How to Estimate Your Internet Usage Requirements
How can I check and monitor my Internet usage?
For information about your current usage levels you can login to the customer portal via
http://accounts.splashinternet.org/radiusmanager/user.php or contact our Support Line on (02)
6100 4600.
How much data does it take to...?
Below are some general estimates of data usage for common Internet activity.
The guidelines below are approximations, actual usage could be far
greater e.g. High Definition Video Conferencing, downloading High Definition
movies or images instead of standard definition versions and heavy email usage with large attachments.
| Activity Type | Measurement of estimated / approximate data used |
|---|---|
| Internet browsing/surfing | 40MB per hour |
| Emails | 500KB per email (estimate includes attachments & spam) |
| Video Conferencing | 600MB per hour |
| Films | 2GB per film (avi, mpeg, divx) |
| Game/Movie Trailers | 100MB each |
| Music tracks | 5MB per song (4-5min duration) |
| Online gaming | 50MB per hour |
| Online radio | Average stream at 128Kbps |
| Photos/Documents | 850KB per image |
| Videos | 5MB per minute |