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sizing up kb's,mb's and gb's

14 years ago

After 12 years of dial up service I have finally moved into the 21st century and have ATT wi-fi service. It is wonderful. For the first time I can watch videos and YOU TUBE is a favorite for tutorials. But I need to know...how much KB'S or MB'S would an 8 minute song use? Or an 8 minute video? I am limited to 4GB'S per month or pay an extra fee.

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genes
14 years ago
A google search found this:

An average song equals 4MB. An 8GB micro SD card holds 8,192MB of data. So 8,192MB divided by 4MB equals approximately 2,000 songs.
owbist
14 years ago
What would be better for you would be to visit the AT&T site and find where you can view your internet useage to give you a much better idea.

Before I posted this message this thread was 39kbs in size which you have downloaded to view. Every site you visit is a download. When you upload a search query in Youtube or Google that too counts on your monthly allowance.

By keeping a close watch for a couple of months you might find it cheaper to pay for the next higher service offered - or you may find you are comfortable with with you now have.
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grandms
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I have similar service from Verizon, and the allowance doesn't go very far. I don't watch movies nor do I stream music, but I go over my allowance almost every month and pay and extra $10. So it is an expensive way of connecting to the Internet. Believe me, if there were any other option for me, I'd take it. Of course, I'm still in the middle of a two year contract, so that would be costly. It's so sad that so many of us do not have access to reasonably priced broadband service.
DA_Mccoy
14 years ago
The link below is from my 3G provider. I share it with others when this type of question arises.

DA

Here is a link that might be useful: Data Usage
dahlia6
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks everyone!
I am using all advice.

Dahlia6

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