Pls what is happening, it seems mtn zap more data than is required now.

Am angry typing this yesterday I bought 1 GB data and I browse just a couple pages only for mtn to zap almost 200mb from those pages.

I check my remains data balance and I was devastated.

Is this happening to you guys also.

Airtel is known for this nonsense. I don't know MTN has joined them.

akposking:
Pls what is happening, it seems mtn zap more data than is required now.

Am angry typing this yesterday I bought 1 GB data and I browse just a couple pages only for mtn to zap almost 200mb from those pages.

I check my remains data balance and I was devastated.

Is this happening to you guys also.

30GB of data doesn't even last up to half a month now... and 1GB barely lasts half a day on MTN. Buying it is like waste now.

akposking:
Pls what is happening, it seems mtn zap more data than is required now.

Am angry typing this yesterday I bought 1 GB data and I browse just a couple pages only for mtn to zap almost 200mb from those pages.

I check my remains data balance and I was devastated.

Is this happening to you guys also.

I am neither for nor against any network providers but you need to understand how data gets zapped no matter the network. The slower the network eg Glo, the longer your data lasts.


Explanation...

It doesn't matter the network you are using, smart phones just get data hungry with data hungry apps even running at the background.
People load pictures and Videos in HD now
All Videos on sites and apps now load automatically
WhatsApp status with Videos
Instagram status and videos
Facebook status and video's
Web pages loading videos in the background
Web pages now with rich but heavy content
YouTube playing a promo video before your content starts to play
Google ads on every site...

All these sums up to more data usage.
With 3G you can stop the video before it starts to play
With 4G, the video has already loaded and played half way before you can stop

so it gets worse...

With 5G... all contents are loaded before the site even opens

...the list goes on

chineduace:


I am neither for nor against any network providers but you need to understand how data gets zapped no matter the network. The slower the network eg Glo, the longer your data lasts.


Explanation...

It doesn't matter the network you are using, smart phones just get data smarter with data hungry apps.
People load pictures and Videos in HD
WhatsApp status
Instagram videos
Facebook status
Web pages loading videos in the background
YouTube playing a promo video before your content starts to play
Google ads on every site...

All these sums up to more data usage.
With 3G you can stop the video before it starts to play
With 4G, the video has already loaded and played half way before you can stop

so it gets worse...

With 5G... all contents are loaded before the site even opens

...the list goes on

Good job explaining this. It's really important people know this. I remember when 15MB on etisalat used to be enough for the month on those Java and Symbian phones, however that's the size of a single picture nowadays.