How To Use Chromecast Using Mobile Data

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How to use chromecast using mobile data. If the phone is not connected to a wi fi connection it will use up your mobile data. I understand i would have to set up the chromecast using wifi but i would like to use mobile data to stream video to my tv. While i don t have any exact mobile data use suggestions i can tell you there s 3 chromecasts on my home network that are used daily. The thing is when you re not using it it can use over 15gb of data every month just idling. Remember you aren t actually sending media from your phone to the device.

Can you use mobile data for chromecast. The main concern with using a chromecast on a mobile hotspot is data chargers. Using chromecast with mobile data in response to huecolour in order to set up chrome cast with your phone as a hotspot you need to use the google home app on a device connected to phones hotspot. The whole time you are watching your chromecast will be streaming the content using your wi fi network and this will use your data. Most people have limited data on their mobile plans and using a mobile hotspot especially for streaming hd media can eat into that plan.

It won t work directly with mobile data but a mobile phone can be used as a hotspot. Google s chromecast is an excellent little streaming device that offers an easy and affordable way to get content from the little screen to the big one. That s a pretty significant amount for anyone on a metered connection. I have reached my isps data cap and i have 2 weeks before it resets and i was wondering if it was possible to cast to my tv using my mobile 3g 4g network seeing as i am on sprint s unlimited data plan. The second way that a chromecast uses data is actually when idle.