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Here are the most common factors: | Here are the most common factors: | ||
- | * cost - on metered or capped plans going over can be expensive | + | * Cost - on metered or capped plans going over can be expensive |
- | * availability | + | * Availability |
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tl-dr: **Anything that isn't video.** Even audio streaming is barely a drop in the bucket; a 2-hour-long podcast is 20-30mb while a 2-hour-long movie is // | tl-dr: **Anything that isn't video.** Even audio streaming is barely a drop in the bucket; a 2-hour-long podcast is 20-30mb while a 2-hour-long movie is // | ||
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==== General tips for reducing data usage ==== | ==== General tips for reducing data usage ==== | ||
(Aside from avoiding video) | (Aside from avoiding video) | ||
* Use cell phones or mobile devices when possible, instead of laptops. | * Use cell phones or mobile devices when possible, instead of laptops. | ||
- | * Mobile web browsers and apps are generally formatted and designed to be more efficient about data usage, and most web sites will have mobile-optimized versions that are more lightweight. You can sometimes fake this on some web browsers by using extensions to trick them into fetching the mobile versions of web pages, or by doing it manually with specific web addresses (for example, https:// | + | * Mobile web browsers and apps are generally formatted and designed to be more efficient about data usage, and most web sites will have mobile-optimized versions that are more lightweight. |
+ | * You can sometimes fake this on some desktop | ||
+ | * You may want to hack that behavior by sending a false [[https:// | ||
* Turn off data usage when not needed | * Turn off data usage when not needed | ||
* Modern devices are very " | * Modern devices are very " | ||
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* This means that you may not get notified immediately when someone posts a new cat picture, however SMS and phone calls will still come through (as those operate on a push notification from the cellular network, rather than a pull from the phone) | * This means that you may not get notified immediately when someone posts a new cat picture, however SMS and phone calls will still come through (as those operate on a push notification from the cellular network, rather than a pull from the phone) | ||
* Many cell phones will have options for "Low Data Mode", which will attempt to limit or stop this background behavior as well. | * Many cell phones will have options for "Low Data Mode", which will attempt to limit or stop this background behavior as well. | ||
- | + | * Offline Navigation | |
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- | ==== navigation frugality ==== | + | * Google maps will let you download certain map tiles for offline use. This would work best if you are in the same areas but would be less useful while traveling. |
- | There are **offline navigation apps** like [[https:// | + | * Use add blockers |
- | + | * The [[https:// | |
- | + | * Video Frugality | |
- | **Google maps will let you download certain map tiles** for offline use. This would work best if you are in the same areas but would be less useful while traveling. | + | * If you are going to stream, see if you can turn the quality down as low as you can tolerate. |
- | + | * See the section below for frugality with Youtube specifically. | |
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- | ==== web frugality ==== | + | |
- | **Quick Answer**: | + | |
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You can try to force the use of a mobile site even if you are on a computer. Mobile sites tend to be cleaner, simpler, and generally less gunked up with bandwith hogging multimedia. | You can try to force the use of a mobile site even if you are on a computer. Mobile sites tend to be cleaner, simpler, and generally less gunked up with bandwith hogging multimedia. | ||
- | The traditional way mobile sites were/are denoted was with the prefix " | + | The traditional way mobile sites were/are denoted was with the prefix " |