How to monitor broadband bandwith usage

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I am currently registered with Pipex Solo500 broadband package which
offers unlimited monthly bandwidth. Maybe, because the bandwidth is
unlimited, Pipex do not provide a mechanism whereby Solo500 users can
monitor their usage.

Even so, I really do want to know what my monthly bandwidth usage is as
this would enable me to switch to a more appropriate package that suited
my actual usage.

So, can anybody recommend any freeware that I can install on my PC that
will enable to monitor and collate the bandwidth usage.

Many thanks,
Ed
 
Ed said:
I am currently registered with Pipex Solo500 broadband package which
offers unlimited monthly bandwidth. Maybe, because the bandwidth is
unlimited, Pipex do not provide a mechanism whereby Solo500 users can
monitor their usage.

Even so, I really do want to know what my monthly bandwidth usage is as
this would enable me to switch to a more appropriate package that suited
my actual usage.

So, can anybody recommend any freeware that I can install on my PC that
will enable to monitor and collate the bandwidth usage.

Many thanks,
Ed
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Have a look at Nicmeter [www.nicmeter.com]

DD
 
I am currently registered with Pipex Solo500 broadband package which
offers unlimited monthly bandwidth. Maybe, because the bandwidth is
unlimited, Pipex do not provide a mechanism whereby Solo500 users can
monitor their usage.

Even so, I really do want to know what my monthly bandwidth usage is as
this would enable me to switch to a more appropriate package that suited
my actual usage.

So, can anybody recommend any freeware that I can install on my PC that
will enable to monitor and collate the bandwidth usage.

Many thanks,
Ed
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Have a look at Nicmeter [www.nicmeter.com]

DD
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Thanks for the link, but can't seem to download from the nicmeter site.
Any chance of posting nicmeter in alt.binaries.freeware?
 
Unless you download music, videos or warez, you will find 1Gb p/ month is
quite sufficient.
PlusNet provides usage figures, so you can select / adjust the package to
suit.
They do 1Mb/s with 1Gb for mere £14.99, extra 1Gb is £2.00 (or £1.90 if pre
selected).
If you do switch please use my id 'jerryw' as a referrer, save me 25p/m,
thanks.
Regards,
Martin
 
Quoting Ed on 11/4/2004 (4:19:11 PM):
So, can anybody recommend any freeware that I can install on my PC
that will enable to monitor and collate the bandwidth usage.
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I know that NicMeter has been mentioned but here is another good
alternative:

NetTraffic Meter
http://www.kctoolbox.tk/
 
Build said:
I am currently registered with Pipex Solo500 broadband package which
offers unlimited monthly bandwidth. Maybe, because the bandwidth is
unlimited, Pipex do not provide a mechanism whereby Solo500 users can
monitor their usage.

Even so, I really do want to know what my monthly bandwidth usage is as
this would enable me to switch to a more appropriate package that suited
my actual usage.

So, can anybody recommend any freeware that I can install on my PC that
will enable to monitor and collate the bandwidth usage.

Many thanks,
Ed
Click to expand...

Have a look at Nicmeter [www.nicmeter.com]

DD
Click to expand...

Thanks for the link, but can't seem to download from the nicmeter site.
Any chance of posting nicmeter in alt.binaries.freeware?
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I tried and had trouble too, I guess ther are plenty of alternative
download sites posted now.

DD
 
Ed said:
So, can anybody recommend any freeware that I can install on my PC that
will enable to monitor and collate the bandwidth usage.
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My Speedtouch 510 router records this info for me. Downloading Linux CD images
and software updates is using up my 'bandwidth' rapidly!
 
In message said:
Unless you download music, videos or warez, you will find 1Gb p/ month is
quite sufficient.
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I'd dispute that. Whilst I don't download any of those things, I do
listen to some streaming audio (radio stations via the web), as well as
a fair amount of web browsing, and some use of technologies like VoIP
and similar.

My monthly Internet usage is running at around 6GBytes for my entire
network - not heavy, but I can sometimes use 1GByte in two or three days
on quite legitimate usage.



David
 
David said:
In message <[email protected]>,



I'd dispute that. Whilst I don't download any of those things, I do
listen to some streaming audio (radio stations via the web), as well as
a fair amount of web browsing, and some use of technologies like VoIP
and similar.

My monthly Internet usage is running at around 6GBytes for my entire
network - not heavy, but I can sometimes use 1GByte in two or three days
on quite legitimate usage.
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So, you are not disputing whether it's "music, videos or warez", right?
Your disputing what's to be considered "normal usage", right?

I would venture to say that "some streaming audio" can be a *lot* like
downloading music... Care to define what "some streaming audio" is in
terms of hours per day?
 
I would venture to say that "some streaming audio" can be a *lot* like
downloading music... Care to define what "some streaming audio" is in
terms of hours per day?
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More to the point, in terms of MB per day, because there's quite a big
difference between some speech stations and some music stations.
 
On that special day, BarryTone, ([email protected]) said...
I would venture to say that "some streaming audio" can be a *lot* like
downloading music...
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Maybe. But there are those huge online game patches (look at Sacred,
they added a fifth act, which is an archive of 128 MB), or the user
downloaded an ISO image of a certain linux distro, and three days later
it is announced that Apache can be DDoSed, and the image has to be
fixed, and you have to download it again. Bang, another 650-700 MB, and
the quota is exceeded.


Gabriele Neukam

(e-mail address removed)
 
Gabriele said:
Maybe. But there are those huge online game patches (look at Sacred,
they added a fifth act, which is an archive of 128 MB), or the user
downloaded an ISO image of a certain linux distro, and three days later
it is announced that Apache can be DDoSed, and the image has to be
fixed, and you have to download it again. Bang, another 650-700 MB, and
the quota is exceeded.
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Yeah. Actually, I'm agreeing that 1GB a month can go "just like that".
With M$ bloat of everything under the sun, it's a no-brainer too.
Anyway, my usage varies a lot and can range from 0 to perhaps 12GB a
month, depending on what I'm doing.
 
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