Each time you visit a web page, listen to music, download a song, watch or download/upload a video, send mails, upload photo's to your favourite social media platform, make use of whatssapp, skype or other messenger service, or anything else that requires an internet connection, data is used. Data is measured in gigabytes (GB). Below are some examples of how much data is used for various types of internet activities.
| 1 KB = 1024 bytes | 1 MB = 1024 kilobytes | 1 GB = 1024 megabytes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Email w/ no attachments = 20 KB 1 Email w/ attachments = 350 KB 1 Average Webpage Visited = 150 KB 1 Standard Digital Photo = 3 MB 1 High Resolution Photo = 10 MB 1 iBook Download for an iPad = 512 KB 1 Hour of World of Warcraft Game = 32 MB 1 Hour Xbox/PS3/Wii Online Game = 50 MB |
1 Typical 3 minute YouTube video = 5 MB 1 Typical 5 minute video on iTunes = 30 MB 1 Typical 45 min of iTunes TV Show = 200 MB 1 Hour of Netflix Standard Def = 1 GB 1 Hour of Netflix High Def Stream = 2.3 GB 2 Hour Full Length Movie Download = 1.5 GB 1 Entire DVD (MPEG-2) Download = 4.5 GB 1 Hour Hulu Standard Def Stream = 350 MB |
1 Song download from iTunes = 4 MB 1 Hour of Music/Audio Streaming = 25 MB 1 Hour of Pandora Radio Streaming = 27 MB 1 Hour of AOL Radio Streaming = 50 MB 1 Hour of MagicJack phone call = 56 MB 1 Hour of Skype phone call = 28 MB 1 Hour of Skype Chat = 169 MB 1 Hour Facetime Video Chat iTouch = 90 MB |
The above data examples are only estimates of how much data is used by each type of activity. The
data transfer amounts will vary depending on different types of applications and technology
devices being used. Existing customers may check their data usage by going to 'My Account'.