[JDAXIII]

I'm not new to blackberries, but I did go back to Motorolas for a while before coming back to the crack...Lately I noticed just about all of my friends were complaining about how much i'm on my phone when i'm around them, so I decided to check my minute and text usage. To my surprise, for the month of November I have so far racked up over 3100 text messages and 2569 minutes total I know I never used my cell phone this much before, but is this a little abnormal or does anyone else text and talk as much as I do?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by JDAXIII

I'm not new to blackberries, but I did go back to Motorolas for a while before coming back to the crack...Lately I noticed just about all of my friends were complaining about how much i'm on my phone when i'm around them, so I decided to check my minute and text usage. To my surprise, for the month of November I have so far racked up over 3100 text messages and 2569 minutes total I know I never used my cell phone this much before, but is this a little abnormal or does anyone else text and talk as much as I do?

I wouldn't say its excessive. You are looking at 98 minutes of talk time each day, and 119 text messages per day.

I use my phone for business and personal, and I am sure I pass 2500 minutes of talk time by the 15th of each month. I use JiveTalk, and as a result I dont send too many Text Messages, but if my chat messages were counted, I have more than a couple hundred per day.

The key to this is that I place my calls and send chat messages when its socially acceptable; not during meals, conversations, or time with my kids. Its all about perception.

[Sith_Apprentice]

naa that isnt that excessive. 7000+ texts a month and nearly 500mb of data usage, as well as over 2000 minutes is excessive :D yes that is me I am talking about

[emill84]

500 mb of data? Do you have a bb unlimited plan or a data connect plan? And if you're just using the bb unlimited has anyone gotten curious about that much usage?

I've heard of people getting suspicious that bb users are tethering without using the data connect plan, apparently a no-no.

[Sith_Apprentice]

when i teather to my laptop its closer to 1gb. Att has already called me about it but im a dealer so they let it be. I have RSS feeds, IM, and surf the web pretty much constantly when not working. I also have VNC set up and just check on my home network several times per day (5 computers total)

[Sith_Apprentice]

going from my past 6 bills its just over 256mb of average use. (per month)

[emill84]

I'm right around 200mb/month and I've only had it for two months. I can't tell if I'll progressivly get more dependent on it and that number will grow or if this first wave of new programs and playing around has the number inflated and it will eventually go down.

[Sith_Apprentice]

yeah it does get worse, well, better for you, worse for the people you hang out with lol

[JDAXIII]

7000+ texts?? That is just crazy!

[Sith_Apprentice]

i recieve them alot more than i send, i probably send only 1000 but recieve 6 times that lol

[SheepDog]

I am guilty of about 100 pins a day to my wife but only about 50 or 75 minutes of talk time a month. Pins are free. SMS text is not.

[abigorbot]

My fioncee and I have an old t-mobile family time phone plan but I mainly use my bb for data. I'm lucky if I make more than 10 phone calls to people other than him.

My data usage will probably be going up soon becasue I'm going to be tethering my laptop to my curve at work. The network throughput is slow enough as it is and the "break room" computers are monitored which is to be expected.

[SidBarrett]

Sith...Where did you find VNC for BB??? Thx

[cmguerra77]

JDAXII

All your friends will complain until they get their own, and then they'll be on it all the time

[Maximus_Prime]

Originally Posted by JDAXIII

I'm not new to blackberries, but I did go back to Motorolas for a while before coming back to the crack...Lately I noticed just about all of my friends were complaining about how much i'm on my phone when i'm around them, so I decided to check my minute and text usage. To my surprise, for the month of November I have so far racked up over 3100 text messages and 2569 minutes total I know I never used my cell phone this much before, but is this a little abnormal or does anyone else text and talk as much as I do?

How much do you spend on the phone bills per month?

[JDAXIII]

Originally Posted by cmguerra77

JDAXII

All your friends will complain until they get their own, and then they'll be on it all the time

My best friend has Sprint and hates his Katana, i'm trying to con him into buying the 8130

[JDAXIII]

Originally Posted by Maximus_Prime

How much do you spend on the phone bills per month?

Only $95, myfaves +1000 anytime minutes, free nights and weekends, unlimited text and pic messages, and of course the blackberry data plan. Thank god I have t-mobile, i've seen AT&T's prices and they are REDICULOUS!

[Sith_Apprentice]

Originally Posted by SidBarrett

Sith...Where did you find VNC for BB??? Thx

VNC viewer

[Sith_Apprentice]

Originally Posted by Maximus_Prime

How much do you spend on the phone bills per month?

$90-100.

[Sith_Apprentice]

i have unlimited BB on att for $19.99, unlimited sms/mms for $9.99, and $59.99 for 3000 daytime unl n/w and m2m. of course this is all special plans :p