Mobile internet: how many gigas do you need

8 mega is still, you don’t complain, you have 50% of internet connections in France that are below

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In 4G, if I am content with the internet, YouTube and Netflix without DLL ?

August 24, 2017 at 6:52:57 pm

How long about ?
(finally the respective use of YT, Netflix, Internet, etc. ))

August 24, 2017 at 7:05:23 PM

Normally, even in 1080p, he should do the quiet month.
Unless you spend your day on Netflix and YouTube, if it has reasonable use, it should do it

Anyway, I think he refers to the Bouygues box, even if you exceed you will not be completely shit, even if the flow is reduced, you can still go on the net. And it even seems to me that the flow is not reduced on all the antennas, but only on overloaded

August 24, 2017 at 7:18:26 PM

Yes I’m talking about the Bouygues box

And for the Ejux online on PS4 it eats a lot ?

August 24, 2017 at 7:19:13 PM

Playing online consumes almost nothing, especially with 200GB you are quiet

August 24, 2017 at 19:22:50

Yes, online game is not delicious in data, the concern is more towards streaming and Netflix. If you have several screens likely to read videos simultaneously and in quality 1080p (see 4K), it can go fast.
Otherwise, it will

August 24, 2017 at 19:24:07

Ok thank you for the info, there’s only my girlfriend who looks at Netflix in addition from an iPad that’s all

August 24, 2017 at 19:28:10

Ouep, but the question you can ask yourself is “how often” ?

August 24, 2017 at 19:28:54

She looks at one or two episode a day

August 24, 2017 at 7:40:11 PM

Ah indeed it starts to do.
To give you a precise answer, you would have to know the start of Netflix’s video stream that it uses (it depends on the quality of course).

In fact I want to tell you. Tests, don’t take the lead, it’s without commitment no ? If that’s not enough, you will find another solution in addition the first month is free

August 24, 2017 at 7:41:55 pm

A free month ago, but I think that during the free month he did not bride to make like and in the first month paying biim, I will try I have the choice
I am in fiber but I move in 15 days in a corner where there are 8 MBS

August 24, 2017 at 7:44:26 PM

8 megabits it’s still going for streaming !

It is not said that you have a perfect speed in 4G there again, must test, but it will be more unstable than with a dedicated line (depending on the number of connected to the antenna and their uses at an instant t)

August 24, 2017 at 7:48:35 pm

August 24, 2017 at 7:41:55 PM ICHANCLA wrote:
A free month ago, but I think that during the free month he did not bride to make like and in the first month paying biim, I will try I have the choice
I am in fiber but I move in 15 days in a corner where there are 8 MBS

You will suffer from 100gb (or 1000gb ?) at 8mb/s

August 24, 2017 at 7:52:39 PM

It’s 100 or 1000 mega rather

August 24, 2017 at 20:01:00

August 24, 2017 at 7:52:39 pm MS-Windows wrote:
It’s 100 or 1000 mega rather

August 24, 2017 at 10:28:56 PM

And yes back in 2009

August 24, 2017 at 10:30:07 pm

8 mega is still, you don’t complain, you have 50% of internet connections in France that are below

August 24, 2017 at 11:14:13 PM

August 24, 2017 at 10:30:07 pm MS-Windows wrote:
8 mega is still, you don’t complain, you have 50% of internet connections in France that are below

When you don’t know the fiber it’s okay but going back it stings (if I want to watch a film I know that in the 3 minutes it’s good the film 1080p is dll) it will hurt the return

August 24, 2017 at 11:20:41

Indeed
I know the fiber too, but 50% of the time I am not at home and so I am accused accustomed to VDSL at 30 mega (well it will still tell me)

August 25, 2017 at 12:26:12

it’s good you will be quiet
Netflix/YouTube every night for about 3 hours + a lot of online game when I can with a dl of play in the month I do not reach 200GB

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Mobile internet: how many gigas do you need ?

Every day, on average, the French connect to the Internet an hour and a half on their smartphone. Here are some tips for choosing a mobile internet envelope adapted to your needs.

Maxime Blondet – Modified on 01/30/2023 at 11:18 a.m

1. What are the gigas and what it is for ?
2. How to estimate your data needs ?
3. How many gigas in my mobile package ?
4. How many gigas if I travel abroad ?
5. How many gigas for a teenager ?
6. How to manage your consumption of gigas ?
7. How to reduce or limit your data consumption ?
8. How to get more gigas if my needs change ?
9. What happens if I exceed my data package ?
10. I will consume more mobile internet in 5G than 4G ?
11. The main thing to remember

The French spend more time on the internet from their smartphone than from their computer. According to figures from the 2021 Mediammetry survey, “Internet users surf on average 2h26 per day, above all on the mobile which totals two thirds of our time spent on the internet”. Whether watching videos, listening to music, playing video games, going on social networks or navigating the web. From then on, there are many, and it makes sense, to ask yourself: “How long with 80 GB of Internet ?”or” how many hours of the internet with 80 GB ?””.

