data allowance
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data allowance
The amount of data that can be transferred over an internet connection within a certain period of time, such as a month, especially on mobile internet, as defined in a plan or contract.
Wenn du dein Datenvolumen verbraucht hast, wird deine Internetgeschwindigkeit stark reduziert.
If you have used up your data allowance, your internet speed will be greatly reduced.
This noun is composed of 'Daten' (data, plural) and 'Volumen' (volume). So it literally describes the 'Volumen an Daten' (volume of data) that you are allowed to use.
Für Videostreaming braucht man ein hohes Datenvolumen.
For video streaming, you need a large data allowance.
In everyday language, 'Datenvolumen' (data allowance) is often combined with certain verbs. You can 'verbrauchen' (use up) or 'aufbrauchen' (use up completely) your data allowance. When it is gone, the speed is often 'gedrosselt' (throttled).
Ich habe mein ganzes Datenvolumen schon Mitte des Monats verbraucht.
I had already used up my entire data allowance by the middle of the month.
This term is relevant almost exclusively in the context of mobile phone contracts, or 'Handyvertrag' (mobile phone contract), and mobile internet plans. It is a key word when comparing offers.
Mein neuer Handyvertrag beinhaltet 10 Gigabyte Datenvolumen pro Monat.
My new mobile phone contract includes 10 gigabytes of data allowance per month.
data volume
Both words refer to a specific amount of digital data. Datenvolumen is especially the usual term for the amount of data that an internet or mobile phone plan allows within a given period, while Datenmenge generally means a quantified amount of data. Use “Datenvolumen” for plans and “Datenmenge” in general.
Mein Mobilfunktarif umfasst jeden Monat 20 Gigabyte Datenvolumen.
My mobile phone plan includes a data allowance of 20 gigabytes each month.
Der Download hatte eine Datenmenge von 20 Gigabyte.
The download had a data volume of 20 gigabytes.
