Re: Streaming video and Download limits


"Jonathan Shapiro" <jls@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> I know this has come up before, but I don't recall a resolution. Has
> anyone figured out how many MBs are downloaded when watching a game
> on
> MLBTV? The reason I ask is NTL will upgrade my slow broadband
> service
> for free, but at a penalty of a 3G per month cap on downloads.
> Currently, there is no cap, although the speed is too slow to watch
> live games. I can still watch games on replay by setting the buffer
> high enough, which is good enough for me. Will I regret upgrading, I
> wonder, especially in October.
>

The Windows Media player feed I watch reports as 350Kbits per Second
(i assume the real player feed is the same).
Most games are about 3 hours, although some (like the game i'm
watching from last night right now) last longer (esp if there are rain
delays or go to extra innings).

But, over 3 hours that would be approx 3780000 bits over the 3 hours.
Divide by 8 to get it in Bytes.... gives 472500 bytes
Gives roughly 450 Megabytes (when you divide by 1024). ( i think).

So you'll probably need to move to one of their tariffs with a 30GB
monthly download limit, as otherwise you'll just get 2 games per
month.


If my maths is a bit flaky, please let me know.





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