But the question is not so much to know how many hours of the Internet equivalent a certain amount of gigas, but rather to know how many gigas or data you need for your mobile package ? Indeed, when when we use the internet from our smartphone, the amount of gigas that we consume varies according to our needs and our uses.

Today, the price of a mobile phone subscription is determined by the quantity of data which is included. Also, to help you choose the best mobile package, we will help you estimate your mobile internet consumption and therefore the amount of gigas you need.

What are the gigas and what it is for ?

Whenever use your smartphone to go on the internet, via a website or an application, your smartphone connects to Wi-Fi or the 4G or 5G mobile network. In this case, each mobile data which is exchanged, sent or received) is then deducted from themobile internet or data envelope which is included in your mobile package. The greater this envelope, the more you can connect to the Internet from your smartphone, other than Wi-Fi.

We therefore speak of data in a mobile package to express the quantity of mobile internet that can be consumed thanks to its subscription. Every month, you have a quantity of data available to send and/or receive files, download or use an application, navigate the web, go to social networks, listen to music or watch streaming videos , play online video games.

But, beware, all uses are not as greedy, we will see it, in the internet mobile. This is why this data is not deducted from your envelope in second, in the minute or hour. Each Internet, Image, Text, Video, Music or Games page that you consult via the 4G or 5G network of your smartphone consumes a number of mobile data. They are measured in bytes, and rather even in mega-castes (MO) and Giga-Octets (Go)). And it is not not an indicator of time but of volume, which corresponds to the data that you consume. The smallest unit of measurement of the Internet volume is the kilo byte (KO), then the mega-octet (MO) and finally the Giga-Octet (GO).

There are constantly more than a hundred offers on the market for mobile packages with 100 MB of data to the unlimited internet. No doubt: there is necessarily a subscription with an envelope of gigas that meets your needs.

How to estimate your data needs ?

To estimate your data needs and determine the amount of gigas you need every month, you must first Make an inventory of its uses on the internet mobile. It is impossible to be extremely precise. But, you can estimate the ladle, while you spend browsing the web, consulting information sites, watching videos or listening to streaming music, playing online video games, to Use social networks, use the application of your smartphone, or calculate the number of emails you send or receive.

Only, to estimate your data needs, it is still necessary know how many gigas consumes each use. To help you in your calculations, here are some examples, starting with the volume of the data necessary to watch videos on the main streaming video platforms:

• on Youtube ::
  • in standard quality (480p): up to 0.56 GB
  • In default (720p): up to 1.86 GB per hour
  • In HD: up to 3.04 GB per hour
  • In 4K: up to 15.98 GB per hour
  • In standard quality: up to 1 GB per hour
  • In HD: up to 3 GB per hour
  • In ultra HD 4K: up to 7 GB per hour
  • An hour of downloaded content: 0.25 GB
  • In standard quality: up to 0.6 GB
  • In HD: up to 2.2 GB
  • In 4K Ultra HD: up to 5.1 GB
  • An hour of saved content: 1 GB
  • In standard quality: up to 0.9 GB
  • In HD: up to 2 GB
  • In ultra HD 4K: up to 5.8 GB

  So much for the main streaming video applications. But what about other uses on a smartphone that consume mobile internet ?

  On Spotify Or on Deezer, With normal sound quality, you consume 43 MB per hour of music listened to, 72 MB with high sound quality. For its part, A video game like Fortnite consumes 100 MB/hour. Be as much as social networks like Facebook and Instagram. And for the rest, Orange estimates the consumption of mobile internet per hour of use on a instant messaging, 12 MB an hour of Web navigation, at 1 MB a hundred emails without attachment and at 50 MB a hundred emails with attachment.

  Finally, we would like to be able to tell you what is consumption in the Internet Waze or Google Maps fashion. But, it is too random depending on the journeys and the volume of information reported to give you an estimate. Only certainty: these two applications are not all gourmet in gigas, contrary to what one might think.

  

  How many gigas in my mobile package ?

