I've gone without phone or data service on my cell for a couple years, getting by entirely on Wi-Fi, and using Google Voice for the handful of occasions when I

I've gone without phone or data service on my cell for a couple years, getting by entirely on Wi-Fi, and using Google Voice for the handful of occasions when I needed to call someone. When I signed back up, I was happy to get unlimited data again, for less money than I'd been paying a few years ago. Back then, it was extra for a data plan, and extra for a "smartphone" data plan -- making my bill over $100. Now, I'm paying less than I was after corporate discounts were applied to my old plan. And mobile data, even just 3G, is fast. And often I'm upshifted to HSPA or 4G, which is faster than the Wi-Fi in some bars. Plus apps and websites are built to use less data than a couple years ago, using AJAX and other methods to cache and reuse more data on the device, such as UI elements and layout. The app is just the mobile browser page, and that is a client that calls an API, minimizing repeated network calls.