Broadband Usage Calculator

Save money on a mobile broadband contract by opting for a contract with a monthly limit on the amount of data bandwidth (uploading and downloading) you are allowed. This limit is commonly set at 1GB or 2GB of data per month for the cheapest mobile broadband services.

You need to have an idea about how much bandwidth you will need every month before you sign up for a mobile broadband contract. If you don't know, you could be spending too much on a broadband contract with a monthly data allowance that you'll never reach. So, please use the broadband usage calculator below to get an estimate* of your likely broadband data requirement - you may be surprised how few GB's you actually need!

Data usage is measured in Kilobytes (KB). 1MB = 1024 Kilobytes (KB), 1024 MB = 1 Gigabyte (GB)

Broadband usage calculator How many hours will you surf the internet per week? [1.5MB/Hr]

How many emails will you send and receive in an average week? [0.024MB ea]

How many good quality photos (JPG) will you upload or download per week? [2MB ea]

How many music tracks (MP3) will you download per week? [3.6MB ea]

How many minutes of streaming video (e.g. iPlayer, YouTube) will you watch per week? [2MB/min]

How many full movies (AVI) will you download per week on average? [700MB ea]

How many hours will you spend on chatting (VOIP or IM) online in a week? [1.7MB/Hr]

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Based on what you've told us, your estimated monthly bandwidth requirement is:

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* The Bandwidth shown is an approximation based on average usage and this calculator should only be used as a rough guide. Your actual bandwidth usage may vary from the figure shown.

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