  To determine the envelope of gigas you need, just base yourself on your data consumption. To find out how many gigas you currently consume each month, you can Connect to your customer area. You will be able to follow your consumption over the current month since the last reset to zero. Another way to know the amount of mobile internet you use every month: Consult your invoices. Your monthly data consumption is necessarily. This will give you a good idea of ​​your average gigas consumption and will therefore allow you to choose the package most suited to your mobile internet needs.

  For information, for several years, consumption of mobile data has continued to increase with the increase in mobility uses. According to the last observatory of electronic consumption in France directed by ARCEP, the use of mobile data on 4G networks continues to progress at a sustained pace. Average data consumption in 4G per user is 15 GB (as of March 31, 2023).

  Over time, our uses are changing, and we consume more and more mobile data. Still according to ARCEP, the average number of gigas used every month in France and per user increased by 37% in 2018, by 29% in 2019, by 20% in 2020, by 22% in 2021 and more 26% in the first and second quarter of 2022. And, this trend is not likely to stop.

  In the current state of things, a package with around twenty gigas of mobile internet is enough for the greatest number. Only, on the market for mobile plans, operators essentially market two types of offers. There are first of all the Subscriptions with 100 MB to 1 GB of data, sometimes more, which are often not expensive packages for less than € 5 or € 10. They are essentially intended for people, who need to be reachable above all or to make a call if necessary, such as the elderly, or to people who wish to limit their mobile internet consumption as much as possible. Then there are the packages with more than 100 GB which are aimed at users who multiply gourmet uses in data.

  Between these two extremes, not much, offers with 20 or 30 mobile internet gigas do not run the streets. Also, to be sure not to go beyond your data envelope, we advise you to favor packages with many gigas. At least you are sure not to have to pay off-form. And, that’s good, it is in this category of subscriptions that the prices are the most attractive and that we find the best mobile plans, that is to say with a good price / data ratio.

  How many gigas if I travel abroad ?

  If you are used to traveling, you will most certainly need to communicate or use mobile internet. That’s good, since 2017, Communicating from abroad is free within the European Union and the DOM. And, in other countries, operators can practice the prices they want, or even include certain destinations in your package for free.

  In a number of countries, therefore, can therefore call, send SMS/MMS and Connect to the Internet under the same conditions as in France. On the other hand, if unlimited calls and SMS/MMS are included in your package, your mobile internet envelope is limited and depends on the subscription that you have subscribed. But, in general, the more your data package available in mainland France is high, the more your gigas envelope available from abroad is important. For example, it is not uncommon to have 10 or 15 GB of data from abroad with an 80 GB package.

  On the other hand, if you are traveling outside Europe, DOM or in a country which is not in the list of destinations included in your package, remember to deactivate the use of cellular data from abroad to avoid homelessness And connect you only to the Internet in Wi-Fi.

  

  How many gigas for a teenager ?

  This is the question that many parents arise, torn between the desire to control their child’s mobile internet consumption and the desire to leave them a certain freedom and to trust them. There is an answer to this question, but three. In fact, it all depends on your child’s faculty to limit his uses and therefore his data consumption by himself.

  There are first of all the caped allowance, A precious tool For parents wishing to keep control. Because, once the maximum has been reached, it is no longer possible to use the Internet from your smartphone until the following month. With a blocked package, your teenager generally has From 100 MB to 40 GB, rarely more. Which leaves a room for maneuvering all quite reduced to your teenager. Among the good deals of 2023, let us mention in particular the source package.

  Then there are the Unlimited packages with more substantial gigas envelopes. It is the type of subscriptions that are aimed at everyone, with or without commitment. And therefore to teens who were able to gain their parents’ confidence in the use of the Internet. Which can activate parental control or determine time slots in which their child may or cannot use mobile Internet on his smartphone.

  There is finally the subscription that grows with your teenager, Launched by Bouygues Telecom. Indeed, with its evolving sensation package 1 to 10 GB, the operator allows your child to have Access to more and more gigas. At the start, there is a giga, the essentials so that your teen can easily reach you. Then, from six months, there are 5 GB, to support it in its use of digital. And, finally, after a year, there are 10 GB, if you feel that you can leave him more autonomy. A solution that reassures parents as much as it grants freedom to a teenager.

  How to manage your consumption of gigas ?

  In order to avoid unpleasant surprises on your mobile bill in case of exceeding your web envelope or so as not to stay short of data, it is important to follow your mobile internet consumption. On iphone, The mobile data consumed is visible in the settings of your Apple smartphone:

  • Go to the “Setting” menu,
  • Then “Cellular Data”,
  • Scroll down the screen, then click on “System Services”.
  • You can consult the data consumption statistics of an APP on the current period and data consumption statistics for each application.

