I am going to setting up mine and my wife's phones with a Cingular MEdia Net package tomorrow but unsure "how much" we need (i.e 500k, 1 MB, etc.). Is there a way to track or maybe a running tally of the kilobytes are used over a period of time so I can extrapolate what amount we would each use more or less in a typical month?
Thanks in advance
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Celtic Dragon Posts: 251
Phone Model: SE w610i/BJ II
Service Provider: Cingular/AT&T
Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:43 pm
You wireless usage should be on your bill each month, so I guess the easiest way would be to look through your past few month's bills. If its not on your paper bill, try checking it through your account online.
Lcarvone Posts: 3
Phone Model: Motorola v180 & v220
Service Provider: Cingular
Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:54 pm
That does remind me that the usage will appear on my paper bill which will help. I just wish there was a way to track during the billing cycle so when I got close to my "limit" like you do with minutes you can slow down, stay offline, etc until the new billing cycle starts. I know it is only penny per kilobyte or similar but that can probably add up fast if you're not too careful....
duceduc Posts: 2124
Phone Model: iPhone1G, 3G Unlocked
Service Provider: Softbank
Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:11 pm
Isn't there a menu in your phone that tells you your total kb and current. The V600 has that feature. Of course, it is not 100% accruate and should only be use as a reference.
Lcarvone Posts: 3
Phone Model: Motorola v180 & v220
Service Provider: Cingular
Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:43 pm
That is the kind of thing I would look for. The phones my wife and I have are v220 and v180 respectively.
duceduc Posts: 2124
Phone Model: iPhone1G, 3G Unlocked
Service Provider: Softbank
Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:06 am
Lcarvone wrote:
That is the kind of thing I would look for. The phones my wife and I have are v220 and v180 respectively.
Try going to menu, recent calls, data volumes.
JCMyersIV Posts: 122
Phone Model: V635 & BB 7290
Service Provider: Cingular
Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:25 pm
if you log on to the cingular site, and view your account activity, you'll be able to see wireless data usage within a day or two of actually using the service (voice call activity shows up usually within a couple hours if you're in your home market). I'm not sure about other phones, but the Moto's will tell you how many bytes were transferred when you end a web session.
Nick4597 Posts: 17
Phone Model: Black Razr
Service Provider: Cingular
Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:16 pm
I found that if you modestly use the Internet Express for news, weather, traffice, etc, then it's not cost effective to go with a plan. I ocassionally browse the news every couple days and I used around 250kb one month... billed at $.01/kb it came out to $2.50. Not too bad. Unless you are downloading large emails and such, don't go with a plan unless you will be constantly on the net.
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