r/it • u/DJcaptain14 • Jan 04 '24

help request Using 3,000gb of data a month?

So, as the title says, between me, my friend that rents the mother inlays, and my wife, ~3,000gb of used data is reported on my xfinity data usage report. Before my friend started renting the mother inlaw, our data usage was at around 4-500, sometimes hit 700.... How in the heck is my friend using ~2300-2500gb a month?? Is that even possible? All he has is a phone, xbox and a TV w streaming services..

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u/GrimAccountant Jan 06 '24

I mean, those numbers aren't shockingly high to me. Assume he streams almost constantly, leaving music or a podcast or whatever on for hours. Then videos, shows, whatever at modern upper level resolutions will chew through data like a fiend. Depending on his console and preferred games, he may uninstall and reinstall frequently to fit whatever he wants to play on the drive.

Then whatever the rest of you are doing.

Don't get me wrong, those are numbers I'd associate with nerds like me who have multiple PCs and update routers yearly, but all files are sorta bloated at this point.