Broadband usage

[#1]

I will be spending some time abroad and will need to get a local internet connection. How do I find out my broadband usage to get an idea what kind of data allowance I need? I've been going round and round my account with no luck... Grateful for an answer.

[#2]

Hi Kat,

The view my usage reports were disabled with the advent of unmetered services.  The best approach for obtaining usage figures is from your router data transfer summary.

[#3]

@Kat Since usage became 'unlimited' , PN do not publish your use. I understand from previous topics on this subject that PN staff can pull the details from their records, but as I understand it, it is a manual task, and would be low on a list of priorities.

[#4]

I'm not very technically minded 😳 How would I go about that please?

[#5]

@Kat 

as you are probably aware broadband usage very much depends on how you us it, this calculator might help

https://www.fasterbroadband.co.uk/tools/broadband-usage-calculator 

HTH

[#6]

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@Kat wrote:
I'm not very technically minded 😳 How would I go about that please?

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Which router do you have?

The Plusnet routers report the following...

• Data sent / received:10.5 GB Uploaded / 95.7 GB Downloaded
• Hub One is under Helpdesk
• Hub Two is under Advanced / Technical log

You will need to log into the router at http://192.168.1.254 (the admin password is on the back of the router).

Band width usage is the sum of the figures.  Inspect daily.  Note that in the event of the connection being dropped, these counters might be zeroised.

[#7]

Many thanks, this is very useful.