The coronavirus pandemic, more precisely the lockdown, has left us with something that existed before the advent of Covid, it was certainly used, but a privilege of those who had friends and relatives from other national continents.
In fact, since the advent of the coronavirus, video calls for work, calls over the Internet between friends and colleagues have increased. Voice calls on WhatsApp have now entered daily use. Their numbers are no longer in the news, or can they?
Call on WhatsApp There are many advantages, especially if you have a Wi-Fi. You don’t use money, but data, even if unlimited calls are provided by practically all operators these days, you still have to be very careful.
The reason? Because if it’s true that WhatsApp calls work like normal phone calls, gigs are eaten instead of money. Which means that if you cross a certain threshold, beyond the gig, you’ll also swallow the money. A lot of cash. It is possible that if you exceed your mobile data allowance, you may be charged too much.
A cost average cannot be underestimated
For this reason it is recommended first of all wifi, Or mobile data on an unlimited basis, in this case everything will be fine, there will be no problems, as evidenced by the same number one instant message in the world. “”WhatsApp lets you send and receive messages and calls to family and friends using your phone’s cellular connection or Wi-Fi network. – Read Frequently Asked Questions – As long as you don’t exceed your mobile data limit or are connected to a free Wi-Fi network, you shouldn’t be charged for messages or calls through your mobile provider. WhatsApp”
But if your smartphone is roaming there may be problem. Not trivial, as data charges may apply. It has to be said, firstly, the use of data in voice calls WhatsApp May vary, so online estimates for voice calls also vary.
A typical answer that is used for a call on WhatsApp is assumed 500 kilobits and 740 kilobits every minute. If you assume more than 800 kilobits per minute, you’ll still use very little data overall. This 800 kilobits translates to 100 kilobytes and there are 1,000 kilobytes in a megabyte. This means you can talk for about 10 minutes on one megabyte of data. And there are 1,000 megabytes in a gigabyte. This will help you determine how long a voice call can take in the app. Documentation, after all, is always important.
