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data usage meaning

On an android smartphone, when you go settings > connections > data usage. What exactly is that representing, how much data you have used on either WiFi and/or 3G/4G, or just purely mobile data, i.e. 3G/4G?

How much data would you use if say you watched a 30 minute documentary on a site such as youtube? If you used your phone as a hotspot and another device connected and did the same, i.e. watched a 30 minute documentary on youtube, would the usage still be the same, or would there be more usage due to the fact you are using your device as a hotspot/for tethering (connected via bluetooth)....
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Thanks mark what i was hinting at though was if its a hotspot with a device connected watching the clip... would the data usage be the same as the user watching the clip through their phone directly...
IT should be the same as the android device is the one connecting to the internet.
If you in doubt, you can check the data usage by using a free app like "My Data Manager".

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobidia.android.mdm