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Streaming data usage calculator
Estimate decimal gigabytes from average bitrate, hours watched and number of days.
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How it works
One Mbps sustained for one hour is approximately 0.45 decimal GB. The calculator multiplies bitrate × hours × days × 0.45. An 8 Mbps stream watched three hours a day for thirty days is about 324 GB.
Adaptive bitrate can change the actual usage. Pausing, seeking, trailers, adverts and different programmes can also alter the session total. Use the result as a planning estimate for a data allowance.
If several screens play at once, calculate each screen’s viewing or enter the combined average bitrate. Your router or provider’s usage records are better evidence of actual billed consumption.
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