In plain English
This is the combined mobile data use of everyone included on one family plan. Instead of each line having its own separate amount, all lines draw from one shared allowance. The term refers to how much of that shared allowance has been used.
In context
Here, it labels the amount of mobile data used by all lines together from the plan's shared allowance.
- Situation
- Reading telecom bills, usage, overage, credits, contract period, and payment status
- What it communicates
- labels data use drawn from a shared account pool.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say how much data remains or whether any extra charges apply.
Examples
“By the middle of the month, the family plan's shared data usage had reached 12 GB, even though no single line had used more than 4 GB.”
“Weekend travel pushed shared data usage higher as everyone on the plan streamed maps and music.”