Obsessive downloader or super surfer? We tell you how much data is right for you. Thank us later. The tablet and smartphone world is all about data: all those kilobytes KB , megabytes MB and gigabytes GB you use over 3G and 4G give you the power to browse the web on the go. Of course, you already know that. But do you know exactly what you can do with a gigabyte and a megabyte? Or how far they can go? Recent changes to iPlayer. Watching outside the UK. Resolving Issues. Mobile and tablet issues.
Playback issues. Smart TV and games console issues. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Friday, November 12, Open Access Government. Editor's Recommended Articles. E-waste to secure a sustainable future. Why data security is pivotal to NHS structure. How tech can drive social value and help build back stronger and better. Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here. This is quite high so definitely keep an eye out if you have any monthly bandwidth limit and especially if you tether your phone to stream TV using a PC or laptop.
The HD-quality stream may look fantastic but they use almost twice as much data. The original iPlayer app used a peer-to-peer protocol to distribute video. This meant that in addition to downloading the programme you were watching, you would also upload large amounts of data making the bandwidth required even larger.
Sometimes uploads even continued after you stopped watching. However, this is no longer an issue. It is worth considering that iPlayer has recently upgraded to a higher quality data stream which means that the bandwidth required is greater and that old estimates are probably out of date.
They have various efficiencies and bandwidths too. The resolution also changes resulting in vastly different data usage amounts.
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