Data
How much data do I need each month?
It is impossible to give you an exact figure of how much data per month you may need but we can give you a guide based on the examples in the table below:
CMOBILE included data |
Web pages browsed |
Send or receive text only emails |
Send or receive emails with attachment |
Video streaming minutes |
Music download / upload |
Photo download / upload |
150MB |
500 |
3,000 |
75 |
20 |
35 |
75 |
500MB |
1700 |
10,000 |
250 |
70 |
125 |
250 |
800MB |
2700 |
16,000 |
400 |
110 |
200 |
400 |
1.5GB |
5200 |
31,000 |
750 |
215 |
380 |
750 |
The below assumptions are used as examples of typical use and are intended as a guide only in the above table:
- Web page browsing = 300KB per page
- Text only email = 50KB per email
- Email with attachment = 2MB per email
- Video streaming (standard definition) = 7MB per minute
- Music download /upload = 4MB per song
- Photo download / upload = 2MB per photo
What data speeds should I expect?
The speed of your data depends on many factors such as your location, your device capabilities, network congestion and network coverage.
On C Red plans please refer to the coverage maps for more information Click Here to view the coverage maps for C Red plans.
The network capability of C Mobile’s C Blue 4G mobile solution has access to download speeds of up to 100Mbps on 4G across 97% of the population. 4G devices will enjoy typical download speeds of 2-50Mbps and upload speeds of 1 to 10 Mbpsin 4G coverage areas. On 3G, typical download speeds are 1.1-20Mbps across more than 85% of the population, 550kbps to 8Mbps across more than 95% of the population, and 550kbps to 3Mbps in remaining coverage areas reaching more than 98.8% of the population. Typical wireless packet data upload speeds on the 3G network are 300kbps to 3Mbps across more than 93% of the population and in remaining coverage areas 300kbps to 1Mbps.
C Blue 5G speed is capped at 250Mbps. This speed cap on a 5G plan applies whether you are connected to 5G or 4G. The capped network capability is not an indication of the actual speed that will be experienced.
What device settings do I need for my handset?
For CMOBILE C Red plans
Your APN and MMS settings are as follows:
Name: Vodafone Live!
APN: live.vodafone.com
MMSC: http://pxt.vodafone.net.au/pxtsend
MMS Proxy: 10.202.2.60
MMS Port: 8080
MCC: 505
MNC: 03
APN Type: default
Or
Name: vfinternet
APN: vfinternet.au
MMSC: http://pxt.vodafone.net.au/pxtsend
MMS Proxy: 10.202.2.60
MMS Port: 8080
MCC: 505
MNC: 03
APN Type: default
Don’t forget to save your new APN
For CMOBILE C Blue plans
Only add these settings to your handset if they aren’t auto detected.
Your APN and MMS settings are as follows:
Name: Mobile Data
APN: mdata.net.au
MMSC: http://mmsc.mdata.au:8003
MMS Proxy: 10.1.1.180
MMS Port: 80
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 505
MNC: 01
APN Type: default,dun,supl,mms
Don’t forget to save your new APN
How can I reduce my data consumption?
If you have a smartphone and you download data heavy apps, it’s easy to use all your monthly data allowance. Here are some tips on how you can reduce the amount of mobile data you use:
- If you have a smartphone with wifi, switch it on. Using wifi when available will greatly reduce the amount of mobile data you use. Try to download apps and large files over wifi where you can.
- Minimise the use of video streaming and apps such as Spotify, Netflix or Youtube.
- If you turn off apps that automatically push notifications such as facebook and GPS services and use them manually, you will save a lot of data.
You can download some nice free apps for monitoring your data use such as My Data Manager for Android or DataMan for iPhone. These apps are not 100% accurate but give you a good idea on how much data you are consuming. Of course, you can always log into your My CMOBILE account and check your data use which is updated daily.
What is Databank?
Databank is available on C Blue (Telstra network) plans
Databank is a feature that allows you to save any unused data from each billing cycle up to a total of 500GB. For example, if your plan includes 30GB of data but during your billing period you only use 20GB, then 10GB will be saved in your databank. In a future billing period, if you exceed your plans included 30GB, you will then consume data from your databank that you have previously saved. Cmobile offers the databank feature on all C Blue handset plans.
To check your databank balance, SMS the word “bal” to number ‘179’ on your mobile. You will then be sent the balance of your current included data and your databank.
If you downgrade your plan, you will lose any data saved in your databank and you will need to start again. However if you remain on the same plan or upgrade to a higher plan, your data will continue to be saved and accumulate.
How do I check my databank balance?
Databank is only available on C Blue (Telstra network) plans.
To check your databank balance SMS the word “bal” to number ‘179′ from your mobile. You will then be sent the balance of your current included data and your databank balance.