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Monday, November 14, 2022

Running a 5G speed test? Your phone data may vanish in seconds Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com

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For instance, 10 minutes of browsing Instagram on 5G consumed 207 MB data for him, while on 4G it was around 120 MB. This is because these apps - and others like them - load content in higher quality in areas with ample 5G coverage. Once applications for metaverse, cloud gaming, 4K and 8K streaming come into the picture, data consumption will rise further, said an industry executive.


Social media platforms like Twitter are rife with Indian users posting screenshots of tests showing high speeds under 5G but complaining of their data packs getting exhausted after one too many speed tests. That's because, with each test run, the app takes up 700-800 MB of data - or almost half of usual daily data limits - to gauge the sustained download speed for 15-20 seconds.


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