Hopper with Sling Data Usage

[TechWriter]

My Hopper w/Sling, Mac computer, iPhone, and iPad are all connected to a Verizon wireless WiFi hotspot. Since my Verizon data plan is limited I have to watch how much data I use.

So for the following scenarios, am I using up any of my Verizon data?

• Watching Hopper programming on an iPad or iPhone using the DISH Anywhere app on these devices.
• Watching Hopper programming on my Mac computer using the DISH Anywhere app.
  
• Watching On Demand movies in either of the above cases.

 

[ChadT41]

What exactly are you looking for? How much data each consumes?

 

[AZ.]

Are you watching HD or SD....High quality low quality....There are many factors

 

[Jim5506]

If the communication is within your home network, the data usage should be negligible, streaming outside tour home is another matter.

Doesn't your ISP have a webpage or an app that lets you see your daily usage?

 

[TechWriter]

If the communication is within your home network, the data usage should be negligible, streaming outside tour home is another matter.

Doesn't your ISP have a webpage or an app that lets you see your daily usage?

My Hoppers spend 1/2 of the year in an RV and the other half in a park model (tiny house). Since I'm mobile I use Verizon wireless for broadband and can easily check my data.

Anyway, I'm trying to understand those situations where I might use a lot of data.

I thought that if I'm using my home network with DISH Anywhere, my broadband data usage would be nil -- and from what I've seen that's true. I figured that DISH home network streaming was similar in principle to Apple's AirPlay.

However, it appears that I could also use DISH Anywhere app to access my Hopper's programming outside my home network, right?

In that case, it looks like I could burn through a lot of data. For example, if I used DISH Anywhere on my iPhone using Verizon's 4G network.

 

[Jim5506]

There you would burn both data on your ISP and data on your cell phone account.