Evaluating your data usage
Managing Your Internet Usage
If your Internet plan includes a data cap, it can be difficult to properly gauge
your usage and determine which habits consume the most data. In this article,
you’ll learn more about the factors that influence how much data you use and how
much data your everyday activities consume. This will give you a better
understanding of your Internet consumption and help you better manage your usage
to avoid data overages.
Factors That Contribute to Your Data Usage
Your data consumption depends on four factors: the number of users in your home,
the number of devices used simultaneously by each user, the type of activity you
do on the Internet and the time spent on each activity.
1. The Number of Users
If five people are using the Internet connection, you will definitely consume
more data than if you are the only one using it. The usage of each member of
your household should be compiled to get a good picture of how much data you are
using.
2. The Number of Devices
If you usually do several different activities on separate devices at the same
time, you will consume more data. For example, if you play online video games
while streaming music on another device, each device consumes data at the same
time. This applies to all users in your home.
3. The Type of Activity
Some activities use more data than others. For example, downloading a large
video game uses much more data than browsing the web. If you stream music, you
use less data than if you stream movies or shows.
4. The time allotted to each activity
Lastly, your data usage depends on how much time you spend using the Internet.
Estimating your data usage
To estimate your data usage, you need to compile all the downloads and the time
allocated to different activities of each user in your home. Keep in mind that
one user can do multiple things on the Internet at once using different devices.
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