How much internet bandwidth does it consume?

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When viewed through the browser at 1280x900 resolution, the following traffic volumens are typically observed from EC2 to your viewing host (individual usage may differ significantly)

• for idling and background, <1 MB/hr
• for text oriented activities, 50MB ~ 200MB/hr
• for browsing/grphic oriented activitives, 200MB ~ 1GB/hr