free usage

[#1]

may someone explain please why free usage is showing for wed and thurs  of this week when the pc has been switched off... only small but nevertheless.. incorrect.
wed it was off wef 10 pm and not on until 10am today...
thanks.

[#2]

depends on how much you are seeing if its less than 1m, it is only background noise - keep alive signals from router, hackers trying to get in your computer, no need to worry.  if it is a high figure is your router secured with either WEP or WPA, it should be

[#3]

thanks pierre.. no not high , don't think secured with anything. sorry  to say don't know what the letters stand for .
got eye infection so not on very much at all at  the moment. i  am not clocked in on  a permanent basis tho' ever.

[#4]

@firefly2
WEP and WPA only apply if you've got a wireless router. 
As pierre_pierre has said, the small amount of traffic seen overnight is only background internet "noise".

[#5]

thank you paulo3.  no not wireless. just had me wondering why
thanks both again .

[#6]

out of interest Firefly what router have you got?
I ask this as my "Darling" brother in law  has his computer connected by wire, he didnt know his router was WiFi and wondered how I was sat in his lounge using my laptop - it was secured but he has a bit of paper on his desk top with the WEP code on it 
corrected small typo

[#7]

hi pierre,      i have the bt voyager 210 adsl as supplied by pn. 
  phone and pc plugged in to it [ do not have a laptop] any danger then ?

[#8]

Nope.
It's not a wireless router.

[#9]

thanks jameseh.
had seen tv where vehicles outside tuned in and took all pars from the pc. if ever need it will make sure. 

[#10]

no fear of that with the 210, it as James said does not have wireless

[#11]

It's not actually a router at all.  It's just a little box with flashing lights that James sends out to make people think they have broadband, and he just sends you sceendumps every now and again..... 

[#12]

I thought publishing trade secrets was against forum rules

[#13]

ah... funny funny
anything for a quick buck eh?

[#14]

Query about the free usage.
Is it completely free (I ask as I'm intending to leave my PC on one night a month to download its Windows updates and I'd rather this did not come out of my paid bandwidth as I have better things to do with it) 

[#15]

It's completely free. The traffic during the hours of off-peak on your package does not count towards the monthly usage limit.