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Some data management tips:
The most recent games are more than double that now. One of these would easily kill a 200GB monthly allowance... unless they're downloaded between 2-8am local time. I've grabbed 12 games during the Steam Winter sale with little to no impact to my data allowance. The only impact is that I didn't start early enough and a couple of them ran past 8am.
Rather than streaming things live most streaming services allow you to download it. Each service has different restrictions, however, so you may be limited to how much you can save locally, as well as how long it allows you to hold it. For example, Paramount+ allows you to download about 30 things, and hold it for a month, whereas Netflix's $7 plan only you to download something like a few things per month.
Additionally, it pays to limit the quality of the stream depending upon the device you're watching it on. For example, you'll save a lot of data watching a low-res 350p stream, which may be quite watchable on an iPad, but it might not look very good on a 60" Samsung TV. Be aware that most smart TV apps will automatically pick the highest quality. What I do is download shows/movies to my iPad and hook it up to the TV using an HDMI adapter (~$17 on Amazon). I found that using the wireless remote display can use an intermediate server on the internet, which defeats the purpose. The HDMI cable uses no data and things can be downloaded during the 'free' period.
YMMV, so you might want to experiment with different services/methods to see what works for you.
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