Showmax vs netflix data usage

[FiestaST]

FYI

 

[Salt]

Awesome, gonna check it out this eve - thanks!

 

[mister]

I am averaging about 14GB per day since we've gone to VOD. Were using showmax now and I've got it set to ' low' data usage - the Showmax app says up to 300MB per hour...

you're watching for 46 hours per day?

 

[Salt]

you're watching for 46 hours per day?

That's my point...were watching (well at times the fam just leave it playing) 12 hours a day max...and its set to low or 'up to 300MB per hour' but were using avg. 14GB a day! So what I am saying is, the capping feature does not work and Showmax is bandwidth intensive.

 

[Soul Assassin]

Something else is also using data on the network?

 

[SlinkyMike]

I recently had to renege on my agreement to buy Netflix and Showmax due to having failed to factor in the cost of bandwidth.

It was a bit of a PR disaster back at home because the three females in the house had all slipped into a VOD comfort zone and blowing through our monthly cap in 12 days meant that I had to remove apps from devices and make various vague threats around future internet access... almost led to insurgency with the MLP/Peppa Pig fan set leading the charge.

 

[LCBXX]

I seriously doubt, given Showmax's max quality, that it can chow though 14GB a day even on 100Mb FTTH. Netflix on the other hand will.

 

[Salt]

My data usage chart clearly shows that the day after we got Showmax, is when the usage spiked to those numbers. I am 100% sure there is nothing else chowing the data. Apparently they have introduced new capping features in the last few days which I'll try out. PS I am using Showmax on our smart TV not.