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Hi to anyone out there who can help me!

I have recently acquired broadband at home and because it's a simple and basic service, my ISP does not provide me with a way of monitoring how much I up/download. I am limited to 1Gb per month and am charged heavily if I go over this.

Can anyone recommend any sites where I can find a program to install on my pc so I can monitor my usage?

I've tried a few searches but am not technically minded enough to know if it's the right product.

Can anyone offer any suggestions?

Many thanks.

RG.

maddmun wrote:
> 9 quid a month for 150k boradband from NTL.
> That's not bad...

It's going up to 300kb in August with no price change.

Won't really make much of a difference though for games as I already get pings of about 15...

Just means faster porn, woooooo!

Notorious Biggles wrote:
> I never bothered securing mine. Way I figure it is that as long as
> nobody piggybacking is slowing me down then I'll let them use the
> spare bandwidth. Obviously if someone starts downloading movies via
> my wireless when I'm gaming then I'll pull the plug, but so far I've
> never had any issues.

My mate's at Uni in London, there's an internet cafe really near to their halls.

Need I say any more?

Super dooper fast internet for freeeeeeeee!

What's the standard range of 802.11b/g anyway? If my neighbours were piggybacking, I'd allow it to an extent, but let them know that they'd be cut off if I needed the bandwidth - it's only fair, isn't it?

One person even offered me a small monthly fee so they could piggyback. Which was nice. They decided to get their own broadband in the end. Gits.

cookie monster wrote:
> H²O wrote:
> My friend picks up random wireless internet and uses that, he has no
> idea where its from.... lucky git.
>
> Bwahaha, the amount of people that dont have a protected wireless
> network is silly. When my laptop is finished i might take up
> wardriving.

I never bothered securing mine. Way I figure it is that as long as nobody piggybacking is slowing me down then I'll let them use the spare bandwidth. Obviously if someone starts downloading movies via my wireless when I'm gaming then I'll pull the plug, but so far I've never had any issues.

9 quid a month for 150k boradband from NTL.
That's not bad...

Starlight wrote:
> Freeserve (I think it was) service was £29.99 for a 20x super
> fast broadband with unlimited downloads. Hurrah!

Thats not bad for a 1mb service.

H²O wrote:
> My friend picks up random wireless internet and uses that, he has no
> idea where its from.... lucky git.

Bwahaha, the amount of people that dont have a protected wireless network is silly. When my laptop is finished i might take up wardriving.

probably some dodgy character next door. Laugh if he gets done for something like porn.

Is that the TV service thing?

I wouldnt be suprised if thats the case.

My friend picks up random wireless internet and uses that, he has no idea where its from.... lucky git.

you also need cable