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Hi, my question is about iCloud.
If anyone can help that would be great.
I'm concerned about my iCloud backups.
When I backup using iCloud it says things like the next size would be 82MB or around that (reasonably low which is good)
But when I click 'backup now' as a test to watch it backup its very very fast.
Now, I assumed that with my Internet speed is 10Mb that it would upload this backup at the speed my normal uploads are. So an 82MB backup would take roughly 1Mbps
So it should take around 10 mins to do the iCloud backup.
It doesnt, it takes about 30 seconds.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me.
Thanks in advance
Keato

I know its not possible. I am a tech student I know about all this. But this just baffles me.
When I go into Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Manage Storage>My iPhone (the top option)
It says Backup Size (88.2MB)
And for "Next Backup Size" is 89.9MB
So obviously iv changed something or downloaded something since my last backup (1.7MB)|
I click 'back up now' and it takes just about 30 seconds.

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