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MickLondon
28-08-2023SMARTY Pioneer
5G definitely eating more data
It does eat more data contrary to several Internet and expert articles.
On 4g hardly ever used 4gb PCM now I seem to use it every other day.
Really?
- 28-08-2023
Yes, 5G can use more data than 4G, also battery power, especially if the faster speeds of 5G mean you alter the way you use your phone, using it for data intensive activities.
Even on 4G, a monthly data allowance of 4 GB of data isn’t a lot. If you use your phone to watch video, stream music, then 4 GB of data will be used pretty quickly.
Personally, I would say 10GB per month is the minimum data amount people need these days, better still 15 GB, which is 500 MB per day.Don’t forget though, that you don’t have to use 5G, you can set your phone to just 4G if you wish.
https://usave.co.uk/mobile/does-5g-use-more-data-than-4g/