Mobile Internet Usage on a Samsung Galaxy S II? How much? - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=Demache;33274258]Holy....wow 48 GB? What were you even doing?[/QUOTE] Probably tethering his PC internet to his phone data plan, and downloading lots of stuff like steam games/movies onto his PC through it

[QUOTE=KorJax;33274384]Probably tethering his PC internet to his phone data plan, and downloading lots of stuff like steam games/movies onto his PC through it[/QUOTE]That must be it. The most I've used while tethering is about 100 MB after casual browsing for a few hours.

I used 1500MB OVER my allowance of 500MB this month That was because I used it as a replacement for my internet connection for a day when my internet connection failed I still didn't get any messages about it, or reaching 80% of my allowance as they said they would Also, T-Mobile allow TRULY unlimited internet browsing (not streaming) and the cap is simply 500MB of streaming data (but I used over 500MB for a fact, I even downloaded a small steam game and watched my usual dose of videos) Yeah T-Mobile is the way forward

Three and giffgaff (payg/rolling contract no phone included) offer unlimited internet in the UK FYI. I get 3gb on t-mobile but they no longer offer this, I only still get it as a contract's a contract.

As OP is in the UK everyone has missed a horrendously obvious network: GiffGaff. Although you'll have to buy your phone sim-free (you're looking at ~£400), the contracts speak for themselves: £10 is 250 minutes £15 is 400 minutes £20 is 800 minutes £25 is 1,500 minutes All the above plans come with unlimited texts and, most importantly, [b]unlimited internet[/b] (subject to fair usage and that you don't use it in tablets or laptops or for tethering, but this isn't really enforced from what I can tell) - they're practically the only network other than Three to be doing Unlimited still. They run on o2's network, so if you have any friends in your area with o2 SIM's you'll be able to compare signal strength. Although having to pay for your phone up-front is a pain, if you've got the money it pays dividends in the long-run (compared to spending ~£30 a month for a lesser contract, just without the phone added in) - right now, with my Nexus S that cost me £450 (which I paid for with birthday money), I'm on target to break even in just about a year (been going half a year now). Definitely consider it. By the way, I hate to be a pain, but I'm about to give you a referral link. It changes absolutely nothing apart from the fact that you get £5 free credit on activation and it also gives me £5 when you do. Referral link: [url]http://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/luaduck[/url] Non-referral if you want to check it out: [url]http://giffgaff.com[/url]

[QUOTE=leach139;33290597]As OP is in the UK everyone has missed a horrendously obvious network: GiffGaff. Although you'll have to buy your phone sim-free (you're looking at ~£400), the contracts speak for themselves: £10 is 250 minutes £15 is 400 minutes £20 is 800 minutes £25 is 1,500 minutes All the above plans come with unlimited texts and, most importantly, [b]unlimited internet[/b] (subject to fair usage and that you don't use it in tablets or laptops or for tethering, but this isn't really enforced from what I can tell) - they're practically the only network other than Three to be doing Unlimited still. They run on o2's network, so if you have any friends in your area with o2 SIM's you'll be able to compare signal strength. Although having to pay for your phone up-front is a pain, if you've got the money it pays dividends in the long-run (compared to spending ~£30 a month for a lesser contract, just without the phone added in) - right now, with my Nexus S that cost me £450 (which I paid for with birthday money), I'm on target to break even in just about a year (been going half a year now). Definitely consider it. By the way, I hate to be a pain, but I'm about to give you a referral link. It changes absolutely nothing apart from the fact that you get £5 free credit on activation and it also gives me £5 when you do. Referral link: [url]http://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/luaduck[/url] Non-referral if you want to check it out: [url]http://giffgaff.com[/url][/QUOTE] Giffgaff are a great network while I used them for a while.

