{"id":50072,"date":"2015-01-21T19:11:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T19:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=50072"},"modified":"2015-01-21T19:11:39","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T19:11:39","slug":"9-bandwidth-saving-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/9-bandwidth-saving-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Bandwidth Saving Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">9 great tips for saving internet bandwidth usage.&#8211;PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h4>9 Bandwidth Saving Tips<\/h4>\n<p>by Mitz from Tips4pc.com<\/p>\n<p>If you have a limited amount of Internet bandwidth a month, maybe because you\u2019re on a mobile data plan, learning to save internet bandwidth usage can be quite difficult. So many websites and apps today are designed to use as much data as possible\u2014from HD videos to even web-based spreadsheets. The following tips can help you keep your bandwidth in check.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bandwidth-Saving Tip #1\u2014Install A Monitor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An old management expression says, \u201cyou can\u2019t manage what you can\u2019t measure,\u201d and the same thing applies to reducing your Internet bandwidth usage. Without some sort of monitor, you can\u2019t know which steps are most effective at saving your bandwidth.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of bandwidth monitors out there. Windows includes a very basic one by default\u2014go to the Network Settings screen for your version of windows and double-click on the the connection you\u2019re currently using. It will show you the number of bytes sent and received since you last rebooted the computer or restarted the connection.<\/p>\n<p>However, what you really need is a monitor that can match your billing cycle (usually monthly) so you don\u2019t have to manually log your totals from every day or reboot your computer every month. 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