South African internet users are using more data than ever. The latest internet service provider statistics revealed that South Africa's top ADSL and VDSL subscribers consume well over 1TB each per month and that data usage on uncapped accounts continues to grow.Cybersmart CE Laurie Fialkov said streaming videos topped the list."The vast majority of content now is video streaming and interactive content."Second are Cloud-type services like Dropbox and Amazon services, where people upload pictures and are archiving."People are spending a lot more time online and that in itself is more usage."Meanwhile, keep calm. You don't have to unplug your Christmas tree lights to stay connected this festive season as British watchdog Ofcom warned yesterday that festive fairy lights could "slow down" Wi-Fi speeds.It estimated that up to 6million homes and offices in the UK could improve their broadband connection by keeping routers away from baby monitors, microwave ovens and even festive fairy lights.But South African tech experts said Christmas tree lights would not get your Wi-Fi signal in a tangle."My advice to anyone avoiding fairy lights in order to improve their Wi-Fi is - get a life. The impact is negligible."It is merely mentioned as one of many electrical items that can cause interference."The reality is that a computer placed next to a router will cause dramatically greater interference than fairy lights in the ceiling or on a tree."Unless you are adorning the router itself with fairy lights it's a non-issue," said technology expert and market research firm World Wide Worx founder Arthur Goldstuck.Optic Copper Network Solutions technical manager Levin Govender said fairy lights and Wi-Fi routers did not operate on the same frequency."If there is interference it will be minimal and will not impact on the quality of service," he said.However, baby monitors and microwaves can affect Wi-Fi signals because they emit wireless frequencies themselves, editor of Stuff magazine Toby Shapshak said...