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Originally Posted by f0rge
There's a huge difference between the 3G you were using before and LTE, since you're able to consume content so much more quickly you're going to be using more data.
I find that when I first get a new phone I crush my data for the first month or two while I'm trying new things and downloading new apps, then it usually goes back to normal.
Anything you used before for streaming, spotify, youtube and stuff like that will use a higher quality stream since you have more bandwidth available. Same goes for things like facetime or automatic uploads of (now higher quality) pics to instagram and apps like that.
Also check "automatic update" in your app store, if that's enabled it could be updating apps without you knowing over cellular.
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f0rge makes some great points and I didn't even think about the LTE vs 3G thing. In fact, because my data plan is so small right now, I actually turned my LTE ability off per the recommendation of Verizon so I'm using 3G instead of LTE intentionally. And yes, turn off automatic upload/update feature immediately if you haven't done so. Mine is set to only update when I'm in a WiFi spot.
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Originally Posted by MokSpeed
iMessage and Siri both use data as well. If you're sending a bunch of pictures that may be the culprit. This is exactly why I stuck with T-Mobile. I'll deal with the spotty service as long as I never have to worry about my data usage. Not to mention I'm always around the city so coverage isn't an issue.
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Exactly and I plan on switching to T-Mobile when I can. Right now my dad is on my account so to big of a pain to try and switch carriers.