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Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's a much simpler explanation. The data any given smart device sends (unless it's streaming content) should be on the order of a few megabytes per day, if that. All it would need is:

outgoing notifications
incoming requests
update checks

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A few million bytes per day is still egregious.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Depends on what it's sending. Something like a washing machine would only need a few dozen kb/day, but something like a temperature sensor could send MBs, depending on update freq.

Regardless, I want to fully control any smart device in my home, which is why I tend to not buy smart stuff.