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Internet & Networking => Networking => Topic started by: thematbk on May 06, 2010, 02:39:02 AM
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if i view a video on youtube, does it use the same amount of my internet allowance as if i downloaded it? and if not then how much? ??? please answer!
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Yes it does. The videos are basically FLV movies that the Youtube Flash Client is downloading to watch. Even if you start a video then pause it after a second, the video will still "buffer" or download to your computer.
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it depends on how big is the video you watching. Longer video means it will take more from your allowance
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I did a very rough calculation and found that standard quality video will run at 1.46 Megabytes per minute and that High quality runs at 6.59 Megabytes per minute.
I hope this helps!