Console streaming data used per hour

Hi, if I'm not mistaken you can set the streaming quality by signing into your Netflix account online and setting the streaming quality for every device you use to stream Netflix on but you can't set the quality per device.

Sign into Netflix and go to your account profile and you'll see the option to set the Playback Settings there. You may though need to settle for a lower than HD quality as it appears that the highest setting covers both HD and 4K streaming.

These are the available options

Auto

Default video quality and data usage.

Low

Basic video quality, up to 0.3GB per hour

Medium

Standard video quality, up to 0.7GB per hour

High

Best video quality, up to 3GB per hour for HD, 7GB per hour for Ultra HD

That setting is per account, so any changes will affect only the account you make the changes on.

Hey EvylRat!

Amazon Prime Video online users approximate Prime Video will chew through 900MB per hour for SD playback, 2GB per hour for HD playback, and around 5.8GB per hour of UHD content. So
if you are watching content close to almost 4K quality it could correlate to the data you are using so quickly in a weeks time. This would apply to most video streaming services.

If you have background downloads on as well your Xbox will be downloading updates when not operating or in the background when on. This could be what's also adding to the data usage.
This can be changed in the system settings if you have a data cap you are worried about.

don't play destiny then, that was using between 200 and 700MB per hour when I played that, games stream more these days from the servers, so if your going to want to reduce data do research which games use the net a lot, titanfall, destiny and the crew all
stream from the net and most likely use a lot at the same time.

even when playing online your looking at 200 - 700MB per hour if playing destiny and the odd other game, research before buying but both consoles use a lot of data these days and like others say it will get worse.

It is not advisable to use a hotspot to connect your console to the Internet as the minimum requirement for you to use LIVE on your console is at least 3-4 Megabits per second.

The console is constantly downloading data whenever you are connected to the Internet, so, even if you play online less than an hour daily, it will not be a guarantee that your hotspot will work to ur expectations.

you mentioned you have a data limit, that will also be a problem as well.

so, it is best to use the regular internet to be able to play online on your console to get the best gaming experience.