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Hayburner

Posted 10/5/2008 00:11 (#475117 - in reply to #475026)
Subject: RE: Egad, that was not fun! (And some Q's about it.)

FlyLow - 10/4/2008 21:16

Now that that's settled, we're trying to figure out what individual download elements soak up the bytes. Anyone know how many bytes in a normal internet page? Average email? Further, is there a way to decrease the bytes any given internet page downloads by changing some IE browser setting? Any other tricks anyone knows that'd help? No, the wireless router is not secured but we couldn't even broadcast to their computers 200' away and the nearest neighbor is 5 miles or so.

We can read off the bytes on some attachments, and sometimes folks attach large photos or .wmv files that run a couple Megs each. Ok, so those we know about. But I'm not even sure what a minute of YouTube runs.

Any info (or tips on where to find it) appreciated. Oh, is there a real-time download counter available? WB only updates once a day or so. It's not a very sensitive read-out.

Thanks for any help.

If you figure 17G per 30 days, that is roughly 1.7G per day, which seems like a lot until you download email a couple times a day (or more if you have more than one account), a couple hours looking at the internet, but very little when it comes to large pictures or videos. Add to this any additional amount for every extra person that might be using the internet.
Internet page sizes vary depending on how many pictures or other similar files are on the page, including those little streaming video windows that are getting popular. A single web page on a normal web site might be up to 100K, but with pictures, it could get sizeable real fast.
Average emails are under 10K if they are simple text. If you include videos (.wmv files, etc.) they can get pretty huge as well.
The biggest drain on your capacity from what you have described is Youtube. My kids like it as well so I know what you are talking about with your grandson. The size of each video is dependent on many things, but mostly on how long the video runs. Most videos of only 1 minute would likely exceed 1MB easily, so it doesn't take many 3 or 4 minute videos to add up.
About the only two choices you have for staying under capacity would be to stop playing Youtube videos, or switch to an unlimited capacity. Can you get DSL? or cable? Both are pretty speedy and not outrageously expensive.

Egad, that was not fun! (And some Q's about it.) - FlyLow : 10/4/2008 22:16
- RE: Egad, that was not fun! (And some Q's about it.) - Hayburner : 10/5/2008 00:11

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