If you did not sign up for the unlimited data package when you purchased your iPhone, then you may want to consider tracking the monthly data usage on your iPhone. This is because if you are on a pay-per-use data plan or even the iValue or iData plans offered by Maxis(sole telco providing the iPhone in Malaysia currently), there is a limit or cap of data that is bundled to your iValue or iData packages. Usage above the bundled data packages will be charged separately. Hence, tracking the data usage is important to prevent any “surprises” in your bills at the end of the month.

In order to track your monthly data usage manually, you may go to Settings>General>Usage. After clicking these, you will see the usage screenshot similar to the one as shown below:-

datausageUnder the “Cellular Network Data”, you should be able to see the data sent and received. In order to track the monthly data usage, you can click on the “Reset Statistics” at the bottom of the screen. The total data usage is the sum of the Sent and Received data indicated on your iPhone. After you reset the statistics, all usage will be reset to zero. You will need to manually reset the statistics right after the bill cycle date of your monthly statement. In this way, you will be able to track the monthly usage beginning each bill cycle. By tracking your monthly data usage this way, there should not be any more surprises on the mobile statements at the end of each month due to the data usage.  :-)

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