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How much broadband does youtube use?

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  • 21-12-2006 3:36am
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    Lorax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭


    Just checked my download limit and it's 5.5gb for the month of december so far, the only thing I can think of is I use youtube a lot. Would this account for that amount of usage?


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    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Id expect youtube vids to be anything from 5mb to maybe 100 mb.
    If you look at a lot of vids it will stack up for sure,when you consider there is 1,000 mb in 1 GB.
    If you viewing a lot on youtube then 5.5 is no surprise.


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    RangeR
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    Dcully wrote:
    when you consider there is 1,000 mb in 1 GB.

    Just to clarify.


    1024MB in 1GB. It's a HUGE difference. The ISP's will calculate it at 1024MB, not the way storage makers calculate.


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    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 45,823 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    IrishTLR wrote:
    Just to clarify.


    1024MB in 1GB. It's a HUGE difference. The ISP's will calculate it at 1024MB, not the way storage makers calculate.
    I wouldn't say 2.4% is HUGE! :D


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    RangeR
    Registered Users Posts: 7,265 ✭✭✭RangeR


    Tauren wrote:
    I wouldn't say 2.4% is HUGE! :D

    Hmmm, I seem to have to do these figures AGAIN.


    [php] Base 1000 Base 1024 Difference in Bytes Percentage Difference
    B 1000 1024 24 2.40%
    KB 1000000 1048576 48576 4.86%
    MB 1000000000 1073741824 73741824 7.37%
    GB 1000000000000 1099511627776 99511627776 9.95%
    TB 1000000000000000 1125899906842620 125899906842624 12.59%
    [/php]

    NOW do you see?

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I stand by my original "It's a HUGE difference". Think on the GB level, NOT the Byte level.

    8 bits in a byte
    1024 bytes in a mega byte
    1024 megabytes in a gigabyte
    1024 gigabytes in a terrabyte
    etc.

    This 1000 figure was brought about by the manufacturers of hard disks and flash drives etc so that they could market drives as 512MB but really have a size of about 480MB. They claim that the ordinary user thinks that 1024 multiples are too difficult to calculate. It's a joke. The fact of the matter is, the ordinary Joe Smith doesn't HAVE to calculate it. It's all about making as much money as possible out of us.


    *EDIT* Table didn't come out properly so altered it. Added a little rant to the end too :)
    *EDIT* Bah Humbug. Table wouldn't come out right. Just copy and paste into Excel if you REALLY can't view the table properly.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,496 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    between the likes of youtube.com, googlevideo and other video sites its properly easy enough get to 2GB in a month, depending on usage.


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