It’s a good idea to find out what’s included in your plan and what services you might be paying extra for.
How can I reduce my bills and manage my spending?
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Find out how to reduce your bill if you think you're spending too much.
How can I check what's included in my plan?
How can I check what's included in my plan?
Check your plan costs:
For example, if photo messages aren’t included in your plan you'll be charged extra for sending them. To reduce these costs, you may need to try sending fewer photo messages or get an add-on.
Can I set up a Spend Cap?
Can I set up a Spend Cap?
Yes, with Spend Cap you can limit usage outside of your monthly allowance.
Adding a Spend Cap to your account restricts usage of services, such as roaming and photo messaging, so you can stay in control of your bill.
Plus, if you're close to reaching your cap, we'll send you a text to let you know.
Set your limits
How can I better understand my data usage?
How can I better understand my data usage?
If your phone connects to the internet over our network, you’ll be using data.
Things like normal browsing and email only use a small amount of data, others such as watching catch-up TV or videos on YouTube can use significantly more.
If you find you’re using more data than you expected, consider if this could be due to:
To give you an idea of how much data you'll need, here's a rough guide:
| Activity | Estimated data consumption |
| Web browsing | 1MB - 4MB per minute |
| Uploading photos | 1.5MB per photo (depending on image quality) |
| 1MB - 2MB per minute | |
| Maps navigation | 100KB - 200KB per minute |
| Gaming | 1.5MB upwards per minute |
| Music streaming | 1MB - 2MB per minute (standard sound quality) |
| Podcast streaming | 60MB - 100MB per hour |
| Skype / video call | 90MB - 1.4GB per hour (depending on quality) |
| YouTube / video streaming | 2MB - 3MB per minute |
| YouTube / video streaming HD | 4MB - 6MB per minute |
| 1MB = 1,024KB 1GB = 1,024MB |
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Last updated: 5/6/2019
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