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Title: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: bitcoinrocks on June 24, 2013, 06:22:51 AM How much data does Bitcoin-qt download over time once it has already downloaded the entire blockchain? I'm on a metered connection so I need to keep an eye on this.
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: malevolent on June 26, 2013, 12:05:50 PM Not sure about the download (shouldn't be much) but if you accept incoming connections / have ports forwarded if you're connecting through NAT, you may see a lot of upload from your side.
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: Remember remember the 5th of November on June 26, 2013, 04:52:56 PM It used to use less bandwidth, but obviously now that it has gained more attention, there are more transactions being relayed from and to and it may end up using quite a lot over time.
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: bitcoinrocks on June 27, 2013, 07:47:27 AM So bitcoin-qt takes part in the BTC network in some way when it's online? I thought it was just a wallet. Does electrum do this too? Are there any BTC apps that are just a wallet?
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: farlack on June 27, 2013, 07:48:33 AM So bitcoin-qt takes part in the BTC network in some way when it's online? I thought it was just a wallet. Does electrum do this too? Are there any BTC apps that are just a wallet? Pretty sure the bottom right shows connections. Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: r3wt on June 27, 2013, 07:50:11 AM sadly, 99 percent of people still don't understand how the internet works
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: bitcoinrocks on June 27, 2013, 09:50:20 AM Quote sadly, 99 percent of people still don't understand how the internet works Is this supposed to be me? It's BTC I don't understand. Once the client has established the wallet's balance, what data does it upload/download?Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: bitcoinrocks on June 27, 2013, 02:36:31 PM I've switched to electrum which also doesn't need the full blockchain but I've noticed it still transfers data regularly. Does anyone know if there's a way to get a handle on the amount of data transferred? Stop it, limit it, or at least monitor it so I can see how much is being transferred overall?
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: FiatKiller on June 27, 2013, 02:38:55 PM How about viewing your internet connection for bytes sent & received?
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: saddambitcoin on June 29, 2013, 04:30:27 AM a few months ago i was uploading like crazy, like 5 GB if i just left the client open for a few hours. today i had my client running for most of the day and i'm up to 2 GB upload. less new users downloading the blockchain i guess.
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: saddambitcoin on June 29, 2013, 04:34:25 AM So bitcoin-qt takes part in the BTC network in some way when it's online? I thought it was just a wallet. Does electrum do this too? Are there any BTC apps that are just a wallet? bitcoin-qt is a wallet. it also runs a full node, meaning it hosts an entire copy of the blockchain and relays transactions. this supports the network and all that. electrum is a lightweight client meaning you do not have to download the entire blockchain. if you just want to have a wallet go to bitaddress.org and print one out, send your BTC there and don't worry about your bandwidth usage. Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: bitcoinrocks on June 29, 2013, 08:41:11 AM If electrum doesn't download the blockchain, what data is it constantly transferring?
Title: Re: Metered connection - how much data? Post by: grue on June 29, 2013, 05:02:51 PM If electrum doesn't download the blockchain, what data is it constantly transferring? it's still getting transaction data from servers. That's why it knows when you received a transaction. |