How Much Mobile Data Do You Actually Need?

To help you decide on which mobile plan you need, we have provided some figures to illustrate how much data you might use for some popular apps and services. We suggest that you review the table below in relation to your internet surfing habits and note each person's usage behavior varies.

 Service/App Data Per Hour (except for Skype and Whatsapp) 

• Average Web Browsing  Approx. 60MB 

• Messaging Facetime  Approx. 85MB Skype Approx. 875KB per minute* 

• Whatsapp  Approx. 740.6KB per minute* 

• Social Networks Facebook  Approx. 80MB 

• Instagram Approx. 720MB 

• Snapchat  Approx. 160MB 

• Media and Streaming Facebook video  Approx. 160MB 

• Foxtel Now  From 320MB 

• Lossless Music Streaming (Tidal)  Approx. 640MB 

• Music Streaming Up to 150MB 

• Netflix From 250MB 

• Online gaming From 3MB 

• Podcasts  Approx. 60MB 

• Stan  From 570MB 

• YouTube Approx. 300MB