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16th May 2016, 12:33 PM #1Senior Member
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WiFi usage.
Hi,
I have only 20Gigs of download and not in a position to buy more and I am on wireless, no landline connection available (Australia seems to be less than third world with the Internet!).
Question please.
If I "stream" (download), say a video,using some of my download allowance and at the same time Chromecast to a tv am I then using up more of my allowance due to the casting? i.e will I be doubling my usage?
Thank you.
Bob H.
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16th May 2016, 05:18 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Hey Bob H
I have to explain this same scenario to my neighbour every few months. The confusion comes from the word "Wireless"
You are on "Wireless Internet", typically delivered over a 3G or 4G connection, just like your smartphone uses for voice and data communication..
Your "wireless" you have at home is actually WiFi, a short range signal used for connecting local devices, like your Chromecast to your modem and TV, or your smartphone via wifi to your Wireless Internet.
Essentially Wifi is your own little network, that only you and those you give the password to, (assuming you have it secured) can use.
Wireless Internet is your way out to the big bad world; the wider internet.
To answer your Q....No. You bring the video in from the world on your Wireless Internet and then send it to your ChromeCast and therefore your TV locally via your wifi...
Does that make sense Bob H?
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16th May 2016, 08:22 PM #3
WHS ... I might add ... Watch your cellular data usage like a hawk ... 20GB isn't a whole lot when it comes to streaming videos.
Glenn Visca
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16th May 2016, 09:49 PM #4Senior Member
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Hi.
Thank you for the replies.
I don't do too much streaming - buffering problems - so only occasionally but I was anxious about "double" usage of the Internet download.
Bob H.
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17th May 2016, 12:00 PM #5
No. Cromecast streams direct to the cast device. Your smart phone simply queues the data to the chromecast and does not stream it to your mobile device. So the data is coming from the source (say You Tube for example) and sending it directly to your chromecast.
Other streaming mechanisms may work differently. Take Apple Air Play for instance. It streams to your smart phone then uses your local network to the streaming device - say Apple TV.
In both cases the data is only coming from the internet once. There is no double dipping.
John
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17th May 2016, 12:02 PM #6
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