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How much data you actually need

Sizing a plan is arithmetic, not mystery. Here are the working numbers — stated as the assumptions they are — and how to apply them to your household or office.

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The working assumptions

Typical figures, not promises: browsing and messaging are light, well under 1 GB per hour; video calls run roughly 0.5–1 GB per hour; HD streaming roughly 3 GB per hour. Your habits are the variable that matters.

A worked household

Two people streaming two hours nightly is roughly 360 GB a month on the streaming alone — comfortably inside 1TB once browsing, calls and updates join in, and tight inside 500GB. That single comparison decides most homes.

A worked office

Twenty staff on documents, mail and daily video meetings typically lands around 1TB2TB. Media-heavy work moves you up a tier. The business page maps team sizes to plans honestly.

When the guess is wrong

Passing the allowance never cuts you off — unlimited standard data continues. If it happens monthly, that is the signal to move up a plan, and we will say so rather than let you ration.

Quick answers

Video, overwhelmingly — streaming and video calls. Everything else is small next to them.
Yes — phones, laptops and cloud backups sync quietly in the background. It is part of why we recommend the next tier up when a household sits at a boundary.
Yes — it asks about people and habits, then recommends from the same five plans, with live prices.