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How to stream without using tons of data.

Streaming services such as Netflix, Roku, Amazon Prime, YoutubeTV, etc... cause massive amounts of data consumption. Using massive amounts of data on a LTE connection is a sure way to get deprioritized or even have your LTE connection terminated without notice. We'll go into detail on a few of these services to show you how to use less data.

Netflix.

From a computer or tablet:
  1. • Open your browser (i.e. Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc...)
  2. • Point your browser to Netflix.com
  3. • Choose your profile with administrative privileges.
  4. • Mouse over the profile icon at the top right of the screen and select Account
  5. • Under the PROFILE & PARENTAL CONTROLS section click the down arrow to the right of a profile.
  6. • Scroll down and click Change to the right of Playback Settings.
  7. • Under Data usage per screen section select Low
  8. • Click Save
Repeat the each of the steps above for every profile in your account. Changing the settings here will work on all of your streaming devices.

Amazon Firestick.

  1. • Go to settings
  2. • Scroll right to ‘preferences’.
  3. • Scroll down to ‘data monitoring’.
  4. • Scroll down to ‘set video quality’.
  5. • Select ‘good’.
Keep in mind that this only affects the Amazon Video content and will not work for Netflix, Disney+, YoutubeTV, etc... You still need to go into each of your streaming apps and adjust the streaming quality there as well.

Hulu.

From a computer or tablet:
  1. • Open your browser (i.e. Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc...)
  2. • Point your browser to Hulu.com
  3. • During playback, click the gear icon gear
  4. • Click Quality
  5. • Select Data Saver
  6. • Click Save