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Thread ID: 135333	2013-10-22 04:35:00	Data cost	Cicero (40)	PC World Chat

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1356711	2013-10-22 04:35:00	So if I receive an email and don't open, then it doesn't use data?	Cicero (40)
1356712	2013-10-22 05:07:00	So if I receive an email and don't open, then it doesn't use data? Anything that comes into your computer will use some data. If its only a normal txt email the amount will be so small you wouldn't notice in your usage. Opened or not once its there the data is used. Example: Say you downloaded a 100MB program but didn't install it - 100MB will have been used regardless.	wainuitech (129)
1356713	2013-10-22 05:13:00	Anything that comes into your computer will use some data. If its only a normal txt email the amount will be so small you wouldn't notice in your usage. Opened or not once its there the data is used. Example: Say you downloaded a 100MB program but didn't install it - 100MB will have been used regardless. Thanks Wai. Sent 1200kb to chum, he said he had used his data up, so would delete. Didn't sound right to me, but wasn't sure.	Cicero (40)
1356714	2013-10-22 05:35:00	Thanks Wai. Sent 1200kb to chum, he said he had used his data up, so would delete. Didn't sound right to me, but wasn't sure. You're right doesn't sound right, 1200Kb is only 1.1MB. IF he has gone over the limit with just over one Megabyte ( 1.171875MB to be precise) ( online calculator) :p he was pushing the limit of his usage anyway.	wainuitech (129)
1356715	2013-10-22 06:06:00	You're right doesn't sound right, 1200Kb is only 1.1MB. IF he has gone over the limit with just over one Megabyte ( 1.171875MB to be precise) ( online calculator) :p he was pushing the limit of his usage anyway. I will have great pleasure in saying he was wrong. Again :>)	Cicero (40)
1356716	2013-10-22 06:29:00	Depends, if he's using webmail he could simply not save the attachment, and it wouldn't count to his data cap. Depending on the ISP, simply accessing webmail probably would though (as would a mail client checking for messages, regardless of content). Really, though, data caps are so high and excess use options so cheap, there can't be much excuse :P	inphinity (7274)
1356717	2013-10-22 07:11:00	Depends, if he's using webmail he could simply not save the attachment, and it wouldn't count to his data cap. Depending on the ISP, simply accessing webmail probably would though (as would a mail client checking for messages, regardless of content). Really, though, data caps are so high and excess use options so cheap, there can't be much excuse :P Its not an attachment but a link.	Cicero (40)
1356718	2013-10-22 07:55:00	Its not an attachment but a link. Thats even more strange then. A link in an email with nothing more than text would be so small it wouldn't even get a second glance. ( in basic terms) A link is basically ONLY text, the http www turn it into a URL to open the site. I just checked how big some emails I've sent out with links. Depending on how much is written in the mail they range between 10 -30 KB If yours was 1200KB there would have been more than just a link and short message. Even so as mentioned before its only just over 1MB.( which these days is nothing so to speak) the site the link opened would have used more data opening.	wainuitech (129)
1356719	2013-10-22 08:06:00	Thats even more strange then. A link in an email with nothing more than text would be so small it wouldn't even get a second glance. ( in basic terms) A link is basically ONLY text, the http www turn it into a URL to open the site. I just checked how big some emails I've sent out with links. Depending on how much is written in the mail they range between 10 -30 KB If yours was 1200KB there would have been more than just a link and short message. Even so as mentioned before its only just over 1MB.( which these days is nothing so to speak) the site the link opened would have used more data opening. Sorry Wai, put you wrong there, it wasn't a link but a series of pics. I knew I had done wrong 5 mins after posting, and hoped it would be missed, but knowing you were on the case, wasn't holding my breath.	Cicero (40)
1356720	2013-10-22 08:31:00	Sorry Wai, put you wrong there, it wasn't a link but a series of pics. I knew I had done wrong 5 mins after posting, and hoped it would be missed, but knowing you were on the case, wasn't holding my breath. LOL :D even still the actual size sent was tiny compared to some. The person receiving the mail will have been basically on the verge of going over their limit anyway. 1.1MB not going to do to much maths tonight, but have a look at these figures. The basics: 1024MB = 1GB. So depending on how much data the person has to start with for the month, lets say 10GB, thats 10240MB and you sent a email 1.1 MB in size ? The person would have exceeded their limit by visiting a web site. Just did a test, I got a usage meter on the Office PC. Simply Opening www.stuff.co.nz Their home page Used 2MB.	wainuitech (129)
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