If I were to use my smartphone to call somebody using Whatsapp or Skype, with no WiFi available, does anyone know if one uses less mobile data than the other?
I did an experiment with Skype many years ago and can't remember how many Mb I needed per minute, but I do remember being surprised at how little it was.
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How much data required for Skype or Whatsapp call?
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Re: How much data required for Skype or Whatsapp call?
stevensfo wrote:If I were to use my smartphone to call somebody using Whatsapp or Skype, with no WiFi available, does anyone know if one uses less mobile data than the other?
Are you thinking about video calling, or using audio only?
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Re: How much data required for Skype or Whatsapp call?
No, only audio. It's just for very rare occasions when it may be cheaper to phone using mobile data than using the phone network.
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Re: How much data required for Skype or Whatsapp call?
40-50MB per hour on a voice-only call according to https://www.windowstechit.com/2300/skyp ... dth-usage/
So less than 1MB per minute or less than 15KB per second.
So less than 1MB per minute or less than 15KB per second.
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Re: How much data required for Skype or Whatsapp call?
Thanks very much. Less than I thought. Very useful!
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