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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:15 pm
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Browsing FT using iPhone 3G/Safari - estimating data usage?
Just so I can set a realistic expectation on potential data usage. In broad numbers, how many MB of data use would I expect to chalk up browsing FT constantly for say an hour?

I'm weighing up the merits of purchasing an international data bolt on. My service provider o2 offers two bolt-on products: 10MB for 20; 50MB for 50. Otherwise the standard rate is 6 per MB.

Has anyone crunched the numbers?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:40 pm
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1 FT page is around 180K (0.18MB). So 10 MB would be enough for 55 pages or so...
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by KVS
1 FT page is around 180K (0.18MB). So 10 MB would be enough for 55 pages or so...
You could do better with the mobile version of FT. I'd estimate the mobile site is about 1/5th the size.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 7:45 pm
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or use RSS and download messages when you have Wifi access?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 8:27 pm
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Browsing anything with 10mb is a joke.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 3:57 am
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Whatever you do, don't use Google Maps whilst roaming.

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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 3:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Kgmm77
Whatever you do, don't use Google Maps whilst roaming.

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That was my next question

Thanks for the assistance. So it would seem that 1 per page at the standard rate is a broad estimation. Easy to remember at least, or I should say, be mindful to restrict usage to wifi zones
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