Reader Poll: How Much Mobile Data Do Canadian Android Users Use?
Why the poll was run
The author wanted a sense of real monthly data use in Canada. Canadian data plans differ from those in the United States, and usage patterns differ too. The author also pointed out that Android owners behave differently from iPhone owners, so results from other polls would not necessarily match.
The author’s own numbers
| Item | Detail at the time |
|---|---|
| Carrier | Rogers |
| Plan | $30 for 6GB per month |
| Typical use | Roughly 4GB per month |
| Main activity | Streaming internet radio and heavy phone use through the day |
Leftover data near the end of the month was sometimes used for tethering and downloads on another device. The author left that out of the 4GB figure.
What the poll asked
Readers were asked to pick how much data they use each month and to say which carrier they were with and what they spent it on. The old post does not include the totals, so no result is reported here.
A note on the figures
The plan price and data amount are historical. Data allowances in Canada have changed a great deal since then.
Frequently asked questions
How much data did the author use?
About 4GB a month on a 6GB plan.
Which carrier was the author with?
Rogers, on a plan costing $30 a month at the time.
Are the poll results available?
Not in the original post, which only introduced the poll.