If I cut the cord, how much data per month would be needed to stream YouTube TV or Hulu? I’m single and live alone so only one device at a time. I work Mon-Fri so say a couple hours of streaming at night and then pretty heavy steaming on the weekend, especially during football season. 10 GB? 30 or 50 GB? More? Also would 25 mbps be fast enough to stream football without buffering and stuff? Thanks for the advice.

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Posted by pioneerbasketball

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Posted on 1/4/20 at 7:46 am to Allthatfades

My guess would be over 50

And yes 25 should be plenty.

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Posted by UltimaParadox

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Posted on 1/4/20 at 8:12 am to Allthatfades

Netflix HD is 2-4GB an hour...

I would think 500GB is more realistic

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Posted by BigPerm30

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Posted on 1/4/20 at 9:06 am to Allthatfades

I’ve got 3 kids but we consistently blow through 1TB a month. It costs me a few bucks every time we go over but I’m still far ahead since I’m not paying for cable and cable boxes.

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Posted by fallguy_1978

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Posted on 1/4/20 at 10:21 am to BigPerm30

We have a family of 3 and usually are around 500-700 GBs. We've only exceeded 1TB once and it was when my wife was home for 8-10 days with the flu.

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Posted by Inadvertent Whistle

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Posted on 1/4/20 at 3:51 pm to fallguy_1978

I switched to Comcast business for unlimited use. Family of four with lots of streaming and we regularly go over 1TB.

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Posted by HotBoudin

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Posted on 1/4/20 at 8:30 pm to Allthatfades

I had a 50 gb plan at the camp and upgraded to 300 for football season. One HD football game eats from 25 to 30 gb. I'm only there 6-10 days a month.

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Posted by dltigers3

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Posted on 1/5/20 at 6:30 am to Allthatfades

I agree with everybody else. We are family of 4, but only streaming on 1 device usually, and mostly nights and weekends. We regularly but 500-600.

As far as speed, we had 25 for a long time and it was just fine. I think Netflix recommends 10-15 for their stream. We have 100 now, but that's only because Comcast has upgraded their minimum speeds in my area over the years.

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