How much data volume does Sky Go consume? - That's what matters

Sky offers its customers to watch all content they receive via TV also online via Sky Go. To do this, you just have to log in on the Sky Go page with your customer number and password. The consumption depends of course on the content.

How much data volume does Sky Go actually consume?

How much data volume Sky Go actually consumes depends on the content, the duration and the quality with which the content is streamed. On average, however, the consumptions are as follows:

• Short call of Sky Go: 30MB
• Short look into a series: 150MB
• Short series episode a 20 Min look: 900MB
• Normal series episode a 45 Min look: 1.3GB
• Watching a soccer game without the trappings: 2.6GB
• Movie: 3.5GB
• Long feature film: 5.4GB
• Watching an entire season: 8.7GB

Info and tips on data consumption

These figures are only estimates and may vary in individual cases. The correct amount depends on the device on which the stream is played. The resolution plays an important role. But also the transmission speed and what is streamed. A monochrome area can be compressed better than a colorful image.On the road on the tablet or smartphone, you can lower the streaming quality to SD to save data volume. However, if you want to watch on a laptop, for example, you won't find an option to change the streaming quality. If it can be set up, you should prefer a connection via WLAN in any case.