Solitaire, My tracks, Google Translate, ASmart Remote, XE, and of course there are the phone apps like calculator, camera ect.

Internet browser use - Very little, considering the amount of time spent online. An an hour a month probably, mostly on checking to see how certain pages look on a mobile.


Additional Discussion. It seems that I don't treat my phone as a phone any more. It has replaced my laptop, camera, maps, bits of paper and goodness knows what else it will continue to replace.

[ocreditor]

Phone Type - iPhone 5


Phone Age - 12 months old
Phone Cost - € 1050
Plan Cost - 20$ Month
Phone calls per month - unlimited
Texts per month - SMS? - unlimited
Internet browser use - 10GB month, after exceed slow browsing

I use my phone for almost everything, including paying for stuff and bills.. pretty attached to it while I'm away
At home it's Laptop or Ipad always !

[Deano99]

Great post

Phone Type - iPhone 6, only acquired a few weeks back
Phone Age - 3 weeks
Phone Cost - Free upgrade 12 month plan
Plan Cost - 55 EUR per month
Phone calls per month - shitloads
Texts per month - around 10, but maybe 3 times that on the various messenger apps
Apps use last month - maybe 10-15: main ones = gmail app, facebook, whatsapp, bbc sport, tapatalk (for this forum)
Internet browser use - 10-15 hours per month

Additional Discussion -
I only got the iPhone 6 recently as I was reluctant to move up to the larger screen size. I still use my old iPhone 5S for listening to music and stuff, it's mad how small that screen feels now, even only after a week or two using the larger phone. I think there are a lot of mobile users out there resisting the move to the larger screen, but once they give in to the pressure very few will go back to the smaller screen...in my opinion anyway.

I use my laptop for work, spreadsheets...etc, I would like to browse more on it but it's old and needs to be plugged in constantly, so it feels like a lot of work to fire it up. Therefore all my browsing, social media, sports reading...etc is done on my phone. Except of course when I'm in the day job (like now!) and at my PC.

I intend on buying an all-in-one PC for my house soon, which will be the hub of all my work, play and entertainment needs. It's probably just psychological, but I seem to work much quicker and smarter on a PC, even compared to a good laptop.

[spkutano]

Phone Type - Huawei G620S

Phone Age - 9 months old
Phone Cost - was 80 Euros on sales back then
Plan Cost - No plan
Phone calls per month - A lot, spend about 10 Euro for calling.
Texts per month - 5-10
Apps use last month - Yahoo mail, Livescore.
Internet browser use - Around 1/2 hour daily.

[Renee]

So I started using the new phone today.

Just got an alert that I have reached the 11gb limit and will now be charged for an extra gb. Billing cycle resets on the 8th.
(See Stephen, I could use your 1000gb limit easily)

Had a look in the phone and it looks like google services was not switched on wifi only and has used 10gb of data in the last 2 days (was connected to wifi yesterday) and approx 6gb of that was in the last 2-3 hours.

W T F

Have gone and turned background data to wifi only on everything. Kills me. I don't know why these devices don't come with those things on wifi as default.

So because all this **** was running in the background, the battery was getting chewed pretty quickly. I will assess the battery life over the weekend and come back.

So far, the phone itself is pretty outstanding. The screen is Quad HD and super fast. There is no lag in the touch. It's a bit bigger than my old HTC but not big enough that it's uncomfortable to hold.

I don't like that they have removed gallery and replaced it with google photos as standard in the iOS.
It uses USB type-c cable for charging which makes it charge SUPER fast. Huge positive IMO.

More to come tomorrow.

xxhttp://www.htc.com/au/smartphones/htc-10/

[rouletteguru]

If you don't care about phone camera and features, just buy a cheap used phone and a prepaid plan, and you'll barely pay anything

[Miles_FTA]

Phone Type - Sony X5 powered by Android - small sized probably - Love the camera

Phone Age - 1 Year
Phone Cost - Free with a 24 month plan
Plan Cost - Rands R 500 a month
Phone calls per month - 25 +
Texts per month - Free 100
Apps use last month - 5 - main ones = Livescore,Google, and Games
Internet browser use - less than 1 hour

Additional Discussion - I am a bit of a Phone retard not savvy at all but i use my Camera to take pictures and play games at night i dont spend a lot of time talking unless i get called a phone should be about what it was created for Talking and keeping in comms i dont think all these Apps etc add so much value to my life

[golfbettingsystem]

Phone Type - iphone 5S

Phone Age - 18 months or so
Phone Cost - £80
Plan Cost - £37 per month
Phone calls per month - 10-20
Texts per month - 30-50
Apps use last month - ​twitter, facebook, youtube, skype, BBC news, Nike+ running, oddschecker, betfair, bet365, European Tour, PGA Tour.
Internet browser use - 1-2 hours a day maybe

Additional Discussion - mainly use for business, got a lively facebook group which takes a lot of managing and my obsessive compulsive checking of golf leaderboards from Thurs-Sunday must rack up a lot of time online!

[Renee]

So I started using the new phone today.

Just got an alert that I have reached the 11gb limit and will now be charged for an extra gb. Billing cycle resets on the 8th.
(See Stephen, I could use your 1000gb limit easily)

Had a look in the phone and it looks like google services was not switched on wifi only and has used 10gb of data in the last 2 days (was connected to wifi yesterday) and approx 6gb of that was in the last 2-3 hours.

W T F

Have gone and turned background data to wifi only on everything. Kills me. I don't know why these devices don't come with those things on wifi as default.

So because all this **** was running in the background, the battery was getting chewed pretty quickly. I will assess the battery life over the weekend and come back.

So far, the phone itself is pretty outstanding. The screen is Quad HD and super fast. There is no lag in the touch. It's a bit bigger than my old HTC but not big enough that it's uncomfortable to hold.

I don't like that they have removed gallery and replaced it with google photos as standard in the iOS.
It uses USB type-c cable for charging which makes it charge SUPER fast. Huge positive IMO.

More to come tomorrow.

xxhttp://www.htc.com/au/smartphones/htc-10/

OK so tested the battery pretty good over the weekend.
Yesterday I was using my phone the whole day (10.30am to 11pm), streaming vids, a 1 hour phone call, etc, and by the time I went to bed I had 40% battery left. Thought that was pretty awesome. I'd have had to charge my last phone at least once during the day if that was the case.

That's me out now. If anyone is looking for a new phone, highly recommend the htc 10.

[pokeraussie]

i dont spend a lot of time talking unless i get called a phone should be about what it was created for Talking and keeping in comms i dont think all these Apps etc add so much value to my life

I know right. Go to a cafe, bar, etc and how many people do you see hunched over their phones even when there are other people sitting with them. The world has become addicted to technology.

[AE-Stephen]

I'm due an upgrade in 2 months, it's the first time I've thought about leaving apple. They haven't progressed much in the 3 models since Jobs died.

Thinking of moving to android but I'll wait to see what the iphone 7 is offering.

[Progger]

We all pay to much for a lil bit plastic,and waste a lot of time with tons of apps.
forced consumerism...

[Renee]

I know right. Go to a cafe, bar, etc and how many people do you see hunched over their phones even when there are other people sitting with them. The world has become addicted to technology.

I have a rule when I am out with people. Everyone's phone is face down on the table. The first person to touch their phone pays the bill.
Works every time.

I'm due an upgrade in 2 months, it's the first time I've thought about leaving apple. They haven't progressed much in the 3 models since Jobs died.

Thinking of moving to android but I'll wait to see what the iphone 7 is offering.

You can have a play of mine in Amsterdam if you want?

...

I meant my phone. (I know Rick is going to make a nice joke here).