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800mb of data, how long can i stream??

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ePBuckets Canada207 Posts September 06 2011 15:17 GMT #1 Hey guys, i'm not at home, and there's no wifi here. im tethered from my phone seeing as my billing cycle ends on the 8th and i have 800mb left i decided i dont mind if i use it up. How long can i stream oGsHerO for?

Deleted User 101379 4849 Posts September 06 2011 15:21 GMT #2 Assuming a bandwidth of 1MBit/s (~720p) it means: 1 MByte / 8 seconds = 7.5 MByte / minute 800 / 7.5 = 107 minutes Add some overhead and other stuff: ~ 1.5 hours For a 500kbit stream (~480p) you can assume about twice the time. Of course the bandwidth is not stable and depends on the content and stream settings.

ePBuckets Canada207 Posts September 06 2011 15:25 GMT #3 thanks man do we know what bitrate hero's stream is? 720 or 480?

katnegermis Denmark33 Posts September 06 2011 15:28 GMT #4 Depends on the quality I'm not 100% sure of this, so please do correct me if I'm wrong: 800mb = 6553600 kilobits, so if you watch a 320kbit stream (not to be confused with 320p) that would be 6553600/320*60*60 = 5,6 hours. EDIT: Darn it, Morfildur beat me to it.

ePBuckets Canada207 Posts September 06 2011 15:29 GMT #5 D: any way you can check the stream for the quality to help with being percise about how much time i got lol. if i got like 3~ hours i think ill be good! edit: OHHH you mean if i right click the video and go to quality i can change it.. how long could i run low** for?

CyberPitz United States428 Posts September 06 2011 17:11 GMT #6 Nono, whenever you load the video, in the bottom right...there should be a selection: 480 / 720 / 1080. Just pick the quality you want.

DarKcS Australia1237 Posts September 06 2011 17:25 GMT #7 Do u get slowed down after cap or excess charges? If it's just speed cap, who cares :D

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