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Re: High usage when I'm not using it much
14-05-2012 12:04 AM
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Re: High usage when I'm not using it much
15-05-2012 12:01 AM
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No streaming, no P2P, just surfing for most of the night. I was on my works VPN 4-7 so probably racked up 2-3GB in that time period connecting to servers etc but I can't understand the other 3GB usage.
Does anyone else rack up this much in such a short period? As I'm on PlusNet Broadband Premier Option 1, the fair usage thingymajig has kicked it at 13GB and I'm getting traffic shaped at peak times.
I've had no P2P apps running for days so I doubt anyone is still trying to connect to me, my usage between 4am-8am was in single MB figures so it's not some rogue device downloading constantly.
Help!
Re: High usage when I'm not using it much
15-05-2012 12:35 AM
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15-05-2012 7:53 AM
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Quote 17 Mar 2011 – That is about 6-7x the data usage of AT&Ts average Internet user. ... such as Netflix or higher-level providers such Google TV or Apple TV. ... As for the 150 GB cap, it will be interesting to see who will exceed the limit, but I ... of the month to use up all the extra and you have a huge spike in bandwidth usage.
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15-05-2012 8:25 AM
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15-05-2012 10:20 AM
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Quote from: SiMania No streaming, no P2P, just surfing for most of the night.
What about about automatic software updates, virus signature updates Etc. Have you ruled those out?
Quote Does anyone else rack up this much in such a short period?
LOL. Yes, every time I build a Windows PC or server.
Re: High usage when I'm not using it much
15-05-2012 11:47 AM
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I'll have a look at the firewall settings too, never knew about that :-).
Re: High usage when I'm not using it much
15-05-2012 5:27 PM
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This is intriguing me too. Just moved over from the Post Office where our monthly limit was 4GB a month - Been here just a little over 5 days and already heading for 2GB! How can this be possible? We never had any warning from the PO about "going over". Or were charged extra. Of course there might be a confusion here over the term "usage". Could it be possible that the Post Office "Limit" was a 4GB download limit - as opposed to a usage limit? Whereas the "limit" with Plusnet is for the whole lot? I suppose it must be!
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15-05-2012 6:54 PM
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15-05-2012 11:07 PM
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Re: High usage when I'm not using it much
16-05-2012 1:17 AM
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16-05-2012 1:41 AM
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16-05-2012 2:08 AM
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Also the Post Office package didn't include free overnight usage and is a lot more expensive for the basic package even than the Plusnet Extra package with 60Gb usage.
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18-05-2012 12:32 AM
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18-05-2012 10:03 AM
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