How long will 1gb of internet really last while tethering?

[nemesis2]

So I wanna start using my phone to tether internet to my laptop while I'm at work but at 1gb I'm guessing it will run out pretty fast right?

I know downloads are a no-no if I want it to last, what about youtube videos tho?

[morvin giffgaff; ergo sum]

Yes using a laptop it will run out really quick.
Youtube is a BIG NO

[nemesis2]

If I jjust stick with forums and such will I be ok?

[morvin giffgaff; ergo sum · Accepted solution]

It will still not last a whole month. Try using the Mobile version of the website to reduce the usage.
Opera Mobile uses less data I have found.

[ronc2000]

Depending on the web sites you visit, it can ring up large amount of data flow as some site have heavy flash contents and/or the "hidden" activities that a web site induce on your PC.

[ben_brown1 cicerone]

YouTube will use your data limit up fast

[leonstewy]

It won't last 5mins if your gonna be using it to stream things on but it might last a while if your just using to get mails etc.

[joolzian]

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nemesis2 wrote:

If I jjust stick with forums and such will I be ok?

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                                                                              500MB corresponds to… 1GB corresponds to…

Basic webpages (mainly text)	5,000	10,000
Rich webpages (with multimedia, e.g. BBC)	1,500	3,000
Basic e-mails	500,000	1,000,000
Rich e-mails (with attachments)	1,000	2,000
Downloading/streaming music	100 songs	200 songs
Downloading/streaming video	1 hour	2 hours
Skype voice call	15 hours	30 hours
Skype video call	2 hours	4 hours
Listening to online radio	8 hours	16 hours
Downloading/updating apps	80 apps	160 apps

[macphee70 chaperon]

If you plan to use it for tehtering i'd tunr everything off.

Such as automatic updates,
AV updates and other software updates

Try and reduce whats downloading in the background as that will soon eat up the 1gb, turn them back on when your not tethered.

Also avoid streaming and maybe consider some for of ad blocker as they may also save data by stopping downloading adverts

[nickbarnes]

One of the big problems I found before moving to giffgaff was that my smartphone was literally eating into my data, so after about 7 or 8 days my data had diminished.

That was just from using a smartphone, if you're planning on using web versions of pages then you might find it won't last all that long. Web pages take up a lot more data than mobile versions of websites, that's the idea behind them.

So unfortunately, from my personal experience with just smartphone usage, anything like radio streaming, downloads, YouTube and so on and so forth, your data will be eaten within days.