In comp.mobile.android, on 17 Jan 2024 16:48:27 GMT, Frank Slootweg
<this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

>micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> In comp.mobile.android, on Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:42:14 -0600, VanguardLH
>> <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
>>
>> >micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> How much can you expect to use during a video call though?
>> >
>> >Your phone doesn't have a data manager to show you the usage of mobile
>> >and wifi usage? For my phone (LG V20), it's under Android settings ->
>> >Network -> Data Manager.
>>
>> The one that's built in seems to show only today's usage. For me it's
>> under Connection and Sharing, Data Usage, and it says the same thing it
>> said around noon today, 408MB for Whatsapp and 115MB for system apps.
>>
>> This is fine because I spent about 30 minutes and then 15 minutes
>> sending video to my friend in the USA. Take 60/45 and that's about
>> 560MB per hour, which is on the low end of what those quotes said.
>
> If you need to look into data usage, get a real/seperate data manager.
>
> I use, already for a long, long time:
>
>'My Data Manager - Data Usage'
><https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm>

Just read your post. Installing it now. The internet connection here
was fine two nights ago, but today it's slow, with interruptions, both
to my phone and using the hotel's wifi. I have to check out in an
hour.... Hope it's done by then. ....Yes, it's done.

The internet on the highway and everywhere I've been seems darn good.
Especially considering how mountainous/hilly it is.

I got "searching for GPS" for 55 minutes a few days ago, on the road to
Huehuetenango, and I wondered, How can you not find GPS? It's right up
there!

But it turns out just restarting the phone can make that go away. And if
that doesn't work, there are other steps.

> It gives insight in data usage for Mobile or/and Wi-Fi or/and Roaming
>data. Per Month, Week, Day and hour. And most importantly, it gives per
>app data usage, per Month, Week, Day and Hour. You can also set several
>alarms for each of the data categories, to warn you *before* you get
>into trouble.
>
> My Data Manager, don't leave home without it!

I feel that way about My Pnone Explorer!
>
>[...]

In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 10:54:44 +0100, "Carlos E.
R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

>
>>
>> So to use a gig I would have to make video calls for 400 minutes. 3
>> hours 40 minutes, in just 7 days when most of these 7 days I didn't do
>> video callig at all. I didn't come close to 3 hours 40 minutes, did I
>> Miss A?
>
>Assuming you used whatsapp, there is a setting to conserve bandwidth or
>data on calls/video calls.
>
>>
>> And that's only 1 gig. They claim I used 13.
>
>They count both up and dn streams.

Okay, twice. Still nowhere near 13.
>
>The ISP web page might have a graphics showing your data usage per day.

That's a good idea. Their chat-guy didn't suggest it, but that doesn't
mean they don't have it.

.....I couldnt' find it, but my own phone said somewhere that I'd used
18G on the Guatemalan sim. I guess I owe the Tigo chat guy an apology,
although he was sort of annoying anyhow.

But they still have many problems. When I tried to buy more gigs, it
would only do so after I replied to their code and it would only send
the codes to a USA phone. I dl'd the app, and it constantly says it
can't do it right now. And the phone calls to the US stopped working. I
was in a mall (all the Tigo stores appear to be in malls) and the guy
took the sim out (put it on airplane mode first!) and put it back in and
did other htings, and found I had 48 minutes remaining. There is a
limit? They said nothing about a limit when I signed up. Plus I've
bought 4 packages and the time limit isn't up on 3 of them. The guy, who
spoke English, predicted when the 48 minutes were used up, the next
package would take its place, but I doubt it.

If I had it to do over, I'd go with Claro.

In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:44:05 -0500, micky
<NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:

>
>>After answering the bots questions and saying none of the suggestions
>>worked, I got a person (text chatting only) and he claimed I'd used up
>>my data, even though I've never used 3gigs in one week in my life, I
>>think, and certainly when I only have about 45 minutes a night for the
>>PC. Well I did watch about 10 minutes of videos and do about 2 hours of
>>video phone calling
>>
>> How much would that use?
>
>How much can you expect to use during a video call though? For WhatsApp
>video calls, you can expect to use around 2.5MB of data per minute. This
>figure also varies based on the strength of the signal of your
>connection.
>
>So to use a gig I would have to make video calls for 400 minutes. 3
>hours 40 minutes, in just 7 days when most of these 7 days

Another source:
How much data does a 1 hour WhatsApp video call use?
On average, a video call in WhatsApp can consume around 750MB to 1.3GB
of data per hour for a high-quality video call. This estimate is based
on typical usage and may vary based on factors such as resolution,
network conditions, and any additional data used for messaging and other
app features during the call.

On 2024-01-30 01:48, micky wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:44:05 -0500, micky
> <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>> After answering the bots questions and saying none of the suggestions
>>> worked, I got a person (text chatting only) and he claimed I'd used up
>>> my data, even though I've never used 3gigs in one week in my life, I
>>> think, and certainly when I only have about 45 minutes a night for the
>>> PC. Well I did watch about 10 minutes of videos and do about 2 hours of
>>> video phone calling
>>>
>>> How much would that use?
>>
>> How much can you expect to use during a video call though? For WhatsApp
>> video calls, you can expect to use around 2.5MB of data per minute. This
>> figure also varies based on the strength of the signal of your
>> connection.
>>
>> So to use a gig I would have to make video calls for 400 minutes. 3
>> hours 40 minutes, in just 7 days when most of these 7 days
>
> Another source:
> How much data does a 1 hour WhatsApp video call use?

It varies. Cameras are different, settings are different.

> On average, a video call in WhatsApp can consume around 750MB to 1.3GB
> of data per hour for a high-quality video call. This estimate is based
> on typical usage and may vary based on factors such as resolution,
> network conditions, and any additional data used for messaging and other
> app features during the call.

--
Cheers, Carlos.