Chris 313
Come get some
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join:2004-07-18
Houma, LA
clubs: | reply to Mele20
Re: [POLL] How much bandwidth do YOU use per month?
DUMeter shows all activity on a given computer, including streaming video.
If you have more than one computer online and going, router firmware like Tomato has a built in bandwith monitor that catches everything that goes over a LAN. |
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Mele20
Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
| Thank you. I do vaguely recall now that a couple of years ago when Road Runner users were upset about supposed bandwidth restrictions that I did use DUMeter for a month. I didn't purchase it though and had forgotten I ever used it even briefly. I'm using more bandwidth now (especially streaming radio which I forget and leave on while I sleep) than then and I do have another computer connected but don't download on it much. I have an older Linksy router and can't use Tomato. