Hi all!
I just upgrated from a pokey iPhone 4 (32GB) to a 5 (16 GB). In order to get the free upgrade, I had to re-up my Verizon plan and lost my ulimited data and now am starting with a 2 GB monthly plan I use the phone primarily for:
1. Listening to music at work (no wifi available).
2. Listening to Podcasts in the car (again, no wifi).
3. Listening to Audio books in the car (still, wifi-less).
Problem 1. Since I have about 2000 songs in the Cloud, I do not want to suck up too much data by streaming the music (if that does indeed suck up a lot of data). But I also do not want to put too many songs in the phone since I have a smaller capacity (now only 16 GB and my music is about 8GB on its own).
Problem 2. I have read horror stories about the phone dropping wifi even when it is available. I have heard that when the phone hits sleep mode, the wifi turns off leaving me to LTE. Is this true? If so, I can imagine that auto-downloads/updates can happen when it's "sleeping" causing a data suck.
Can anyone give me their experiences/tips to limit data usage while still enjoying the facets of the phone (music through iTunes Match and Podcasts and audo books through Audible)? I may have to up my plan but I would like to see if the 2 GB plan is possible with my usage habits.
Thank you!
I just upgrated from a pokey iPhone 4 (32GB) to a 5 (16 GB). In order to get the free upgrade, I had to re-up my Verizon plan and lost my ulimited data and now am starting with a 2 GB monthly plan I use the phone primarily for:
1. Listening to music at work (no wifi available).
2. Listening to Podcasts in the car (again, no wifi).
3. Listening to Audio books in the car (still, wifi-less).
Problem 1. Since I have about 2000 songs in the Cloud, I do not want to suck up too much data by streaming the music (if that does indeed suck up a lot of data). But I also do not want to put too many songs in the phone since I have a smaller capacity (now only 16 GB and my music is about 8GB on its own).
Problem 2. I have read horror stories about the phone dropping wifi even when it is available. I have heard that when the phone hits sleep mode, the wifi turns off leaving me to LTE. Is this true? If so, I can imagine that auto-downloads/updates can happen when it's "sleeping" causing a data suck.
Can anyone give me their experiences/tips to limit data usage while still enjoying the facets of the phone (music through iTunes Match and Podcasts and audo books through Audible)? I may have to up my plan but I would like to see if the 2 GB plan is possible with my usage habits.
Thank you!