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Saving data on mobile networks

While our landline services have broadly transitioned to unlimited data, the same can’t be said of our mobile data networks. Nearly all have volume limits, though some, such as Vodafone’s $120 per month 500GB SIM-only plan, are now large enough to be practical as a general home internet connection.

There has also been a transition on many mobile accounts (particularly SIM-only accounts) from hard volume capping to speed throttling, typically to 1.5mbps. Which is to say, you can continue to use

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