Why Did I Already Run Out Of Data On My Prepaid Phone?

[CathyAP]

I Buy A Verizon Phone Card, From Walmart. I Have 1Gb For Data.Unlimited Talk Text, But Every Month I Run Out Of Data.

And Then I Have 15 Days With No Data. I Had A Net Ten Never Ran Out Of Data. To Me Phone Is Useless Without Data.

I Constantly Running Out Of Data Before I Need To Purchase A New Card. I Am Not On No Plan.To Me What Good Is That? I Have Never Had A Problem Running Out. Is There A Way To Keep My Data All Month?I Receive 1Tv In A 45.00 Verizon Card.

[SuzyQ]

1GB is a minimal amount of data - do you have wifi available at all?  What apps are using the data? (Go to settings, Data Usage and see what is using the data).  Restrict background data, use wifi whenever possible ... consider buying more data if you need more.