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Does Skype use more data when making a call or receiving?

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  • 30-12-2012 1:19am
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    Cake Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,844 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Just a quick question in relation to Skyping, apologies if this isn't the correct forum to ask. Mods, please feel free to move if required.

    I just wanted to know if the same amount of data gets used up when receiving a Skype call as it does when making a Skype call? Is it all the same or is there a difference?

    I understand Skyping uses up a lot of data and is like the equivalent of downloading six photos per second.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Many Thanks,

    CM


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    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,402 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    It should be the same


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    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    Cake Man wrote: »
    I understand Skyping uses up a lot of data and is like the equivalent of downloading six photos per second.

    Doesn't really mean much. Are they 200 KB photos or 2 MB photos?


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    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,402 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    juan.kerr wrote: »

    Doesn't really mean much. Are they 200 KB photos or 2 MB photos?
    Exactly. I hate it when you buy like a memory stick and it says "Stores 1, 000 songs" or something. I can fill it up with half of that.

    I actually found a rough estimate of the data used by Skype per min on their website.


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    areyawell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭areyawell


    It depends entirely on the codec and quality so there is no correct answer to your question. If you've got a 720p HD camera you need a sustained 3Mbps symmetrical connection to use HD video. If you don't use HD Skype will dynamically change the video quality to compensate for your connection speed but you're safe to factor in around 300-400kbps for an average video call so between 1GB or 1.5GB an hour

    Without the video its around 300-350 MB an hour. Again the quality of the connection all comes to it as well so impossible to give a definite answer as Skype will adjust the quality!

    If you are using 3G Skype take this into account and the quality will be lower and bandwith will be less.
    Its impossible to tell! You will have to download a program to monitor how much data is been used on your connection.

    https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA1417/how-much-bandwidth-does-skype-need


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    Cake Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,844 ✭✭✭Cake Man


    Thanks for the responses lads. It is indeed the case that you would use more or less the same data if you were either making or receiving the Skype call.
    Mods, please feel free to lock if required. Cheers


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