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aky
10-20-2009, 02:01 PM
I want to stream a local radio station using "FSTREAM" and im wondering how much data would it usE? I want to use for for about 2.5 hrs twice a wk. my data plan isnt unlimited.

are there any date usage trackers for the iPhone?

thanks.
mr.reggaeton72
10-20-2009, 02:13 PM
yes, it will count as data, cause its using internet to connect, (i think), if you downloaded a radio app from the app store, it will defenetly count as data, cause it uses data to stream the stations(i think), and i will highly suggest that you do get and unlimited plan, because ATT takes no prisoners when it comes to using high amounts of data without an unlimited data plan....i learned that the hard way...my wallet is still hurt from that bill that was 900 bucks...sigh, :(:(
aky
10-20-2009, 03:32 PM
i know it will but i want to know how much data it will use. if so how can i track
Eragon
10-20-2009, 03:52 PM
Typical radio stations can run anywhere between 32 kbps and 128 kbps. If you are on WiFi, this discussion is irrelevant. @128 kbps, you are looking at almost a megabyte of data per minute. A 3-5 minute song could chomp down as much as 5 megs of data. One hour of streaming could set you down about 60 megs.
aky
10-20-2009, 10:07 PM
Hi thansk that's exactly what I was looking for. I checked in the program fstream and it says it's 32mbps. How many mbs would that be per hr
Eragon
10-20-2009, 10:21 PM
Hi thansk that's exactly what I was looking for. I checked in the program fstream and it says it's 32mbps. How many mbs would that be per hr

You must mean 32 kbps. 32 kbps or 4 kBps would consume 864 kilo bytes in 1 hour.
aky
10-21-2009, 01:34 AM
yes sorry i did mean kbps

so is this right?

32kbps x 3600sec = 14.4 MB
Eragon
10-21-2009, 05:38 AM
32kbps x 3600sec = 14.4 MB

Don't forget to divide the final number by 8 since you have to convert bits to bytes (8 bits/byte), :dft009:happy
aky
10-21-2009, 01:11 PM
/8 so 1.8mb ? per hr? seems low
aky
10-21-2009, 01:17 PM
according to this calculator http://web.forret.com/tools/bandwidth.asp?speed=14.400&unit=MB/h it says it's 14.4mb
Eragon
10-21-2009, 01:36 PM
according to this calculator http://web.forret.com/tools/bandwidth.asp?speed=14.400&unit=MB/h it says it's 14.4mb

You and the calculator are correct. :001:suprised

32 kbit x 3600 sec = 115,200 kbits/h
= 14,400 Kbytes/h
= 14.4 Mbytes/h
aky
10-21-2009, 04:26 PM
gonna test it today when i listen to a hockey game. is the counter on the iphone accurate?
MrMike6by9
10-21-2009, 05:17 PM
Don't forget that your bandwidth is combination of bidirectional data flow. There is always some return for that incoming data. It's just not one for one. When I capture an audio stream on my old PC, I often see about a 30-40% in return data for the incoming flow. You can see this on the PC side using free apps like Analogx's NetStat Live or NetPerSec. I'm guessing there are Mac apps that do this as well.

YMMV
aky
10-22-2009, 02:16 AM
used today on and off for almost 2 hrs and the results are pretty accurate

sent 914KB
received 21.4MB
Picazzo
10-23-2009, 04:08 AM
Typical radio stations can run anywhere between 32 kbps and 128 kbps. If you are on WiFi, this discussion is irrelevant. @128 kbps, you are looking at almost a megabyte of data per minute. A 3-5 minute song could chomp down as much as 5 megs of data. One hour of streaming could set you down about 60 megs.

It's actually lots of data been used if you use these radio apps once at day in 3 hours! = 5.400MB/5.4GB!! (30 x 3 x 60MB). I'll guess the Wi-Fi is the best solution!