A question of usage and frightening colloqualisms

My mind ponders usage this afternoon. Specifically, data usage is what I have been examining.

The Verizon broadband plan I have has a 5 gigabyte limit before I incur overage charges for data usage. During the last couple of years, exceeding that limit hasn’t been a problem. But since I bought a new computer last month I cracked that invisible ceiling last month and look on track to do the same sometime between now and May 9.

Verizon does have some pretty good bells and whistles on their My Verizon site that lets you monitor your usage throughout the billing cycle. I can pinpoint when I used some live streaming music sites, for instance. But by Verizon’s own gadget for determining how much data one would need either for a smart phone or a broadband plan, the company only projects I need 3-something gigs.

The company said that probably the overages come from live updates, which get to be pretty numerous with a new computer. Whether that is the reason I don’t guess I will know until another month or so. If it continues, I predict a whole lotta bitchin’ going on, and one should have an easy guess as to its origin.

Technology. We haven’t had such fun since the hogs ate little brother.