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The biggest question people often have is what their mobile data limit is and more importantly, what they can actually do with it.
Let’s take some simple figures to start with - a package like Tesco Mobile’s €30 bill pay plan gives you great value in calls and texts and 15 gigabytes (GB) of mobile data every month.
15 GIGABYTES (GB) = 15,000 MEGABYTES (MB) 15,000 MEGABYTES (MB) = 15,000,000 KILOBYTES (KB)
This megabyte breakdown is important because it’s a small unit of measurement which is more likely to be used when talking about how much data is used for certain services.
Now let’s break this down further into looking at roughly how much mobile data some popular apps actually use.
1-2MB Per minute.
WhatsApp
1KB per text sent or received
50KB per photo sent or received
Snapchat
Instagram
600KB per photo uploaded or viewed
9.6MB per video uploaded or viewed
Spotify
e-mail
YouTube
Watching TV shows or movies on Netflix uses about 1 GB of data per hour for each stream of
These are estimated amounts as many variables make a difference - such as adding high-quality images to an instant message, browsing media-rich websites or playing games that have to be constantly connected to the internet. And do remember that uploading videos also eats into your mobile data allowance.
Top tips for reducing your mobile data usage: