How can I avoid exceeding my download limit?

Hi,

My ISP allows me up to 8GB monthly download allowance and as I
understand it this can apply to simply images or short films at
Youtube coming up in the browser regardless of whether I download them
or not.

Is there a program which can warn me if I am close to or exceeding the
limit? Preferably freeware.

Thank you.

Spiro.

"apiro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My ISP allows me up to 8GB monthly download allowance and as I
> understand it this can apply to simply images or short films at
> Youtube coming up in the browser regardless of whether I download them
> or not.
>
> Is there a program which can warn me if I am close to or exceeding the
> limit? Preferably freeware.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Spiro.

Spiro, you were given good answers in the thread (of the same name) you
started yesterday, ie, http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/ is free,
http://www.dumeter.com/ is better IMHO but you have to pay for it. Both of
these work on single machines but will not keep a total of all machines on a
network.

One that works with the router and so keeps a total of all machines on a
network is http://www.paessler.com/prtg

Are none of these any good to you?

John

apiro wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My ISP allows me up to 8GB monthly download allowance and as I
> understand it this can apply to simply images or short films at
> Youtube coming up in the browser regardless of whether I download them
> or not.
>
> Is there a program which can warn me if I am close to or exceeding the
> limit? Preferably freeware.

Why don't you read the answers you already got ?

Graham

John wrote:

> "apiro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > My ISP allows me up to 8GB monthly download allowance and as I
> > understand it this can apply to simply images or short films at
> > Youtube coming up in the browser regardless of whether I download them
> > or not.
> >
> > Is there a program which can warn me if I am close to or exceeding the
> > limit? Preferably freeware.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Spiro.
>
> Spiro, you were given good answers in the thread (of the same name) you
> started yesterday, ie, http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/ is free,
> http://www.dumeter.com/ is better IMHO but you have to pay for it. Both of
> these work on single machines but will not keep a total of all machines on a
> network.
>
> One that works with the router and so keeps a total of all machines on a
> network is http://www.paessler.com/prtg
>
> Are none of these any good to you?

I'm wondering if he expects us to email him our replies. Some ppl think Usenet
works like that or maybe they're just plain lazy.

Graham

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:12:38 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
mused:

>Hi,
>
>My ISP allows me up to 8GB monthly download allowance and as I
>understand it this can apply to simply images or short films at
>Youtube coming up in the browser regardless of whether I download them
>or not.
>
>Is there a program which can warn me if I am close to or exceeding the
>limit? Preferably freeware.
>
You could give up the newsgroups, that would stop some of your
bandwidth usage.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

"Lurch" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:12:38 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
> mused:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>My ISP allows me up to 8GB monthly download allowance and as I
>>understand it this can apply to simply images or short films at
>>Youtube coming up in the browser regardless of whether I download them
>>or not.
>>
>>Is there a program which can warn me if I am close to or exceeding the
>>limit? Preferably freeware.
>>
> You could give up the newsgroups, that would stop some of your
> bandwidth usage.

Good one )

(kim)