In plain English
Instead of each line having its own separate amount, the mobile-data allowance is put into one shared amount that the lines use together. It applies to two or more lines that belong to the same account or plan.
In context
Here, "shared data" names the mobile-data allowance that multiple lines on the same account or plan use from one common pool.
- Situation
- Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
- What it communicates
- names pooled data across multiple lines on the account.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say how much data is in the pool or how usage is divided among the lines.
Examples
“On one account, four lines use shared data instead of separate monthly allowances.”
“After one line streamed videos all weekend, the shared data for the account was nearly gone.”