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iptv and data usage

  • 01-06-2017 8:44pm
    #1
    jobless
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    anyone have any idea how much bandwidth a general iptv box would use per hour?... i have a cap on my internet usage so would like to figure out if its worth my while buying a box


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  • #2
    Wabbit Ears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,043 ✭✭✭Wabbit Ears


    A midrange HD stream is 7.5 Mbps

    30 mins is 1800 seconds so 1800x7.5=13500mb for a half hour is 13.5 gig of data-ish for a half hr HD stream.

    an SD stream is about 2.2-3 mbps on average.

    Low res stuff off some 'iptv' boxes is often less that 1 mbps.


  • #3
    dubrov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭dubrov


    Divide the above numbers by 8.

    1Mbps = 1MB/s


  • #4
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,852 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    dubrov wrote: »
    1Mbps = 1MB/s

    Are you sure.


  • #5
    dubrov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭dubrov


    That was a typo.

    I meant 8Mbps = 1MB/s hence the "divide by 8" bit


  • #6
    jobless
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭jobless


    Wabbit Ears wrote: »
    A midrange HD stream is 7.5 Mbps

    30 mins is 1800 seconds so 1800x7.5=13500mb for a half hour is 13.5 gig of data-ish for a half hr HD stream.

    an SD stream is about 2.2-3 mbps on average.

    Low res stuff off some 'iptv' boxes is often less that 1 mbps.

    ok seems quite a lot.... surely even providers that say unlimited usage wouldnt be happy with people using so much if they watch a lot of tv...


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  • #7
    dubrov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭dubrov


    Even 5 hours a day for 30 days would only be about 140Gb for HD streams.

    Most IPTV streams are far from HD even though they claim to be so you could easily half that number.
    All Unlimited usage policies have fair use limits well in excess of this.


  • #8
    surrealname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭surrealname


    I internet is only 3 Mbps is this strong enough for iptv?


  • #9
    Glen_Quagmire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭Glen_Quagmire


    surrealname wrote:
    I internet is only 3 Mbps is this strong enough for iptv?


    I wouldn't imagine so


  • #10
    Glen_Quagmire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭Glen_Quagmire


    dubrov wrote:
    Even 5 hours a day for 30 days would only be about 140Gb for HD streams.

    dubrov wrote:
    Most IPTV streams are far from HD even though they claim to be so you could easily half that number. All Unlimited usage policies have fair use limits well in excess of this.


    My "unlimited" broadband is capped at 300GB, I have recently been using IPTV and I am concerned I will easily reach 300GB with moderate TV viewing on IPTV and watching movies on Kodi etc combined with Spotify streaming and YouTube etc etc.

    I wasn't concerned with broadband usage until I started using IPTV. I don't know exactly what the numbers are but doing a bit of reading online suggests IPTV uses up the GB quite quickly


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