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What does 250MB (250 megabytes) get me?Some service providers have begun offering a 250MB option for mobile broadband. Before choosing this option, it is important to understand what exactly 250MB is and what you can do with it. To help answer the question, here are some examples of what typical 'downloads' eat up in bandwidth:
According to nielsen-netratings.com, the average websurfer in the U.S. loads 1,500+ web pages per month. Many popular webpages are so loaded with files that each one accounts for 100-200KB of data downloaded. This means that on average, a typical user will download over 20MB of data just doing 'routine' web surfing. Now let's elaborate on email, because you can't only count the ones you want to receive. Spam that makes it to your computer and ends up in your junk folder or spam filter has still taken up bandwidth that Verizon counts toward your quota. If you receive a lot of spam (many people receive 20-50 a day!) you're paying for bandwidth you don't even want! We would be remiss to forget about major software updates for your computer. They don't happen daily, could easily be over 250MB all by themselves, and have been known to happen several times a month. If you have a 250MB plan, you would be wise to set your computer to NOT automatically download these updates! Its obvious that the activities which consume the most bandwidth involve music and video downloads. If you plan on downloading music or videos, you really should not consider the 250mb plan as a viable option. Related Articles
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