Data explained? Pls help :-/

mumof2 · 06-10-2014 07:05AM #1

This is bugging me now - I need to adapt the way we have wifi in the house, and it looks like I need to change the system to mobile broadband, so I can continue to study while kids are offline.

Can anyone tell me from these figures how much allowance this is in normal english terms i.e. do I need 1, 2, or 10 MB of data a month….

My bills show this: Monthly figures (MB)

219.1342
211.1616
251.1884

Does this mean I use average of 2.5 MB of data a Month? This is with 2 teens online all the time too, which is why Im changing the rules:D

Help appreciated:o

Mehaffey1 · 06-10-2014 07:12AM

2.1 and 2.5 GB of data would be expected for your situation, certainly not MB. Probably the 10GB plan would be more economical to switch too. I have been on boards.ie and facebook, both the toned down mobile sites (less pictures= less data) on my laptop and have used 400mb in roughly 5 days.

mumof2 · 06-10-2014 12:27PM

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

2.1 and 2.5 GB of data would be expected for your situation, certainly not MB. Probably the 10GB plan would be more economical to switch too. I have been on boards.ie and facebook, both the toned down mobile sites (less pictures= less data) on my laptop and have used 400mb in roughly 5 days.

According to the bill and customer services it is MB:( He said I used 249 MB last month, and that this is not even half a GB. Does this make sense to anyone? Thank you.

Ciano35 · 06-10-2014 01:10PM

mumof2 wrote: »

According to the bill and customer services it is MB:( He said I used 249 MB last month, and that this is not even half a GB. Does this make sense to anyone? Thank you.

There are 1000 MB in 1 GB, so 2.5 GB is equal to 2500 MB.

ED E · 06-10-2014 01:15PM

"219.1342"
"211.1616"
"251.1884"

I suspect these should have commas not periods. IE this is 219, 13.42MB or 220GB? Are you currently with a fixed line provider or UPC?

250MB is about 20-30 minutes of youtube. I guarantee you your kids use more than that. If the kids are online daily you need 100GB or more per month. Mobile wont cut it. 30GB would likely last you a week at most.

If what you are trying to achieve is to turn off broadband at X time for the kids but leave access for yourself there are ways you can do that withougt changing provider and having stupidly low limits.

mumof2 · 06-10-2014 06:37PM

ED E wrote: »

"219.1342"
"211.1616"
"251.1884"

I suspect these should have commas not periods. IE this is 219, 13.42MB or 220GB? Are you currently with a fixed line provider or UPC?

250MB is about 20-30 minutes of youtube. I guarantee you your kids use more than that. If the kids are online daily you need 100GB or more per month. Mobile wont cut it. 30GB would likely last you a week at most.

If what you are trying to achieve is to turn off broadband at X time for the kids but leave access for yourself there are ways you can do that withougt changing provider and having stupidly low limits.

I totally agree with you about the kids being online all the time (except when in school thankfully)

They definitely use a hell of a lot, and I do too but my provider (Three) is crap lately signal wise and I want to change to O2 for signal, but they only provide 1 or 2 GB of data per month and I fear it's not enough.

As for getting the kids offline if I need to I can do that by means of a password on the router that only I have access to.

Data explained? Pls help :-/

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