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think4ever
11-30-2008, 02:24 PM
I am using BSNL Broadband,am in HOME250 plan so that i can use 1GB per month..To be in safe side i wanted to check my usage often.To avoid this is there any software that can block access to internet after that 1GB.I know netmeter but it has less feautures..
Andyuk2007
11-30-2008, 02:53 PM
If I were you i would get yourself a better package as 1gb a month is a very bad deal
geekhelp4u
11-30-2008, 02:57 PM
very true... i usually pull more than 1 GB a day. With a cell phone broadband card you could even get 50GB for around 35/40 bucks a month.
seedubya
11-30-2008, 05:01 PM
The man's neither in the US or the UK but in India. Different market. Broadband is only beginning to penetrate. Here http://www.bwmonitor.com/ is another monitor however I'm unaware of any software that will block futher usage after a certain threshold is reached.
gunslinger
11-30-2008, 06:03 PM
very true... i usually pull more than 1 GB a day.

Same here. Most days much more than that.

If I had a cap on my internet I had rather not even have it.
Jory
11-30-2008, 09:38 PM
If you have a router you might want to login there first and look around. A lot of models keep track of that, and it'll probably be a much more accurate number than a piece of software that runs on your computer.
lawson_jl
11-30-2008, 11:36 PM
And to think people in the US are complaining about Comcasts 250 Gig per month limit. The only thing that bugs me about the limit is you can not purchase more bandwith, they just cut you off. The plan wouldn't be so bad if you could buy up.
gunslinger
12-01-2008, 12:25 AM
And to think people in the US are complaining about Comcasts 250 Gig per month limit. The only thing that bugs me about the limit is you can not purchase more bandwith, they just cut you off. The plan wouldn't be so bad if you could buy up.

Its bad for people that are used to unlimited access.
doortodoorgeek
12-01-2008, 12:43 AM
If it is real important I would buy a compatible router and install the "Tomato Firmware", in that software you can monitor and restrict network wide bandwidth usages
think4ever
12-01-2008, 04:15 PM
Ok thanks for your information..Then let me buy a new compatible router..:)
seedubya
12-01-2008, 08:14 PM
The linksys WRT54GL is compatible with Tomato firmware as are some Buffalo models.
yamaharacer
12-01-2008, 11:35 PM
this is why I'm staying with DSL. no bandwidth limits!!!wooohoo!!!. it doesn't matter how many people are on the net in my neighborhood.
and no it's not slower than the local cable company. in fact, at most times of the day my DSL is much faster. that's why my friend dumped the cable company after he seen how much faster my dsl is and doesn't diminish.