Data usage with PlanePlotter

[neil-c]

Has anyone a rough idea of how heavy the data usage is on PlanePlotter in sharing mode?
Unfortunatley I am on a 5 gig a month dongle at the moment and don't want to risk trying it and having it eat all my allowance in next to no time.

[radio_ryan]

I believe it tell you in the turns of the app, it not that much, has it said people use mobile phone internet to share data. I am using Flight radar 24 and plane finder.

it somewhere in there information about sharing and what you needed to down load to shearing data. but I do not have the mean to shear has yet.

[neil-c]

Thanks Ryan. Iv`e got to really set everything back up first, and I am not too happy with the range I am getting off the Micro-adsb at the moment.
It should be far better at my new location and daft as it sounds I am thinking it could be the double glazing causing the problem. I have moved the antenna into the middle of the room away from the window and that does seem to have made a bit of improvement.
I have got 12 days off coming up soon so I will have a good go at it then.

[radio_ryan]

Just keep a eye on how much it is using, at first.

what it says is one thing and what it is. another matter, has it could be a way of getting people to link up. but I do not think they would have said it. if it was not right and had been checked by them first.

[neil-c]

Not had chance to look at PlanePlotter or the data usage yet as i have been more concerned about the lack of aircraft/range showing up on AdsbScope with the MicroAdsb.
I have managed to re-organise things and re route the cables so I can get the antenna out of the window and mount it on the sky dish brackets with its magnetic base. The difference is huge, I have never seen as many aircraft on screen just using the antenna and receiver before. I think the next step has got to be a better Ads-b antenna as the supplied one is only described as a demo antenna.