What can I do with 500MB of data?

I'm getting a new contract for an iPhone which comes with 500MB of data. When I'm out of the house I tend to tweet and Facebook and opening a few Internet pages then use Wi-Fi at home. Will 500MB be enough for my needs?

Yeah, that should be ok as long as you don't watch videos or download apps when you're not using Wi-Fi.

I'm on 1gb so twice that because I thought 500 wpuldnt be enough but I don't even gp through 250mb per month and my phone is on the net 24/7 unless I'm at home and on a internet munching phone such as mine is very good if you use Wi-Fi at home then just make sure you do all app and ios updates through Wi-Fi and don't watch alot of youtube vids unless with Wi-Fi then you will go no where near 500mb of data.

Should be more than enough. To check how much data you're currently using, open Settings -> General -> Usage. It counts from the last reset, which may be several months or years ago. So click "reset" to go back to zero, and check it again after 24 hours (or maybe after a typical Facebook session). This will give you an indication of your actual usage.

As a guide, with a data allowance of 500MB, you'll have enough to send and receive around 5, 000 emails or log into Facebook up to 10, 500 times. Or you could view 100 five-minute YouTube clips - or roughly 1, 600 standard web pages.

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