There’s is no doubt that increasing number of content producers are moving to visual media to engage users. Finding people peering into their mobile phones and watching some video is a common sight in India. It might be a salesperson waiting for an appointment or someone waiting in line at the billing counter. Data unfriendly Apps like YouTube contribute most to fulfill your engagement needs.
This incessant need to stay engaged every minute of the day is addictive and can soon reflect on your phone data bill. I am sure most of you are already paying more for your data plans than your calls.
So if you want to restrict your mobile data plan expenditure, but feel compelled to use various apps to stay engaged and entertained, change the settings on these data unfriendly apps that hog most of the data and balloon your phone bills.
Data Unfriendly Apps and Their Contribution
You will find more statistics at Statista
Videos
YouTube is my favorite source to lookup videos, too. But it is also the costliest form of entertainment if you want to minimize your mobile data use. A HD video playback on an average consumes 25MB per minute. YouTube is not the only one to blame. This applies to any other video service.
Photos
Here, even on a 4MBPS line Facebook often works at a snails pace. According to the above research, Facebook is number 2 on the list of data hogs, partly because you just can’t wait to tap that Like. And what’s Facebook without photos! The next time yo have the urge to click and upload on the move, think twice. Can you share the same thing later? A photo status update consumes nearly 5MB per photo and can quickly skyrocket your Data bill. Same applies to uploading image to Instagram.
Music
Streaming and downloading music can also put a huge strain on the network and stretch you data bill. Whenever possible, add songs to your phone offline or do it when connected to a WiFi network. Using the FM radio when on the go is also a better option to cut down on your streaming usage and save the precious bytes.
The data above shows the data unfriendly apps that put the maximum strain on mobile networks and by that account on your pockets. Small changes like restricting use of these data unfriendly apps when on mobile data can save you a fortune.
What are some of the strategies you have adopted to control your data bills?
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