When determining how much data you need, start by considering how much time you spend online per day. Turning on your laptop to check your email once daily doesn’t require fast speeds and uses little data. But you will need a much larger plan if you have 5 people in a household and you all have cell phones, tablets, laptops, gaming systems, and don’t forget the smart toasters or smart thermostats.
Consider your behaviors online. A large family that spends more time streaming, checking social media, and playing video games, may want an unlimited plan or a plan with a high data cap. Your household is likely to use more data at different times of the year: such as holidays or during summer vacation.
37% hit their data cap during the pandemic.
68% of those paid overage fees.
Understanding data caps can seem complicated when calculating how much time you spend online and performing an inventory of all the devices, just to pick a plan.
Consider choosing one of the Internet plans at WAVE Rural Connect. Our data is truly unlimited. We do not have any data caps, nor do we slow down your speeds when data use is high.