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[2014-12-11 21:04:01]
Crtfyd - Posts: 277
I am thinking of having a separate mobile internet device, so I can use my laptop to trade anywhere.
-Do you have a guess-timate as to how much data Sierra Charts eats up?
Short of monitoring the data stream, is the constant data for the charts a trivial amount?
I can choose 1GB,2GB,5GB,10GB or unlimited. Obviously the cost goes up with each plan. I would assume that the data isn't much because its not a picture or music, but bits of data. You might ask that it depends on how many windows/charts I have open (7)(or tic data), but I would assume that its more the data used (ie;ES for all of them except ES#dly), so the same data is used for several charts. Thank You.
[2014-12-12 07:51:45]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
Refer to this section here:
https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/doc_DataSourceSettings.html#BandwidthUsage
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[2014-12-12 18:59:37]
Crtfyd - Posts: 277
Thank you, but that really only explains the different settings for saving, setting, etc. I'm sure the answer is "it depends".
So for those of you searching this, this is what I did.
I downloaded the "Usage counter" Networx for my laptop.
Here's the download: http://download.cnet.com/NetWorx/3000-2085_4-10155904.html
Now, this isn't an exact account, but I extrapolated to give you an idea, which is what I wanted. This also DOESNT include my trading platform, but just an idea of what 'my' Sierra Charts uses. (7 wdws). It comes to roughly 3GB/month with just the charts. So I know I need at "least" that for a mobile internet device. I took an one hour sample (I'm sure hours differ and I will do a whole session)then multiplied x 7 hours for day x 20 days for a month(a crude but rough estimate). Hope this helps anyone inquiring.

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