What can you do with 15GB of data? Is unlimited data really for you?
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Do you know how much data you’re using each month? Perhaps like many, you never bother about it because you’re on an unlimited data plan anyway.
When choosing a monthly plan, we often cared about the price and nothing else. But once you get hold of your actual monthly data usage, you’ll be able to make a wiser choice and perhaps spend the savings on a few cups of fancy coffees.
Take a closer look: does your flow of data call for an unlimited plan?
No matter how heavy your flow is, Birdie always has you covered!
Unlimited data plans always grab the eyeballs because who can resist the temptation of staying carefree?
As a big music fan, avid gamer or binge-watching champion, you might think that’s a hell lot of data and going unlimited is a no-brainer. But if you look closer, it may surprise you that a little less data can still go a long way.
Let’s find out if you really need a data buffet to keep the feast going!
15GB of data can deliver a lot
Birdie boasts a great selection of monthly plans, but our favourite is the 15GB plan. A tad less than unlimited, but 15GB of data can still bring loads of fun to your smartphone:
Send out 16 million messages
WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and other messaging apps may take up the bulk of your time, but they don’t tend to drain a lot of data as contents are usually compressed before being sent.
For instance, a text-only message takes up 1KB, an image is 90KB, and a 30-second recording is around 120KB. That means in a month your 15GB plan can carry:
– 16 million text-only messages
– 170,000 images
– 130,000 voice recordings of 30s
Given how data-efficient most messaging apps are, you don’t need to skimp on your image sharing!
120 hours of social media frenzy
Surfing internet late till late night? Remember to take a little break!
It’s hard to imagine a day without Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, MeWe and other social media. For every gigabyte of data, you can keep rolling social media stories for 8 hours. So for 15GB you will be spoiled with 120 hours of stories each month! No longer you’ll stay out of touch with the rest of the world.
165 hours of streaming music
Audio formats vary across streaming platforms such as Spotify, KKBOX and Apple Music. Take MP3 files at 256Kbps as example, you can stream 11 hours of music with 1GB of data – or 165 hours of music with our 15GB monthly plan. That’s plenty of music to your ears!
240 short clips of 3’30”
Back-to-back gaming tricks, baking tips and music videos…nothing beats YouTube as a pastime. A 3’30” clip at 720P resolution eats 64MB of data, so each gigabyte can bring you 16 such clips – that means with a 15GB plan you can indulge in 240 videos each month!
15 hours of drama…and more!
Netflix, HBO and the forthcoming Disney+ (can’t wait!) are dominating our entertainment mix. When Wi-Fi lets you down, sometimes you might be tempted to use some mobile data…for a little while perhaps.
Standard quality on Netflix burns about 1GB of data every hour, so a 15GB plan gives you 15 hours of binge-watching. If you crave for more, data is always unlimited during Owl Time (1-6am daily) with our 15GB plan. After all, you don’t always have to care about that data limit!
Go find out more about Birdie’s no-contract mobile plans now.
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