... to think 2GB a month is enough?

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DC's and I are all on Sky plan, 2GB and unlimited calls / texts per month for £6 each. The benefit is that unused data can be dished out and as DD and I hardly use ours, this means DS1 and DS2 get between 3-4GB monthly each.

However, they are saying this isn't enough. AIBU to think that as they all use WiFi at home, this should be enough?

or am I woefully out of touch

It wouldn't be enough for me and i'm on wifi all evenings at home

I use 40gb a month.

Music, video. Games. Google maps.

Depends what its used for. DW has 1gb and rarely uses it, I have 16gb and sometimes only use 1-2gb, or some months all of it (mainly if DS is using the mobile hotspot in the car )

I'd say that's no where near enough tbh

My dc's (13 &16) and I have 1, 2 & 1.5 respectively. All on rollover, so any excess gets carried over a month. £5pm with ID Mobile.

None of us go over, and they know if they do they have to pay for it.

We have unlimited Wi-Fi at home so it's only out and about, they know not to stream on mobile data.

Depends on what people use it for. I've had 500mb for the last 3 years and sometimes gone a bit over but use wifi at home and if I run low on data when out I just dont use it. I mostly use my data for Google maps, mumsnet and facebook. I've recently got a new phone with 1gb data and thought that was loads lol.

I'm a SAHP and am actually at home quite a lot and even I use my 3-4gb allowance. I don't watch YouTube or stream anything so I would say it's probably not enough for your sons. BUT, my kids get the 4gb giffgaff bundle and I tell them once it's gone it's gone so 🤷🏼‍♀️

Not enough.

No I think they need at least 5g.

Oh.

I'd struggle with 2gb, I'd really have to monitor my usage on that/ration myself and I'm on WiFi at home plus on my breaks at work.

Obviously if it's all I could afford I would manage, but I do think it's at the very bottom of "enough" for modern smartphones.

My 2 DDs have 15gb one uses it every month mainly due to long bus ride and no Wi-fi at school. (6th form)

I get unlimited and don’t stream anything. Just browsing the internet/doing surveys etc I’d use atleast 8

It would last my mum and dad the rest of their lives!
It would barely last me two minutes!🤣🤣🤣

I have 5 but only really use it for pokemon go and facebook, although I never use it all, probably about 3ish

That would last me maybe a day. And i have wifi at home.

2gb is ok for just emails and iMessage. I get though a lot. The boy can go though it like nothing. I also don’t watch YouTube or anything like that on my data is purely websites and Facebook along with emails and iMessage.

Not enough for me. Even though I use wi-fi at home and in the office

I have 8, I’ve never used it all but I definitely use more than 2. Everything requires data, even WhatsApp. No one texts anymore

I have 60gb in my plan. I never use all of it but I would use 2gb in a day!

I have 30gb a month and dh and ds share a 45gb package. Ds initially is given 4gb and dh tips it up for him during the month by sharing the data with him.

Some apps use data in the background (ds has Life360 on his phone so we can see where he is) which uses data all of the time while he’s out.

I do encourage him to download things to watch rather than stream when using data

I only have 1GB a month and hardly ever run out and I'm basically glued to my phone! I'm connected to the wifi at home and as I'm home a lot that's where I mostly use my phone, which is probably why I hardly ever use up my data. I don't watch YouTube or anything while out and about but I'll browse on FB and use Whatsapp if I'm waiting around/passing the time.

@DitheringBlidiot I text! And so do lots of others of my not so advanced generation

Nowhere near enough, sorry.

We are both with Sky on 8GB plans and usually use 2-3GB a month, I use Google maps in the car and wi-fi at home, don't steam anything but do check emails/Facebook etc while out and about. We have managed to rollover 21GB since May between us.