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I have a 3GB data plan with AT&T please help

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Just as the title says.. I have a 3GB data plan with AT&T.. I'm on my 6th day of using it and already I got a message from them saying I've used up 65% of my data... I mainly use my iPad at work watching Netflix movies in the booth, and I know AT&T offered a 5GB data plan for 50.00 a month but I doubt 5gb of data will be enough.. I need more GB.. What I want to know is what are my options without having to waste a ton of money on an upgraded data plan?
 

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Netflix will do it. If you don't have access to wifi, and you want to watch movies, I doubt there is a plan anywhere that will give you what you need. I don't know what effective size a Netflix movie would be, but the movies I have ripped for the iPhone run out at around 300Mb, so using that as a ballpark figure, nine movies is going to send you over the top.

I think wifi is your only answer. Have a chat to your IT department and see if they can hook you up with the password.
 

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Stop streaming. I spent the better part of 3 months getting all my DVDs into iTunes so I can take them whereever I want to go on my iPad. I only stream when on wifi. I have a 7GB Tether plan on my phone and tether my iPad whenever I feel like it. I still dont watch netflix on anything but wireless.
 
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I ended up just getting another wireless router to put in the booth.. It was a simple setup considering there was an Ethernet cable already in the booth, so all I had to do is wire it up to my wireless router... Now I'm using wifi... It's great.. Problem solved... Thanks guys for the quick responses
 

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I ended up just getting another wireless router to put in the booth.. It was a simple setup considering there was an Ethernet cable already in the booth, so all I had to do is wire it up to my wireless router... Now I'm using wifi... It's great.. Problem solved... Thanks guys for the quick responses

Smart!
 

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WiFi really is THE solution to iPad use!
Glad you managed to find a solution. I also use the AT&T 3G plan when I am in the States and with judicious use of WiFi I manage to stay within the limits!
Cheers! :eek:
 

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Supercharged03gtp said:
Just as the title says.. I have a 3GB data plan with AT&T.. I'm on my 6th day of using it and already I got a message from them saying I've used up 65% of my data... I mainly use my iPad at work watching Netflix movies in the booth, and I know AT&T offered a 5GB data plan for 50.00 a month but I doubt 5gb of data will be enough.. I need more GB.. What I want to know is what are my options without having to waste a ton of money on an upgraded data plan?

If you have the ipad 2 or 3, then you are also able to order a SIM card from StraightTalk wireless and for $45 a month they give you unlimited 3G data and I think it is actually HSPA+ cause it seems a little faster. I'm not completely sure about the HSPA+ though.
 

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These data plans our carriers have been gradually implementing over the pst yer or o re outrageous. $50 for 5 gigs of data on an LTE network? That's like getting. Ferrari, but with only five gallons of gas for it to last an entire month.
 

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