Mobile phone tariff: Guide values for data volume - that much MB / GB makes sense
Mobile phone tariffs often lure with high data volumes on favorable terms. In this article, we show which guideline value in mega- and gigabytes (MB / GB) makes sense for your usage behavior.
For occasional surfers: up to 500 MB
If you only receive and send chatting and few pictures, a tariff in the order of up to 200MB is sufficient. Chat programs usually only need a few megabytes a month, with 500MB there are also a few videos in there. Even if you scroll through Facebook and play some simple games online, the tariff should be sufficient.
The average user: 500 MB to 1 GB
This volume of data is suitable for people who often surf the net and want to watch small videos every now and then. As a guideline, you can assume about 20 MB for a 3-minute video in standard quality. Most cell phones even offer a feature that can be used to display the traffic used.
1 GB and more for power users
Volumes of up to 5 GB are no longer uncommon. However, this size is almost more intended to completely replace the domestic WLAN. Here you really do not have to pay attention to how long you surf the web. You can also easily stream songs from Spotify and Co. or listen to online radio. You can also use your cell phone as a hotspot and surf on the go with your laptop. In this guide, we show how this works with the iPhone, for example.
The best tariffs can be found in our mobile tariff calculator.