Invariably it is a lot less than what my ISP claims it to be. I run Windows 7 and Linux Mint on separate partitions and on Windows, I have Networx installed, which allows me to monitor my usage. I know that accepting a package with a monthly limit on it was a big mistake to begin with but there is something which puzzles me. JohnGy wrote:I have recently received a message form my internet service provider which suggests that I am close to my monthly limit on broadband usage. Or double the cost of cable to to maintain the same revenue. TV and internet are the same company.In the next 5 years or less, they will have to meter cable connections to save their TV revenue. So it is not as bad for me as others have it.Įdit: I totally expect cable package to go metered. But I have an older package I refuse to let go of.So I get unlimited from 12am-6am. The neuternet that follows the cap is aweful. I have been on a metered connection for a few years now. Yahoo hoomepage is a good testbed to find things you need to try and block.Just web browsing now will eat bandwidth up from ads and loading 8 videos on a page without consent. It will take some work to be rid of the auto playing videos they use now. So my update manager is now set to 7 days.ģ) run every kind of ad blocker you can especially html5. The observation was the lights flickering on the modem.But no concrete numbers.Ģ) Mint by default checks for updates every 2 hours after start up.This does use bandwidth. 1) at complete idle, there is almost no activity with linux, and constant activity with win7.
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