[QUOTE=leach139;33290597]As OP is in the UK everyone has missed a horrendously obvious network: GiffGaff. Although you'll have to buy your phone sim-free (you're looking at ~£400), the contracts speak for themselves: £10 is 250 minutes £15 is 400 minutes £20 is 800 minutes £25 is 1,500 minutes All the above plans come with unlimited texts and, most importantly, [b]unlimited internet[/b] (subject to fair usage and that you don't use it in tablets or laptops or for tethering, but this isn't really enforced from what I can tell) - they're practically the only network other than Three to be doing Unlimited still. They run on o2's network, so if you have any friends in your area with o2 SIM's you'll be able to compare signal strength. Although having to pay for your phone up-front is a pain, if you've got the money it pays dividends in the long-run (compared to spending ~£30 a month for a lesser contract, just without the phone added in) - right now, with my Nexus S that cost me £450 (which I paid for with birthday money), I'm on target to break even in just about a year (been going half a year now). Definitely consider it. By the way, I hate to be a pain, but I'm about to give you a referral link. It changes absolutely nothing apart from the fact that you get £5 free credit on activation and it also gives me £5 when you do. Referral link: [url]http://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/luaduck[/url] Non-referral if you want to check it out: [url]http://giffgaff.com[/url][/QUOTE] That does sound quite good. However I'm not keen on the £500 for the phone... [editline]16th November 2011[/editline] On another note, I've made the purchase! Orange - £26 (18 month) 100 mins, unlimited texts, (only) 500MB. Gonna have to be careful and use wifi where possible! I couldn't pass up the deal though, I did the maths and the phones free, the total payout over the 18 months is £468. If I were to just buy the phone, it'd be £500. Gotta be a good deal yeah?

[QUOTE=Dip;33301058]That does sound quite good. However I'm not keen on the £500 for the phone... [editline]16th November 2011[/editline] On another note, I've made the purchase! Orange - £26 (18 month) 100 mins, unlimited texts, (only) 500MB. Gonna have to be careful and use wifi where possible! I couldn't pass up the deal though, I did the maths and the phones free, the total payout over the 18 months is £468. If I were to just buy the phone, it'd be £500. Gotta be a good deal yeah?[/QUOTE] Should have got T-Mobile £15, 100 mins, unlimited texts [b]truly unlimited (no fair usage policy)[/b] internet browsing + 500MB streaming (though I used 2GB they didn't care) Also got a free phone :)

[QUOTE=Trumple;33301186]Should have got T-Mobile £15, 100 mins, unlimited texts [b]truly unlimited (no fair usage policy)[/b] internet browsing + 500MB streaming (though I used 2GB they didn't care) Also got a free phone :)[/QUOTE] I never reach the 2000 usage policy Orange have in place. Also, a friend of mine is on T-Mobile and says its dire. What phone and length of contract?

[QUOTE=QuikKill;33272414]T-mobile is probably the worst in my opinion.[/QUOTE] It's because they use the 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands. They aren't far reaching and they don't penetrate walls very well. Sprint and Verizon's main networks are technically the worst. That ageing CDMA tech can't go any faster than 3.1Mbps. But good speeds on T-mobile HSPA don't mean anything when getting a signal is difficult.

[QUOTE=Dip;33307044]I never reach the 2000 usage policy Orange have in place. Also, a friend of mine is on T-Mobile and says its dire. What phone and length of contract?[/QUOTE] I get good signal and there are a lot of H areas. I guess it really depends on your area. Also, Orange and T-Mobile share networks now so you get better coverage (but if you use the twinned-companies signal you only get 2G, regardless of the actual speed of the signal) HTC desire, 2 years. Phone was free

[QUOTE=garrynohome;33307446]It's because they use the 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands. They aren't far reaching and they don't penetrate walls very well. Sprint and Verizon's main networks are technically the worst. That ageing CDMA tech can't go any faster than 3.1Mbps. But good speeds on T-mobile HSPA don't mean anything when getting a signal is difficult.[/QUOTE] I still wish it was possible for me to get consistent 1 Mb/s.

Hey OP have you tried using Opera Mini like I mentioned?

Why in the world is my upload always higher than my download? 0.54 Mb/s down, but 0.80 Mb/s up? WHY? At least 182 ping is pretty good. [editline]16th November 2011[/editline] Damn automerge.

[QUOTE=Demache;33307947]I still wish it was possible for me to get consistent 1 Mb/s.[/QUOTE] I get around 5Mbps on my SGS and my Nexus S. Around 13Mbps on my SGS II. My HSPA+ 42 modem gets around 26Mbps and my LTE one can pull 35Mbps. Also 182 ping isn't that good. I get around 50-80ms ping even on my old Galaxy S.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;33308277]I get around 5Mbps on my SGS and my Nexus S. Around 13Mbps on my SGS II. My HSPA+ 42 modem gets around 26Mbps and my LTE one can pull 35Mbps. Also 182 ping isn't that good. I get around 50-80ms ping even on my old Galaxy S.[/QUOTE] According to my phone I'm running on EVDO Revision A. The fastest I've ever gotten was probably 100 ping, and the tower probably was on fiber. Better than 1X RTT which is 1000 ping guaranteed.

