Data-hungry smartphone apps

The days of unlimited data seem to be over. As Verizon introduces capped data plans, as AT&T did last year, smartphone users will have to monitor themselves carefully or risk paying high surcharges. We've compiled a list of common apps and services most smartphone users enjoy and compared their usage against monthly data plans of 200 MB and 2 GB. Which apps do you consider must-haves? Tell us. Compiled by the Associated Press and Allison Knothe, Boston.com Correspondent. Data estimates from AT&T .
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The days of unlimited data seem to be over. As Verizon introduces capped data plans, as AT&T did last year, smartphone users will have to monitor themselves carefully or risk paying high surcharges.

We've compiled a list of common apps and services most smartphone users enjoy and compared their usage against monthly data plans of 200 MB and 2 GB. Which apps do you consider must-haves? Tell us.

Compiled by the Associated Press and Allison Knothe, Boston.com Correspondent. Data estimates from AT&T.