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To save money, I recently switched my mobile plan from an unlimited data plan to a limited plan. I’ve been constantly worried that I’d go over and incur ridiculous overage charges. I felt like maybe I’d made a mistake, that it wasn’t worth the worry. But I couldn’t go back because the plan I had been on was a “grandfathered” plan and no longer available. Fortunately, I found a free app that helps me manage my data so I always know if I’m getting close to hitting my data limit for the month. It’s called My Data Manager and it’s available at the Apple App Store and at Google Play.
“My Data Manager offers a simple solution to easily identify data usage and avoid costly overage charges by providing consumers with ongoing and real-time monitoring of personal data usage. The app maintains a history of data usage identified by interface—Wi-Fi, home and roaming—and provides millions of consumers around the world with detailed reports of their usage, including easy-to-read graphs to monitor usage levels and an alarm feature to alert users when their data is running low.”
Whether you are in my situation or you’re juggling a shared family plan or multiple devices, My Data Manager is a free and easy way to organize and manage your data account. It’s perfect for those on a family plan since My Data Manager recently added the ability to manage shared data plans. Members who are a part of a shared plan can create a group within the app and invite the other members of the plan so that it can give members an accurate view of the entire group’s data usage. Now you can warn your children when they are consuming too much data instead of being surprised when the bill arrives. There are a number of other benefits for tracking your usage with My Data Manager:
- Knowing your group’s usage patterns can help make sure you are on the right plan
- Peace of mind! You always know where you stand so you can avoid overages
- Alerts put you in control when you are nearing your data limit
Sharing data can be really cost effective but only if all users are aware of their data usage. The bill shock that comes when data plan limits are exceeded is something you definitely want to avoid. Luckily, My Data Manager has made it easy to avoid. The Android version will even tell you which apps are consuming the most data which can be a real eye-opener!
You can find out more about My Data Manager by visiting www.mydatamanagerapp.com.