How can I avoid exceeding my limit?

Hello,

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 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.

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:03 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
mused:

>Hello,
>
>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 regardless of whether I download them or not.
>
If you click a link, to a webpage or video, then you are downloading
that webpage or video.

>Is there a program which can warn me if I am close to or exceeding the
>limit? Preferably freeware.
>
<http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/>
--
Regards,
Stuart.

apiro wrote:

> Hello,
>
> 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 regardless of whether I download them or not.

You ARE 'downloading' them when you watch them ! Where do you think the video
comes from ? Out of fresh air ?

Graham

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:03 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Hello,
>
>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 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.

Good question. I wonder if anyone knows of such a program that logs
the downloads/uploads at the router (Netgear) which would be handy for
those of us who have more than one PC running off a connection. Each
machine has DUMETER which is very good, but that doesn't account for
totals on the ADSL line, just each PC.

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:03 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>


> Good question. I wonder if anyone knows of such a program that logs
> the downloads/uploads at the router (Netgear) which would be handy for
> those of us who have more than one PC running off a connection. Each
> machine has DUMETER which is very good, but that doesn't account for
> totals on the ADSL line, just each PC.

This is what you need: http://www.paessler.com/prtg

John

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:21:20 +0100, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:03 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
>
>> Good question. I wonder if anyone knows of such a program that logs
>> the downloads/uploads at the router (Netgear) which would be handy for
>> those of us who have more than one PC running off a connection. Each
>> machine has DUMETER which is very good, but that doesn't account for
>> totals on the ADSL line, just each PC.
>
>This is what you need: http://www.paessler.com/prtg

Far too complicated for me :-(

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:21:20 +0100, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:03 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>
>>
>>> Good question. I wonder if anyone knows of such a program that logs
>>> the downloads/uploads at the router (Netgear) which would be handy for
>>> those of us who have more than one PC running off a connection. Each
>>> machine has DUMETER which is very good, but that doesn't account for
>>> totals on the ADSL line, just each PC.
>>
>>This is what you need: http://www.paessler.com/prtg
>
> Far too complicated for me :-(

Transfer to Plusnet and check their "View my broadband usage" tool on their
website every so often.
(Ducks for cover and awaits flame-throwers)

George

George Weston <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:21:20 +0100, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
> >>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:03 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Good question. I wonder if anyone knows of such a program that logs
> >>> the downloads/uploads at the router (Netgear) which would be handy for
> >>> those of us who have more than one PC running off a connection. Each
> >>> machine has DUMETER which is very good, but that doesn't account for
> >>> totals on the ADSL line, just each PC.
> >>
> >>This is what you need: http://www.paessler.com/prtg
> >
> > Far too complicated for me :-(
>
> Transfer to Plusnet and check their "View my broadband usage" tool on their
> website every so often.

I use Plusnet. I asked them a question via the website, and received
their acknowledgement of the email at 10:03 this morning. Haven't heard
a peep yet- though that is rare for them. My question was why my
exchange, which has been on red for the last few months, is constantly
having its ETA fix date moved ahead by a few weeks once the current one
has passed. I also note that it says not to contact customer service if
an ETA has been given, but as this is the third time this has happened
that I'm aware of, _someone_ is having a laugh. And it's not me. Just
part of the crap service I've come to expect from broadband in the UK-
nothing personal against Plusnet...

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website
"Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient."
Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:05:07 +0100, "George Weston"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:21:20 +0100, "John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:26:03 -0700, apiro <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Good question. I wonder if anyone knows of such a program that logs
>>>> the downloads/uploads at the router (Netgear) which would be handy for
>>>> those of us who have more than one PC running off a connection. Each
>>>> machine has DUMETER which is very good, but that doesn't account for
>>>> totals on the ADSL line, just each PC.
>>>
>>>This is what you need: http://www.paessler.com/prtg
>>
>> Far too complicated for me :-(
>
>Transfer to Plusnet and check their "View my broadband usage" tool on their
>website every so often.
>(Ducks for cover and awaits flame-throwers)
>
>George
>

That's one frying pan I managed to get out of just in time!

apiro [(E-Mail Removed)] said:

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

Netmeter.