Verizon wireless data question

davidc · Jun 30, 2012

Just have question about data on Verizon if you use your iPhone as a hot spot with your laptop are you using the same amount of data as if you was using your iPhone or are you using more because it is a laptop.

ardchoille · Jun 30, 2012

davidc said:
Just have question about data on Verizon if you use your iPhone as a hot spot with your laptop are you using the same amount of data as if you was using your iPhone or are you using more because it is a laptop.

I would think you're using more data due to whatever software is running in the background on the laptop, especially system/software updates. All of the communication that your laptop is doing while it is on the hotspot is coming through your phone.

zig9449 · Jun 30, 2012

Tethering to a laptop uses soooo much more data.

I use to tether to my laptop so I can watch Netflix on it....my data usage was going so much.

I then stated loading the Netflix app on my iPhone...then mirroring it to my TV.... I saved a very significant amount of data that way.

Computers have other programs running.. Like mine for example is constantly updating the Avast virus protection in the background...so tethering to my computer uses a lot of data.

Chris951 · Jun 30, 2012

It uses more unless you shut down processes on the laptop so not everything is running in the background except antivirus. And your antivirus really doesn't use that much. Also depends on what you are going to be doing on the computer. Web pages will use more data because it's loading full pages, not just a simplified mobile site or app. I have sprint unlimited so I don't really track my data. I did once though when I had virgin mobile and an android phone. I rooted and hotspot it and would watch Netflix on my Xbox 360. One full movie was about 750mb-1gb if I remember correctly. I used 42gb of data that month.. Shortly after that, Virgin started capping their data speeds because everyone would get their cheapest plan which was $25 and had unlimited text/data and 300 mins. So basically you had Internet and a phone for $25 and everyone would tether and hotspot the crap out of it. I hope that doesn't happen to sprint too. I'm on my phone all the time and use about 7gb a month

Sent from my Sprint iPhone 4