# What can I do with 120 MB of data? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 20, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086 "2012-08-20T19:49:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086/41 "2012-08-22T05:43:37Z")
I got a joke email the other day “The book 'Understanding Women” is finally out!" it’s a photo of a guy perusing what looks like a 3-foot thick bound book. Stupid picture. It’s 238KB, a quarter of a megabyte. If someone sends you one raw photo from their moderm, 10Mp camera, that could be 4 MB. Powerpoint presentations from work could push 10MB. Even the mail client apps for smartphones iPad will eventually download the attachments if you open them. ---
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086/42 "2012-08-23T13:55:24Z")
To minimize data loading in Mail, go to Settings -\> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -\> Load Remote Images set to OFF. That should block image attachments from automatically downloading. There will be a placeholder box in the email that you can tap on to load manually if you wish. Unfortunately, there is no iPhone setting for blocking attachments over a certain size. Depending on your email provider, you might have server-side settings to do it though. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086/43 "2012-08-23T18:41:57Z")
Just look at what Paul Revere did with only two bits. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086/44 "2012-08-23T18:50:27Z")
My email signature is the complete text of _Atlas Shrugged_, so 25 emails for 120 MB sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![ClintO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@ClintO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClintO)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086/45 "2012-08-24T18:37:04Z")
I don’t know if Verizon in Europe is the same as the US but their Mifi cards seem extremely reasonable to me. I send emails when I’m out of the office (out in the country so no wifi), and the plan I have is 10 gigs for $80 a month or 5 gigs for $50.($50 for the device ) I got rid of my home internet and use this all the time. You can’t watch netflix with it but a fair amount of youtube videos and you can stay looking at text pages like the Dope for days. Pai325 I guess what I’m saying is if \*\* Pai325\*\* has a card plan like mine in the US and plans on continued use after the trip, could he/she take one to Europe and use it without crazy roaming charges? Beats asking every coffee shop for their password or constant advertisements before you can use free wifi… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086/46 "2012-08-24T21:20:11Z")
> [@md2000](#): > > If someone sends you one raw photo from their moderm, 10Mp camera, that could be 4 MB. A raw file will be much bigger. At least 8MB, more like 10-20MB usually. 4MB is a reasonable high-quality JPEG for a 10MP camera. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086/47 "2012-08-24T23:00:36Z")
I just had a look in one of my folders, and RAW (NEF) files from a Nikon D90 (a 12 Mp camera) are about 9.0-11.5 MB, depending on the amount of detail in the image. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-120-mb-of-data/632086.md?page=2)