Swifties used more than 35TB of data during Taylor Swift’s three Melbourne shows

Telstra has revealed Taylor Swift’s adoring fans used a massive 35 Terabytes of data across her three shows in Melbourne as they shared their images and videos on social media.

That’s the equivalent of 15,500 hours of video content which was sent across the Telstra network – or just over 5000 hours per concert.

And if you were to watch all the footage generated by fans on a loop it would take 1.7 years.

Telstra even looked at the upload and download data and pinpointed when fans grabbed their devices – it was when the lights went down, and Taylor Swift took to the stage.

The peak data sharing was just after the opening song and there a steady stream throughout the night.

Swifties were uploading videos steadily but at the end of the 1989 era and Taylor Swift began singing some surprise songs – data flow decreased dramatically and everyone was paying attention.

Data traffic spiked again after the concert as concertgoers started ordering their Ubers and checking tram timetables.

The concert tour moves to Sydney this week and Telstra will be preparing for massive uptick of data usage by rolling in COWs (Cell-On-Wheels) to boost bandwidth on the network and enable more Swifties to get on the network at the same time.

Accor Stadium has already been upgraded with new 5G antenna system which will also help improve the network performance inside the arena.

Telstra’s tips on how to maximise your phone’s battery life at the concert.

1. Download your tickets ahead of time on your home wi-fi network.
2. Set up and organise your meeting spots ahead of time to save you having to call on the night.
3. Optimise your battery life. All smartphones have low power modes to extend the battery life. It’s also an idea to close any background apps that use power especially any using GPS to share your location.
4. Reduce your phone’s screen brightness – that will make your battery work less.
5. Use your smartphone torch sparingly and pick the songs where you want to wave your phone in the air.
6. Bring along a small powerbank. Even a 5,000mAh battery has enough juice to completely recharge your phone to 100 per cent once.
7. Use Telstra’s free payphones to make local calls and calls to mobiles instead of using your smartphone and burning through your battery.