a few golden rules with the absence of a reliable indicator.

1. reset the counter (on the iPhone) on the specified date each month.

2. check the counter religiously and once you hit 350MB, it is a good sign to "slow things" down a little.

3. treat your data bundle like a daily allowance expenditure (approximately 15MB per day)

4. avoid viewing youtube/podcasts on the network.


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also it has always puzzled me with regard to this; when i was on the 3G, i barely could use up 200MB/month. however with the 3G S, if i don't refrain myself, it could shoot above 250MB/month.

turns out the main culprit, was the better camera resolution on 3G S and i typically forward pictures to my friends (via e-mail) and blog remotely. the pictures taken from the 3G S were definitely bigger in file size.

hopefully by next year will have iphone 4th gen and then can buy and get another year of free data usage instead of paying for rm68 per month

my one month anniversary was yesterday, my usage is less than 250MB


nokia2003, maybe its not the 3 megapixel camera cause the mms and email, the size of the photo is scaled down to something very small. Maybe its the Notification or Push setting

This post has been edited by idoblu: Sep 13 2009, 03:05 PM

no worries, there will be a new generation for sure.

hence i will never ever opt for a 24 months contract with the iPhone for obvious reasons.

and when the new model comes rushing in, the same cycle starts again; people start cursing profanities at maxis for the alleged "scam" and how maxis "swindled" them. very classic scenario.

congratulations on maintaining your data usage and practicing self control!

IMHO 250MB is too little whilst 500MB is too much for my consumption.


it could be. it is still a mystery to me. but right now, i have to be a little careful with my usage as opposed to my 3G days.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Sep 13 2009, 03:10 PM

no self control needed. infact i dont even bother to use Cellular Data Network to key in wrong characters etc to turn off Maxis data. I set my wifi and data to be on all the time. I surf daily without any restrain and yet my usage is only 212MB for my first month. I do have Notification and Push set to off though

maxis should somehow sent out periodic text messages that states the current usage for the day, or week or when u are at 50% 75% and 85% ...

but no ... because they want to charge you for the excess ...

i called them up the other day, they have no access to the current usage on their system, so i asked them if you have no view of my current usage how will the system know when to start charging me for excess ... the fella cannot answer, i thanked him and hanged up ...

LOL. i forgot mention a very important piece of information.

over here in australia, there is no such thing as free Wi-Fi in shopping malls, et cetera.

internet is extremely serious business here. even to surf in my own university, i have to pay (after i exceed a small quota allocated each semester)

hence, the minute, you leave the house, you are reliant on your network's connection 100%

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Added on September 13, 2009, 3:21 pmmaxis is not alone i suppose.

doubt that i have heard of any networks in australia (which coincidentally all offers the iPhone) offer such a service to send such text messages.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Sep 13 2009, 03:21 PM

no need periodic sms la, just one is enough to say today is a new month. even Digi give you an sms after every call to let you know how much was the last call and your balance

how frequent u need to charge ur phone bro if u let the internet access up all the time? do u have facebook or instant messenger applications up as well?

i have to charge it several times a day. its docked most of the time but i can say that the battery drains off pretty fast when surfing. But it doesnt drain when on standby mode. I do not have facebook or IM on but you cant multitask anyway right? I find that quite troublesome with no multitasking, I cant surf and have Yahoo Messenger up at the same time

sorry for the OT

This post has been edited by idoblu: Sep 13 2009, 03:34 PM

that's when beejive comes into place?

despite being so expensive, it is the best value for money application that you will ever purchase, in the long run.

integrates all major IMs into one app!



This post has been edited by nokia2003: Sep 13 2009, 03:39 PM

yeah i agree that internet is serious business there, as if you are promised 1MB, you are assured of 1MB continous connection ...

yeap, and digi sends out text if for ur calls usage as well rite, if i am not wrong ...

or at least through the #100* service or online usage check ...

aihhh

but have been with maxis for almost 9 years ...

i putting my co. exchange to "push"

let's see how bad it is gonna to be compare to my BB data utilization

i cant let it push, unless i am home, or away from desk, so i just check it manually, as when iiam in front of my comp, emails coming both sides, kinda useless, easier to reply on comp ...

Are you using Prepaid or Postpaid?

Hey guys, just wanted to ask.. I prebooked with a 24 month Ivalue 1 plan. when the time comes for me to collect my iphone, can i still tell them I want to change the plan? maybe to 12 months instead?

prepaid

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Yes you can. Currently the amount you paid for are the fees or deposited required for pre-booking the Iphone 3GS. When you are required to go and collect your phone, you can ask them for a change in the plan and pay the remaining applicable amount to Maxis. Anyway, why the sudden change of plan?

Anyway, there is a question I want to ask and have been getting mixed answers from Maxis. Some sai Yes while some said No.

As far as you can see, the free local calls for Ivalue Plan 1 is 333 minutes (which are counted as 15cents/min). If I subscribe to value extra (8 cents/min and 1 cents/sms), would I get the discounted rate after the 333 minutes or from the moment I start subscribed to Value Extra?

Base on value extra calculation, I will be getting 625 free minutes to Maxis calls.

i agreed with u.
thats why i sign 1yr ivalue plan only, ready for next upgrade~

Hmm don't know.. I'm not sure if I want to remain with the contract for 24 months... (also not sure how it would work if a new model comes out and I want to upgrade)