First, tell us how many of each device type you will have on your account.
A general rule of thumb:
NVC data devices average between 1 and 2 GBs of data a month.
Email:
About how many text-only emails do you send/receive?
- 0
- 5
- 25
- 50
- 100
- 250
Web Access:
How many web pages do you visit?
- 0
- 5
- 25
- 50
- 100
- 250
Stream Music:
How many minutes do you spend streaming music (such as Pandora, or Spotify)?
- 0
- 5
- 15
- 60
- 120
Stream Video:
How many minutes do you spend streaming videos?
- 0
- 2
- 10
- 30
- 60
Download Songs, Apps or Games
How many downloads do you average?
- 0
- 1
- 5
- 15
- 30
Online Games
How many minutes do you spend playing online games?
- 0
- 2
- 10
- 30
- 60
Upload and Download Photos
How many photos do you upload and download?
- 0
- 2
- 10
- 50
- 100
Navigation
How many minutes do you use turn-by-turn directions?
Total Monthly Data Usage for All Your Devices
(0 MB/mo)
How much data does a Smartphone use?
- Email (Text Only) = 20 KB
- Web Access (Internet and Intranet) = 2MB
- Audio Streaming = 60 MB/hr
- Audio Track Download (3 1/2 min at 192 kbps) = 16 MB
- 3G Video Streaming = 120 MB/hr
- Digital Photo Download/Upload (Hi-Res) = 4 MB
- Navigation Turn by Turn Directions = 5 MB/hr
- 1 MB = 1,024 KB
- 1 GB = 1,024 MB
These are just estimates, and data transfer amounts will vary. Downloads that buffer, such as streaming music and video, will bill for all of the data that has been downloaded, even though you may not have listened to or watched the entire download. Please regularly monitor your usage.
* Can exceed 3 MB with graphically intense pages or with video.
** Using high quality audio.