  With a smartphone under Android, You can also measure your mobile data. For that :

  • Open the “Settings” application,
  • Then click on “Network and Internet” and “Data Consumption”,
  • Under the “mobile” part, you can consult the total quantity of mobile data that you consume.

  We have seen it, you can also Find your consumption of gigas on your customer area or on your invoice. But, you will not have the application detail by application but only your monthly data consumption.

  

  How to reduce or limit your data consumption ?

  If you are afraid of being short of data, there are some simple methods to implement with your smartphone to save mobile data. You can first use Wi-Fi networks as often as possible especially when you are at home with the wireless network of your box.

  To reduce your data consumption, it is also important to configure your mobile well, especially so that updates to your operating system or your applications are only done when your mobile is connected to Wi-Fi.

  To save even more mobile data, you can also check the configuration of your phone in terms of automatic applications of applications. Many mobile apps, in fact, work “in the background”, that is to say that they automatically connect to the Internet to send you notifications or alerts for example. So you can Disable “background” applications To reduce your data consumption.

  Finally, for Save gigas and reduce your data consumption, You can also intervene directly on applications. You can indeed configure some to reduce your mobile internet consumption. But, for that, it will be necessary to review your requirements downwards. You can, for example, Reduce the quality of listening or viewing on music or streaming video applications.

  How to get more gigas if my needs change ?

  If your needs are changing, it is therefore important to choose a mobile plan adapted to your mobile internet uses. So do not hesitate to change mobile plan for a more substantial offer in gigas. But, for that, you still have to have a package without obligation, in order to be able to change subscription without having to pay any termination fees.

  There remains a solution: Choose a flexible package. Only 2 operators offer it: Prixtel and YouPrice. The idea is to choose a range with a package corresponding to your needs and in the event of punctual overtaking, your subscription automatically adjusts.

  What happens if I exceed my data package ?

  To surf any tranquility on the internet from your smartphone and to use your favorite apps without restriction, it has been said, it is important to properly assess your needs in the internet mobile in France, but also your mobile data needs abroad If you travel regularly. And Better to have a package with too many gigas than not enough, You will understand why.

  Indeed, when you have consumed all of your data envelope, your operator has three solutions. But, you will see that none of them is really satisfactory for users.

  First of all, he can Bride your debit until the recharging date of your phone package, which occurs every month. Concretely, you can always connect to the Internet and use your apps with your smartphone, but your speed will be slowed down.

  If you exceed your data package, your mobile operator can also Block your Internet connection. If necessary, you can still continue surfing the web, but buying mobile internet recharges, whose prices are sometimes very high.

  Finally, some mobile operators allow you to continue using your mobile data beyond your data envelope included. But beware, Each additional giga consumed beyond your starting envelope is billed in off-format. And there again, the prices are sometimes very high.

  I will consume more mobile internet in 5G than 4G ?

  With the improvement of networks and in particular the deployment of the 5G network in France, Mobile data consumption may well explode in the coming years. 5G, which will make it possible to obtain much faster flows, among other things, will inevitably lead to an increase in data consumption of users. 5G will notably promote the trivialization of HD and 4K video streaming or even streaming game thanks to reduced latency. And, it will also allow the emergence of new uses, also extremely delicious in data, such as virtual reality and augmented reality.

  According to Ericsson, the monthly mobile internet consumption of users is today 10 GB and could climb to 35 GB by 2026, an increase of 250%. And, on the same date, one in five user could consume 200 Gigas de Data. And, without surprise, it is the video streaming which represents the largest part of this consumption. Today it weighs 66% of mobile traffic. A proportion that could increase to 77% by 2026.

  The main thing to remember

  How to know how much gigas do you need ?

  To estimate your data needs, the easiest way is to know how many gigas you are currently consumed with your mobile plan. To do this, simply go to your customer area or consult your mobile phone bills. You will find your data consumption and know how many gigas you really need. You can also make an inventory of your uses in the mobile Internet and calculate how all this represents in Gigas.

  How to save data from its mobile plan ?

  To save gigas on your mobile package, you can already start by connecting to the Internet on Wi-Fi from your smartphone as soon as possible. You can also deactivate “background” applications and reduce the quality of listening or viewing on your streaming music and videos, very gourmet in data.

  5G is more greedy in gigas than 4G ?

  No, in itself, 5G is not more greedy in data than 4G. Nevertheless, 5G will explode the consumption of users gigas, by allowing the trivialization or the emergence of very gourmet data in data such as streaming, cloud gaming or virtual reality and augmented reality. The average consumption of mobile Internet is currently just over 10 gigas per user and it could jump to 35 GB by 2026.

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