How Big is 1,000 Megabytes?

Inutek service plans include a substantial amount of included usage. However you may be wondering how far 1,000 Megabytes (MBs) will get you. We have provided several examples here to help you better understand the relationship between regular online activities and the amount of usage they incur.

Each of the activities below would generate 1,000 MB of data transfer:
  • View over 10,000 web pages
  • Send 250,000 text e-mails
  • Receive up to 1,000 average digital photos
  • Download 250 songs
  • Stream 16 hours of music
  • Watch 8 hours of streaming video
  • Download 1.5 standard definition movies

 

 

 

 

Here are some types of internet activities and the amount of just that single activity that would result in the usage shown in the 2,500 MB through 20,000 MB columns. Naturally, each user's activity will be a combination of many types of internet activity and not just a single type.

 Usage Comparision
  Example 2,500 MB 5,000 MB 10,000 MB 20,000 MB
Email (4 KB) Text Only 625 Thousand 1.25 Million 2.5 Million 5 Million
Email with Picture (1 MB) Average quality photo 2,500 5,000 10,000 20,000
Webpages (100 KB) Facebook, eBay 25,000 pages 50,000 pages 100,000 pages 200,000 pages
Music Downloads (4 MB) 3 minute song 625 songs 1,250 songs 2,500 songs 5,000 songs
Streaming Audio (1 MB/min) Pandora Internet Radio 40 hours 80 hours 160 hours 320 hours
Streaming Video (2 MB/min) YouTube 20 hours 40 hours 80 hours 160 hours
Movie Downloads Standard Definition 3.75 movies 7.5 movies 15 movies 30 movies
 Usage Costs Example
256Kb Plan 2,500MB Usage Costs $.02/MB of Excess Usage No Excess Usage Fee $50 Excess Usage Fee $150 Excess Usage Fee $350 Excess Usage Fee