I went over my download Limit =/

[vegal]

Sadly 40GB is too less for me. Is there a way I can tell how much I have been downloading?

 

[Brainonska511]

It tells you right on that page how much you've used.

You could also just use a third-party firmware on your router to track it as well, but usually it will give you a number much like that webpage.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Yeah, it's not really a good idea to use 144GB when you only get 40. What happens, does it slow down or do you pay for the extra?

 

[airdata]

lol... you didn't just go over. You went over by over 300%. Nice.

What are they billing you for each of the 103.97 extra GB that you used?

 

[JackMDS]

http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/


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[lowrider69]

144GB? Damn. What do you do all day?

 

[thescreensavers]

37. ISPs in possession of a user’s email address should provide users with email
notification when users exceed a usage limit or breach a fair usage policy
which informs users about the precise consequences of doing so, e.g.
additional costs, information on speed restrictions imposed etc.

So what did that email say?

 

[wirednuts]

144GB? Damn. What do you do all day?

netflix/amazon movies/hulu, downloading windows iso's, buying games off steam or the like, online file backups/cloud services.... 144gb isnt much.

thats why i wish caps had "rollover" gb's. because normally i use about 80gb a month, but i can easily spike that to 250+gb if i need to do certain things.

 

[wirednuts]

http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/


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how does this software determine what bits are going out from all the pc's on the network? or does it just monitor the pc its installed on?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

144GB? Damn. What do you do all day?

Its not uncommon for a single LEGALLY puchased Steam game to use 10+gb

If you were to reload your pc and do the updates as well as install your library of games and even watch a little bit of netflix you can very easily go over this

 

[Axon]

Nothing more than a cash grab scheme designed to create an artificial scarcity. The internet is not precisely a finite resource, at least not in the manner ISPs are making it out to be. Eventually they'll launch a new unlimited plan based off of the "strong demand for [uncapped downloads]from its loyal customers"...at a substantial price increase, of course.

 

[kevnich2]

All caps are in place for is to discourage video streaming. We know this. Cable co's know that we know. We make believe that we don't know and the cable co's make believe that they believe we don't know. But everyone knows.

 

[Fardringle]

Bandwidth caps are (generally) in place because bandwidth, and the hardware and infrastructure to support it, costs money. If you want unlimited bandwidth, pay extra for it. If you don't want to pay for it, don't get upset when there are limits.

 

[Emulex]

just tier up to business class with unlimited - comcast let's you rock unlimited xfer from the slowest plan to the fastest plan.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Bandwidth caps are (generally) in place because bandwidth, and the hardware and infrastructure to support it, costs money that telco providers don't want to spend, because network expenses should NOT cut into massive profits. If you want unlimited bandwidth, pay through the nose for it. If you don't want to pay for it, don't get upset CEOs need million dollar salaries.

Fixed that for you 😉

 

[Fardringle]

OK, I admit it. You're absolutely right. Shame on those ISPs for wanting to make a profit (nowhere near as large as you think it is) for providing a service instead of just giving it away at a loss (or for free)! I bow to your superior wisdom and from now on will insist that all companies give me everything for free since they shouldn't be so greedy and try to make a profit on their products and services.

While we're at it, when can I expect you to send me your computer? After all, I want a new computer, and you don't believe in making profits so naturally you should want to send it to me because it's what I want and what I think I deserve...


p.s. I agree that some CEO salaries are ridiculous, but complaining that a company wants to make a reasonable profit is also ridiculous.

 

[Brovane]

I don't have a issue with Bandwidth caps. The issue that I have with my ISP is that they have caps but don't have a tool to monitor overall bandwidth. Luckily the cap is 150GB. I can monitor the bandwidth on my individual computer how I would like to know how much bandwidth my Netflix streaming service is using with my Blu-Ray computer. If they have a cap the ISP should be required to provide a way to monitor bandwidth usage.

 

[Fardringle]

I agree with that, Brovane. A simple tool to monitor your own bandwidth usage would be helpful. A few ISPs do have that available, but not many. Some consumer/home routers have the ability to do so as well. If your router supports DD-WRT or Tomato firmware, those can be configured to give you fairly detailed reports of your total bandwidth usage as well as the usage of individual devices on the network.

 

[Brovane]

I agree with that, Brovane. A simple tool to monitor your own bandwidth usage would be helpful. A few ISPs do have that available, but not many. Some consumer/home routers have the ability to do so as well. If your router supports DD-WRT or Tomato firmware, those can be configured to give you fairly detailed reports of your total bandwidth usage as well as the usage of individual devices on the network.

As far as I have been able to tell my router doesn't support DD-WRT or Tomator firmware. However for the average user anyway, which I am not. There should be a easy to use tool to track overall bandwidth use.