# Smartphone users: how much data do you use? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 30, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/587383 "2011-06-30T14:02:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/587383/21 "2011-07-01T14:28:34Z")
> [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > T are a bunch of ripoff merchants, and they claim they’ve got better coverage than Optus but the only place I’ve really found it to be true is outside the major metro areas, when you’re getting out in the middle of fucking woop-woop like Woomera or Hay or somewhere like that. I had no problems at all with Optus while I was using a Nokia; it’s only been since I’ve had my iPhone that the service has become progressively worse. In order to use the phone at all, I’ve had to stand right up close to the window in the staff room. The last three or four days, I’ve had no service at all. Colleagues who have good access are all with Telstra; those with pathetic access (or none at all) are either with Optus or Vodafone. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/587383/22 "2011-07-01T14:32:37Z")
2 gigabytes is about my baseline. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/587383/23 "2011-07-01T14:45:57Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > I had no problems at all with Optus while I was using a Nokia; it’s only been since I’ve had my iPhone that the service has become progressively worse. In order to use the phone at all, I’ve had to stand right up close to the window in the staff room. The last three or four days, I’ve had no service at all. Colleagues who have good access are all with Telstra; those with pathetic access (or none at all) are either with Optus or Vodafone. Yeah, I’ve heard people bitch about Optus and the iPhone, there seems to be some design flaw there, because theoretically if you got service on your nokia there’s no reason why you shouldn’t get it in exactly the same spot with your iPhone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-users-how-much-data-do-you-use/587383.md?page=1)