{"id":1390,"date":"2012-10-17T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T18:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:38:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:38:05","slug":"using-wi-fi-to-save-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/using-wi-fi-to-save-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Wi-Fi To Save Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Downloading large files and apps or streaming video may not cost you an arm and a leg but it can easily deplete your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/shopping\/choose\/plan\">cell phone plan<\/a> before you know it. For example, downloading a two-hour video can consume up to 300 megabytes of data.&nbsp; The good news is\u2026 it doesn\u2019t have to impact your cell phone bill.&nbsp; In this video, I\u2019ll show you how to save your cell phone plan\u2014and significant amounts of money\u2014by connecting to Wi-Fi using your home connection or a public hotspot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Djzkgp8LLfs?list=PL9B76F15CA1946A2F&amp;hl=en_US\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downloading large files and apps or streaming video may not cost you an arm and a leg but it can easily deplete your cell phone plan before you know it. For example, downloading a two-hour video can consume up to 300 megabytes of data.&nbsp; The good news is\u2026 it doesn\u2019t have to impact your cell [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customer-service","category-tips-tricks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Using Wi-Fi To Save Money<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your cell phone plan doesn&#039;t have to take a hit when downloading data. 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