What can I do with 1 MB or 1GB, etc. of surfing volume?

When Abroad be careful of your mobile usages.

1/6 E-MAILS

1/6 E-MAILS

Consumption is low. Nowadays you can send about 1,000 e-mails with 1GB. The highest consumption item is the attachment, but this is not downloaded to your device by default. Example: a PDF file is about 5 to 10 MB and a photo around 2 to 4 MB.

 

2/6 SOCIAL NETWORKS

2/6 SOCIAL NETWORKS

Consumption is low. You can surf on Facebook for about 10 hours with 1GB.
Every social network is different, of course: some are based on images (Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat), others on text (Twitter) or on geolocation, e.g. (Tinder). Obviously each has a different impact on your internet consumption. Text always consumes less surfing volume than a photo, which in turn consumes less than a video.

 

3/6 INTERNET

3/6 INTERNET

Consumption is low. You can visit around 2,560 pages with 1GB (the equivalent of 20 hours surfing, on average).

Note: most internet sites offer their content in a version suitable for mobiles. More ergonomic and lower consumption in surfing volume. You can access them via a browser.

 

4/6 APPS

4/6 APPS

Consumption is high for downloads and updates, around 40 MB. When you are using the app, its consumption varies according to the content. 1GB = 25 app downloads, on average.

5/6 MUSIC

5/6 MUSIC

Consumption is high. On average, you can download around 250 tracks or listen to 14 hours of music via streaming with 1GB.

6/6 VIDEOS

6/6 VIDEOS

Consumption is high. You can watch around 1 hour 30 minutes via streaming with 1GB, in standard quality. Half as much in HD 1080p quality.
 The quality and length of the videos obviously affect the surfing volume consumed.