well only when im at work since the wifi at work gives me a terrible 3-5 mbps download while t-mobile hspa+ is giving me 17-25 mbps which is insane. and thats at work only i use wifi when im home all the time.

out of curiosity, how much of the 42 GB do you use in an area with Wifi? I mean, even with Wifi available, do you still opt for Network data?

if they were only interested in how much data the people under observation were using, they could have obtained an approximate value from the operator or even the users’ bills. The fact that they installed an app to measure it could mean if they not only look at total data used, but perhaps what type of data (http, email, rtp etc). It might also mean they collect data on what sites were visited. I am assuming here, we have to read the fine print to see what they actually collect.

To my earlier point, I was not explicitly referring to the privacy issues, but whether adding an “incentive” variable might skew the results, not necessarily only from a usage perspective, but also user. I’m glad to know know you would agree to the “incentive” offer, what I’m not sure is how much the result would be affected by that choice, and by other people who follow your line of thought. Many business users (who make up a financially significant share) do not have the option to choose, especially if its a work issued device.

hell, who cares if someone knows how much data I’m using? as long as my personal information is safe, I’d take the incentives too

I disagree… I have a laptop and I’m a college student. But I’m not always at home on my wifi network or at school. I use up over 5GB of data every month and I have a feeling that’s about to go up even more now that I got my Note II. Smart Money is what it is, Just because I Don’t want an iPhone and have no need for an iPhone, i’m poorer?

downloading roms, backups and lots of youtube ?