[QUOTE=Demache;33308392]According to my phone I'm running on EVDO Revision A. The fastest I've ever gotten was probably 100 ping, and the tower probably was on fiber. Better than 1X RTT which is 1000 ping guaranteed.[/QUOTE] Oh so you're on Verizon/Sprint. That sucks, I could never go back to EvDo.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;33309315]Oh so you're on Verizon/Sprint. That sucks, I could never go back to EvDo.[/QUOTE] And its our only option too. I'm not sure if AT&T has decent coverage in the state yet. They just got here in March, I have no idea how robust the network would even be.

Same, I'm on Verizon for the coverage, I live in the country and rarely ever go into the city so having a slower 3g connection all the time is better than a faster 3g connection only in the city. Also, my dad can sometimes get 1 bar of 4g in our neighborhood, hopefully by the time I get my next phone in a year they'll expand it some more. (It's great cause it's not even that big of a city and it's already expanding into the rural areas with 4g.

[QUOTE=Keegs;33309527]Same, I'm on Verizon for the coverage, I live in the country and rarely ever go into the city so having a slower 3g connection all the time is better than a faster 3g connection only in the city. Also, my dad can sometimes get 1 bar of 4g in our neighborhood, hopefully by the time I get my next phone in a year they'll expand it some more. (It's great cause it's not even that big of a city and it's already expanding into the rural areas with 4g.[/QUOTE] According to a friend of mine who has a 4G phone, they have been switching it on and off in my city (presumably testing?). I'm going to guess it will be throughout in a few years. Unless all the damn microwave connections are holding it back.

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;33307992]Hey OP have you tried using Opera Mini like I mentioned?[/QUOTE] You said it cuts down on data usage yeah? Optimizes it. By all means I'll try it! I'm waiting for the delivery man now! Its coming today between 7am and 5pm :/

[QUOTE=Dip;33314266]You said it cuts down on data usage yeah? Optimizes it. By all means I'll try it! I'm waiting for the delivery man now! Its coming today between 7am and 5pm :/[/QUOTE] It uses data compression through Opera's servers. It's the same type of thing RIM does with blackberries.

If I so much as sneeze, I'll go over 1GB in less than two days. I don't know how you can do 250 all month.

How is that so expensive where you guys live? I have unlimited internet connection on my phone and it costs less that 3 euros. And as they say here that we have worlds best 3g and other connections... But i dont usually use my galaxy S 1 to do anything else than call and txt... Ofcourse if im not home or in town then use it to acess web for pron or other usefull data.

[QUOTE=garrynohome;33307446]It's because they use the 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands. They aren't far reaching and they don't penetrate walls very well. Sprint and Verizon's main networks are technically the worst. That ageing CDMA tech can't go any faster than 3.1Mbps. But good speeds on T-mobile HSPA don't mean anything when getting a signal is difficult.[/QUOTE] This is T-Mobile UK, which could be entirely different.

[QUOTE=Alone wolf;33329401]How is that so expensive where you guys live? I have unlimited internet connection on my phone and it costs less that 3 euros. And as they say here that we have worlds best 3g and other connections... But i dont usually use my galaxy S 1 to do anything else than call and txt... Ofcourse if im not home or in town then use it to acess web for pron or other usefull data.[/QUOTE] I'm sure its a combination of the fact that operating a network in the US isn't exactly cheap (national carriers probably spend oodles of money for towers that may cover only maybe 20 customers in rural areas), and networks charging what they want because they can get away with it. Mostly the second one though.

[QUOTE=BrainDeath;33329655]This is T-Mobile UK, which could be entirely different.[/QUOTE] Oh my mistake. I saw the US flag under QuikKill's avatar and thought it was a discussion about the US T-mobile.

300mb on my iPhone, browsing facepunch often, checking email very often, going on facebook a few times a day and frequent skype calls of 5-10min. Should be fairly close in comparison to an S2

Jesus Christ I wish I had your carriers over here. For two smartphones with 2000 minutes and 2GB per month with unlimited texting, it costs $130

for unlimited data, texting, and 300 minutes it costs $35 a month virgin mobile superiority station