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Windows 7: Need a new gadget!

17 Sep 2010  
Gin Rummy

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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Need a new gadget!

hi i need a new gadget for monitoring how much data ive downloaded with maybe in the last week/month/overall if it is possible or if one allready existed?
The reason for this is a friend or mine had his line capped so he rang thru to his ISP kicking off and wanting to know why. well it turned out he had breached fair usage right by downloading 200GB last month 160GB month befor and so on! so maybe a gadget like this could help downloaders keep an eye on how much in total they are downloading!

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17 Sep 2010  
Tews

Windows 7 Ultimate
12,112 posts
The Southern Hinterlands
 
 

See #'s 7&8 .. both show a running total of amount downloaded... Network Monitor
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17 Sep 2010  
JDobbsy1987

Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit
1,336 posts
England, Cheshire
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by Tews View Post
See #'s 7&8 .. both show a running total of amount downloaded... Network Monitor
I think Tews meant 8 & 9, thanks for the info
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17 Sep 2010  
Nigsy

Windows 7 64 bit
264 posts
 
 

Do they monitor network traffic (IE if I stream to my PS3) or do they give actual internet dl/ul activity?

reason I ask is I used to have a similar tool when I had a 40gb CAP/month, and had it set to alarm at 35gb, but because it recorded network traffic, by the end of the first week I had hit my limit.
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17 Sep 2010  
Tews

Windows 7 Ultimate
12,112 posts
The Southern Hinterlands
 
 

I really dont know as I dont have a cap on how much I download.. The easy way to find out is to download it and see...
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17 Sep 2010  
boohbah

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
12,173 posts
cornwall UK
 
 

this is what i use , it monitors up and downloads ,you need to configure it for whatever your cap is .
thinkbroadband :: Broadband Usage Meter
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20 Sep 2010  
Nigsy

Windows 7 64 bit
264 posts
 
 

Only works for the PC it is setup on, for example, I have:

Main PC wired - Net Moniter installed and working
2 x XP laptops wireless
1 x Ubuntu Desktop wireless
1 x ubuntu netbook

Net monitor only records the internet traffic on the main wired pc...I need a tool that records the actual internet usage that goes to/from my ISP (TalkTalk)

It also includes sreaming data from my PC to my PS3.
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20 Sep 2010  
JDobbsy1987

Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit
1,336 posts
England, Cheshire
 
 

I'm no expert but i think this would have to be done at router level but i don't think standard routers will be able do this kind of reporting.

If there is a tool out there that would do this though i would be very interested
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20 Sep 2010  
boohbah

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7600
12,173 posts
cornwall UK
 
 

I dont know of a software that works in the way you would like . think broadband does have alarms etc and you can set limits so for instance you could allow one computer more dl/up than another if you installed software on each ,its not a fix but a workaround and involves checking the stats from time to time
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20 Sep 2010  
Carl Lawrence

Dual-boot: Windows 7 HP 32-bit SP1 & Windows XP Pro 32-bit SP2.
1,632 posts
Battle, near Hastings, UK
 
 

Check Windows Live Gallery for the latest gadgets.
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