Uncapped Internet and ways to manage your data usage...

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Over the past few weeks I've suffered through something that really irritated me! I use Internet a lot in my daily life so Uncapped Internet is the only solution for me and that's just it- What Service providers tell you about Uncapped Internet is that you will get a certain Internet speed (The first lie) and that you will be able to use an unlimited amount of data (The second lie.) What they don't tell you is that once you hit a certain amount of data, the speed decreases to a slower speed, so the original Internet speed they told you about is gone before the first week into the month and once you hit about 50GBs of data, that's when the speed becomes so bad that In my experience its taken up to 10minutes to load a single web page! Although I understand that service providers only do this so that they can regain their loss on you using +50GB, it just isn't right! Closer to the end of the month , the Internet speed was so slow that my browser didn't even load the web page!! 

EXAMPLE

1 June 2013 - 437kbs
15 June 2013 - 106kbs
26 June 2013 - 0.7kbs
30 June 2013 - NA - because I could access the Internet to do a speed test!!

I'm extremely mad and all I've got to say to service providers everywhere is - Don't trick people into thinking they are getting 'Unlimited' Data, when you don't allow them to use the data once they've hit 50GB (even though I do admit 50GBs is a lot!)

My advice to you - stick to Capped data (it's faster and more reliable) and once you done with it, you can also revert to Free WiFi zones and stealing  Internet from the people living next to you...

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR DATA USAGE

In light of recent events I would like to give you guys some quick tips to managing your Data usage. With Consumers using up to R2000 worth of data on the Smart-phones in a month alone, Data overspending has become a huge problem but its not really that hard to manage your data usage. I plotted 5 really important Tips and Tricks when trying to save data.... 

1. Install a Data Usage checker. Phones like the Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 have one built into the settings. However if your smartphone or PC doesn't, you can always check it from your Service providers themselves by means of their Application suite (e.g "MyMTN") and you can also check your usage on your PC by signing into your broadband account (if you are with broadband.) This will allow you to keep an eye on your Data usage frequently. 
2. By Means of #1 you can now check your data whenever you want. If you see your data usage going VERY high then you should turn off your mobile data immediately on the phone, this will mean you will not use any more data however you will not be able to use the internet. 
3. You can save data by using WiFi whenever you have the chance. Use FREE WiFi in shopping malls and restaurants.
4. Do all your major downloading with the FREE wifi at your work place or school. 
5. Control your urges to download Apps!

How these Top Tips and Tricks helped. 

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