[iPad Mini] VoIP on iPad Mini LTE

dinosaur1 · Nov 19, 2012, 11:15 PM

AT&T tells me that 1minute of Skype calling is 1mb. Is this true? Talkatone doesn't work too well for me using LTE.

HazyCloud · Nov 19, 2012, 11:18 PM

Sounds about right. Of course you can reset the statistics yourself and then make some calls to test it.

dinosaur1 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:03 AM

What other VoIP app uses less data?

alphaod · Nov 20, 2012, 12:09 AM

The faster the Internet, the more data Skype will use. So it will use more data per minute for calls on LTE compared to say 3G.

According to Skype, it's 3MB/minute for Skype-Skype calls (calls between users) and 1MB/minute between a Skype user and a landline/cell phone. This is because Skype-Skype is higher quality audio and therefore requires more bandwidth.

HazyCloud · Nov 20, 2012, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by alphaod

The faster the Internet, the more data Skype will use. So it will use more data per minute for calls on LTE compared to say 3G.

According to Skype, it's 3MB/minute for Skype-Skype calls (calls between users) and 1MB/minute between a Skype user and a landline/cell phone.

Even with just a voice call? That doesn't see right. Video, sure I can see that.

jonfarr · Nov 20, 2012, 12:31 AM

talkatone works great for me on my lte ipad mini and has setting on what quality (data usage) you want the calls to be.

dinosaur1 · Nov 20, 2012, 12:38 AM

So should I turn LTE off while using Skype or Talkatone and use 3G instead?

HazyCloud · Nov 20, 2012, 01:36 AM

I doubt it, but you'll want to test it yourself to see how much data you're using.

dinosaur1 · Nov 20, 2012, 06:46 AM

Talkatone tells me even if I use their app and talk 24/7 I cannot get close to 300mb of used data.

corvus32 · 07:49 AM

Line2 passes about 350k of data per minute when connected to a landline or cellular number over wifi or 3G, and around 700k per minute when connected to another Line2 client. That's 500 minutes of talk time for 175Mb to 300Mb of data, respectively.

http://support.line2.com/entries/210...does-line2-use

dinosaur1 · Nov 20, 2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by corvus32

Line2 passes about 350k of data per minute when connected to a landline or cellular number over wifi or 3G, and around 700k per minute when connected to another Line2 client. That's 500 minutes of talk time for 175Mb to 300Mb of data, respectively.

http://support.line2.com/entries/210...does-line2-use

Talkatone and Skype have 1mb of data per minute it looks like.

jonfarr · Nov 20, 2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dinosaur1

Talkatone and Skype have 1mb of data per minute it looks like.

You can adjust the audio quality on talkatone to lower the data usage...

Nov 19, 2012, 11:15 PM	#1
dinosaur1 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	VoIP on iPad Mini LTE AT&T tells me that 1minute of Skype calling is 1mb. Is this true? Talkatone doesn't work too well for me using LTE.
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alphaod macrumors P6 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 北京 (Beijing)	The faster the Internet, the more data Skype will use. So it will use more data per minute for calls on LTE compared to say 3G. According to Skype, it's 3MB/minute for Skype-Skype calls (calls between users) and 1MB/minute between a Skype user and a landline/cell phone. This is because Skype-Skype is higher quality audio and therefore requires more bandwidth. __________________ Mac Pro \| 27" iMac \| 15" MacBook Pro with Retina display \| iPhone 5 \| iPad 3 \| iPad mini
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Nov 20, 2012, 12:03 AM	#3
dinosaur1 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	What other VoIP app uses less data?
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dinosaur1 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	So should I turn LTE off while using Skype or Talkatone and use 3G instead?
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dinosaur1 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007	Talkatone tells me even if I use their app and talk 24/7 I cannot get close to 300mb of used data.
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corvus32 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009	Line2 passes about 350k of data per minute when connected to a landline or cellular number over wifi or 3G, and around 700k per minute when connected to another Line2 client. That's 500 minutes of talk time for 175Mb to 300Mb of data, respectively. http://support.line2.com/entries/210...does-line2-use __________________ 2010 13" MBP (240GB SSD) \| iPad 4 16GB (AT&T) \| Apple TV (3rd Gen) 0_o Last edited by corvus32; Nov 20, 2012 at 07:49 AM.
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