Thread: How much surfing is 25MB?

I'm considering leaving AT&T for Verizon, so I've been checking out the rate plans online. I noticed I can get a data package from Verizon for $9.99/month, but it only allows 25MB per month. I just have no idea how much that actually allows. How much surfing would add up to 25MB? I've asked a customer service rep for Verizon and she really had no idea.

Not much at all. I can use more than that in one day just syncing my email.

i think smartphones require a $29 data plan



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That "data package" is their stripped down "Mobile Web" option. I believe it restricts or limits where you can go on the 'net and may actually keep you inside their "portal".

What phone are you considering, by the way ?

I do have a monitor on my phone and today I used 11mb. Can't say that's more or less than normal... For the week (don't know if it's the previous 7 days or if it's "so far"), I'm at 60mb. For the month (I do think this is a running total), I'm at 807mb.

Don't really have anything specific in mind. I still have a couple months on my current AT&T contract. I'm just looking at my options so far. It probably won't be a full blown smart phone.

I hate that AT&T started requiring this 30 dollar plan for smartphones, I had a smart phone and was able to get the 10 plan when I first got it, I had no problems with it at all for about a year, then someone at AT&T shut off all of my family messaging and data plans for all my phones. It has taken 4 months of phone calls to hopefully get it straightened out.

Now they are saying I am grandfathered into the 10 dollar plan for my smartphone. (guess they did not want to lose a 10 year 250 dollar a month customer)

I think I used a total of 15 meg on my phone last month, I have wifi at home and work that I use with my phone when I am there.

No doubt...I'd blow out 25 meg in a day, but I have two email accounts checking, and use quite a bit of data. To be honest I use I only make a few phone calls a day on my smartphone but use the hell out of the data.

Originally Posted by smokey982

It probably won't be a full blown smart phone.

There is no half-smartphone at Verizon. If it's a smartphone, it REQUIRES the $30/mo data plan.

Originally Posted by hall

There is no half-smartphone at Verizon. If it's a smartphone, it REQUIRES the $30/mo data plan.

That's not really what I meant.

It will probably be a "3G multimedia phone". They offer a $10 data package with them.