Siri uses just 63KB per query, has a "negligible" effect on mobile data traffic says a carrier CTO
Share:
Siri, he says, uses just 63KB per query; if the average user is firing it up 15 times a day, and that's probably a stretch, it will consume just 28MB per month, which is a far cry from Siri being responsible for doubling data usage since the iPhone 4S inception.
The author doesn't dispute the fact that smartphones are the ones causing network congestion, but rather says it is the combined efforts of video streaming sites like YouTube, remote storage and syncing services like iCloud, music lockers like Google Music, and so on, that are driving our data consumption up and away, not just Siri.
In fact, a CTO of a major European carrier has mentioned that they have been analyzing mobile data traffic to determine where this surge in consumption stems from, and found out that Siri had a "negligible" effect on the matter, so iPhone 4S users seem absolved of the data hog accusations for now.
source: WashingtonPost & Forbes
Share:
LG Optimus L3 discovered, serves Android on the cheap 
Nokia Lumia 800 to hit Australia's major carriers in March 
-
Stay tuned for our coverage of Samsung's Galaxy & ATIV event today
-
Screenshots from Sony Xperia ZU prototype confirm specs
-
Microsoft and Nokia reportedly end merger negotiations
-
First phone with flexible screen coming by the end of the year
-
Huawei Ascend D2 surprisingly scores as best 1080p LCD display, beats HTC One, Sony Xperia Z
-
HTC Butterfly S is announced
8 Comments
1. remixfa posted on 30 Jan 2012, 06:42 1
yes, but more than just a query happens when you talk to siri. it also pulls information from the net for your searches, ect. Thats not siri's fault though, as you would do that on your own. Who knows, maybe peeps are spending so much time playing with siri that its making a real impact with how much time the phone is on the web searching for things.
3. Paden posted on 30 Jan 2012, 10:33 3
That is true.
So let's triple that number:
84Mb a month.
Say a heavy user uses it 10x as much:
280mb a month.
That's still not a lot of traffic considering people watch live sports, television, and netflix on their phone.
5. remixfa posted on 30 Jan 2012, 15:58 0
look I have a doppleganger. Yaaaay. lol.
6. remixfa posted on 30 Jan 2012, 16:01 0
it would be interesting to see the top 10 siri searches. see what they are doing that uses so much data.
7. thinking posted on 31 Jan 2012, 08:29 0
"if the average user is firing it up 15 times a day, and that's probably a stretch"
Eh? if siri was THAT good as being advertised, why would someone use it only 15 times a day (and that, too, being a stretch)?
8. kellkeezy posted on 31 Jan 2012, 13:00 1
Being that I have an iPhone4s, I barely use siri 5 times a week! first problem is that im on the sprint network. Second issue being exactly what you said, if it worked better I probably would use it more.
