What is it really going to cost me in bandwidth?
Here are the figures on HOMEPORT files sizes: • 2k per listing – without picture • 8-10k per listing – with picture • listing summaries are limited to a maximum of 4k per. • • Kilo (k) = 1,024 bytes • Mega (meg) = 1,048,576 bytes • • 2k listing without a picture = 2,048 bytes • 1,048,576 / 2,048 = 512 listings • • 10k listing with a picture = 10,240 bytes • 1,048,576 / 16,384 bytes = 102 listings • • 4k listings summary • 1,048,576 / 4,096 bytes = 256 summaries • Doing some math: • 512 listings without picture • 102 listings with picture • 256 summaries3 meg So a REALTOR® in a single month who uses HOMEPORT to look up 512 listings without a picture, and 102 listings with a picture, and 256 listing summaries, will only use 3 megabytes of data, which is way below most data access plans. Therefore HOMEPORT won’t cause you to have excessive bandwidth charges on your PDA.
