In today’s topic, we will discuss how much data does players burst while using the online gaming service of Microsoft, Xbox Live.
Xbox LIVE allows you to connect with friends online to play, watch movies, and download additional game content. There are two levels of Xbox LIVE membership, Silver Membership, and Gold membership.
Silver membership allows you to create a friends list, download movies, and access the Xbox LIVE store. On the other hand, the Gold membership gives you access to live games and instant streaming through Netflix. A high-speed Internet connection is required to use Xbox Live.
How Much Data Does Xbox Live Use on Mobile Hotspot
In this section, we will talk about how much data a player will use while playing games over Xbox Live for a limited number of a period over a cellular network.
From the data that we have collected online if a gamer uses Xbox Live for an hour over cellular data that he/she would be busting 100MB of data in that particular time.
Therefore, if a player plays an average of 4 hours a day on the online gaming service, then he/she will use 400MB of data on average.
How Much Data Does Xbox Live Use over Wifi
In this section, we will talk about how much data a player will use while playing games over Xbox Live for a limited number of a period over a Wi-Fi network.
If a gamer uses Xbox Live for an hour over a Wifi network that he/she would be busting 150MB of data in that particular time.
Therefore, if a player plays an average of 4 hours a day on the online gaming service, then he/she will use 600MB of data on average over the Wi-Fi network.
Minimum connection speed:
Xbox LIVE requires a high-speed connection to get the most out of your online multiplayer and video streaming capabilities. The minimum speeds required for basic connectivity to Xbox LIVE include a 256 kilobyte per second download speed and 64Kbps upload speed. While a 256Kbps connection will allow you to connect to Xbox LIVE, Microsoft recommends a minimum of 4 Megabits per second of download speed to make the best use of the Xbox LIVE service.
Testing the Internet connection speed
You can test your connection speed with Speed Test, an online service that measures the current upload and download speeds of the Internet. Log in to speedtest.net and click on “Begin Test” to start the test. During the test, you will see the geographical area in which you live represented on a map during the test.
Speed Test will send the information to a server geographically close and will measure your upload and download speeds in Mbps.
Wired versus wireless
Microsoft suggests that you connect your Xbox directly to the modem or router by using an Ethernet cable to use the most stable connection possible and avoid service downtime. Internet connection speeds can decrease by 35% when a wireless network is used against a cable connection.
Other issues that impact performance
While a high-speed broadband Internet connection will be the best possible connection to Xbox LIVE, there may be other problems that affect performance, in addition to the average Mbps in your Internet connection.
The time of day you connect to Xbox LIVE can be a factor. Microsoft reports that they have the most traffic during the night, so the connection during the day can provide a faster connection.
Microsoft also suggests that you check your current bandwidth when you try to connect to Xbox LIVE. Turn off any download or video streaming service to minimize the use of bandwidth through your Internet connection.
