MiFi Data Usage Streaming

[kimtassell]

I have been streaming Olympic coverage through BBC iPlayer in standard definition and the usage is massive - I used 7GB over 1 day and 2GB the previous day. I have double checked we are not watching in HD which I know eats Data. This eveing we watched for 25 minutes and used 0.54 GB. What is wrong?

[BandOfBrothers]

Hi,

Streaming will use lots more data.

Also viewing more rich content pages uses data too. 

What device are you using to watch the programme on ?

[63johnw]

Hi. I dont think anything is wrong, thats comparable to what I was getting when watching the tour de france a few weeks back.

To be streaming a lot you need a lot of data.

[63johnw]

Have a look here.


http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/mobile_3G_costs

[drey_p]

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@kimtassell wrote:

I have been streaming Olympic coverage through BBC iPlayer in standard definition and the usage is massive - I used 7GB over 1 day and 2GB the previous day. I have double checked we are not watching in HD which I know eats Data. This eveing we watched for 25 minutes and used 0.54 GB. What is wrong?

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What is wrong?  Nothing really.  Streaming TV on your mobile device does result in a huge consumption of data. As a rough guide, a one hour long Standard Definition programme will use just over 1GB of data.  The same length programme will use over 2GB - probably closer to about 2.5GB

I would recommend that you change over to WiFi when you want to stream TV otherwise you could end up with a pretty hefty bill.