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How big are BBC iPlayer files?
Dreamnine
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If I watch an hour of BBC iPlayer on my mobile, roughly how many Mbs will that be?
I ask because I have a data limit, and wonder if anyone knows or can hazard a good guess.
Thanks.
I ask because I have a data limit, and wonder if anyone knows or can hazard a good guess.
Thanks.
I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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I seem to remember reading that they are around 600-700Mb each. That's an average though, and will depend on the length of the show and whether it's high or low def.0
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The mobile version will not be those file sizes. Not sure what size they are myself.0
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an hours show is around 200mb for the iPhone/iPod touch version0
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for a PC an hour is normally 630MBThe orginal post in this thread has a very very slim chance of being about money saving. The post is more than likely to ask a question that google could answer better than any of us.0
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Thanks. It's on my Nokia, so I guess it should be the same as the i-Phone.I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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gaming_guy wrote: »an hours show is around 200mb for the iPhone/iPod touch version
My "unlimited" Virgin SIM has a fair-usage limit of 25MB! Are there any phone contracts that would allow you to download such large files without paying a fortune?0 -
would be madness to do it on ur phone
but yes there are contracts just dont abuse them...i have 1 with o2 The orginal post in this thread has a very very slim chance of being about money saving. The post is more than likely to ask a question that google could answer better than any of us.0 -
£5 a month 'unlimited' add-on on 3 payg. It's around 2GBI shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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Have you tried downloading before watching - ie to a sd card or via wifi so not using mobile data ?Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.0
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Have you tried downloading before watching - ie to a sd card or via wifi so not using mobile data ?
No. On the N95 8GB, it's just a streaming application unlike the N96 and newer. For quite a long while the BBC didn't want to even allow the i-player app on older phones.
Wi-fi works, of course, but just streaming.I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a Quaalude.
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