I was in a similar situation for a few months while traveling (and living within a 13gb/mo hotspot). Biggest piece of advice: Open up your activity-monitor, cl

I was in a similar situation for a few months while traveling (and living within a 13gb/mo hotspot). Biggest piece of advice: Open up your activity-monitor, click the network-tab and just watch it while you work. I was amazed by how many things are constantly polling or backing themselves up. I ended up switching IDEs because of this. Second piece of advice: Unless you're literally in the middle of nowhere, then your neighbors are having the same problem. Sometimes a handshake-agreement with the guy next door can save a lot of headache (eg, I'll give you 50 bucks to let me use your wifi).