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Optus Mobile Usage app review: track your calls and data
Introduction
If you are using your iPhone or iPad on an Optus plan then be sure to download Optus Mobile Usage onto your device as it provides a full breakdown if your allotted call, text, and data allowances, as well as how much of each you have used so far within a given billing period.
The best iPhone apps for data managementThe nature of this app should be fairly self-explanatory to those of you who use Optus, and I would imagine that being able to view your current usage and remaining allowance is sure to come in handy towards the end of a billing cycle when you start running low.
Check Your Optus Allowances
What we have here is a great little app in the Utilities category of the App Store that will enable you to easily see at a glance how much of your call, text, and data allowance you have used on your Optus plan so that you’ll always know how much you have left.
The best iPad apps for data managementWithin this app you’ll also be able to see exactly when your monthly billing cycle will restart, and it also provides estimations of your monthly usage to date so that you can ease off if necessary so that you don’t run out too quickly.
Not Updated in Real Time
All in all, Optus Mobile Usage is simple, comprehensive, and very easy to use, so I’d say it’s well worth keeping handy on your device.
Best iphone and ipad appsThe only thing worth mentioning is that the information is only updated when Optus updates its own servers with your current allowance information, so the details you see will not always be presented in real time.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Easily see at a glance how much of your call, text, and data allowance you have used on your Optus plan
- Determine exactly when your monthly billing cycle will restart
- Provides estimations of your monthly usage to date so you can ease off if necessary
- Fully customize the way your information is presented to make things clearer
Cons
- The information presented is not done so in real time, and is instead based on the data provided when Optus last updated its servers, so please bear this in mind when deciding how to pace your call, text, or data usage
Final Words
There isn’t really anything more to say about Optus Mobile Usage for iPhone and iPad, so just do yourself a favor and download it so you’ll always have your current call, text, and data allowances quickly available at hand.
MarkBangs
Mark is an opinionated writer who loves to review apps. In 2012, he started reviewing Apple apps on a regular basis and wonders how he survived up to that point without these apps.