Here is how to reduce your data usage while enjoying HD videos. Thursday, January 14, 2016 Netflix is finally available in India. Television lovers were eagerly waiting for this one product since quite long time. However there are two major issues that need to be addressed. The company as well consumers will be affected by poor bandwidth and high data cost. On an average, one-hour long HD Netflix video takes up to 2 GB of data. However there are some browser extensions and lightweight apps that can reduce your data consumption and yet let you enjoy videos.
1. Opera Max
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Android Opera Max browser on Android claims to reduce up to 60% of your data on all apps on the phone. It also
streams videos on apps like Netflix and YouTube. Opera claims that you can watch an hour of Netflix video by
consuming 150MB of data instead of usual 250MB. You can block access to mobile network and force Netflix to
stream videos only when on WiFi.
2. Opera Mini
iOS iPhone and iPad users can opt for Opera Mini browser. The
browser helps you reduce your data consumption to up to 60%. The data saving mode also works while streaming
videos on the device. Opera Mini is also available for Android smartphones. This lightweight browser is known for
performance.
3. UC Browser
Android & iOS UC Browser offers up to 80% of data saving on both Android and iOS. The
company claims 20% faster browsing experience. All the data is routed through its cloud servers. The browser is quite
popular on both Android and iOS.
4. Google Chrome
Android & iOS Google Chrome for mobile has a feature that
helps you save data. You can turn on this preloaded data compression engine in Chrome. Although the browser
doesnôt offer as high data saving as Opera and UC Browser but, itôs still good enough. The feature is turned on by
default in Android however, iPhone and iPad users need to turn it on by going to (Options > Settings > Bandwidth >
Data Saver).
5. Google Chrome Data Saver Beta
PC Chrome browser for desktop also offers data compression
technology. You nee dot use an extension created by Google. The extension is available in Chrome store. However, this
extension is still in beta stage. Users have reported that this feature helped them reduce 10% of data. Chrome is
working on an engine that will help users save up to 70% of data.
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