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I am wondering if anyone can tell me the average bandwidth usage for a Skype to Skype call (PC to PC) per hour (voice only), as well as calls that would include screen sharing. I have tried searching around, but seems people are getting the units of measurements mixed up i.e. kbps/KB; mbps/MB. So I'm a little confused. I'm not very good at converting the units of measurement either >.>
I do know how to check the usage WHILE on a call, but I cannot do that right now. I would just like to know the average usage.
My boyfriend and I use Skype daily,on average between 2 to 8hrs per call. Most of the time we are playing a game together while chatting; sometimes we will share screens. He claims that we used 16GB within a 3 day period. As I said, we would play games together, sometimes screen share, browse the internet, watch videos all while talking on Skype.
I'm no expert, but 16GB seems a bit exaggerated, does it not? o.O
Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Further to the answer below a general YouTube video can be up to 100mb per 3-4 minutes for high quality and watching a film online can be anywhere from 1gb per film for SD content up to 3gb+per film for HD content. It very quickly builds up. Online games are mostly low bandwidth for general gameplay, but some games can download new content as you play. – Mokubai – 2015-02-23T10:37:50.717
Thank you, Mokubai, for the additional information. It's hard to fathom that these things can add up to so much and so quickly, but I guess they do. I just recently switched to an unlimited internet plan for this reason, I just never realized how fast it can add up. – honeychyld – 2015-02-23T11:02:34.673
Let us continue this discussion in chat.
– Lilienthal – 2015-02-24T12:35:42.093Possible duplicate of How much data (MB) does Skype consume in a 1 minute call?
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心法轮功六四事件 – 2016-04-18T10:35:54.727Note also that an ISP's advertised speed not only is usually faster than anyone really gets, but also can be reduced greatly by conditions outside of the IUSP's control. (For some numbers, see my comment on http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/272704/ping-is-fast-but-web-is-slow?noredirect=1#comment343299_272704)
– WGroleau – 2017-02-15T21:10:20.080