See how much mobile data music streaming uses at each quality.
Multiplying the streaming bitrate by seconds in an hour and converting to megabytes gives the data each hour consumes. Listening on a data plan is a real cost, and knowing per-hour use lets you pick a quality that fits your allowance.
Streaming Data Use
Per hour = bitrate x 3600 / 8 (converted to MB)
Per hour = bitrate x 3600 / 8 (converted to MB) Multiplying the streaming bitrate by seconds in an hour and converting to megabytes gives the data each hour consumes.
Listening on a data plan is a real cost, and knowing per-hour use lets you pick a quality that fits your allowance.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Stream quality, Hours per day. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.