Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
But a lot of people do use the wifi on their phones so they can use a lot of data but stay signed up for the smallest data package.

Too risky for me. If I'm home, there's not much reason to be getting data off my phone ... as far as public wifi, I just don't trust the security measures on a phone.
Yup, I have a really low 3G data package -- just 150mb/month. If I go over I get another 150 for $15. I go over about half the time, but it's still cheaper than paying for more data all the time. I try to limit my data usage to when I'm at home or somewhere else with free wifi access. With public or store/restaurant wifi I'm not so concerned about security as I am the fact that they generally have VERY slow or erratic service. I sat at a Panera hoping to send some e-mails and do some research and I couldn't get a stable signal for more than about 15 seconds at a time. A lot of places with free wifi max a device out at 30 minutes/day.