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communication:bandwidth_conservation [2021/12/17 20:51]
princess_fluffypants [Conserving Mobile Data]
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princess_fluffypants [General tips for reducing data usage]
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     * 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.     * 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.
   * Use add blockers   * Use add blockers
-    * The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin|uBlock Origin]] browser plugin for Firefox and Chrome/Chromium is simple to use and surprisingly effective.  It is a good first step to reducing web bandwidth use. +    * The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin|uBlock Origin]] browser plugin for Firefox and Chrome/Chromium is simple to use and surprisingly effective.  It is a good first step to reducing web bandwidth use
 +  * Video Frugality 
 +    * If you are going to stream, see if you can turn the quality down as low as you can tolerate.  Use your phone instead of laptop or tablet, as they will typically default to a lower resolution stream. 
 +    * See the section below for frugality with Youtube specifically
  
  
communication/bandwidth_conservation.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/17 22:53 by princess_fluffypants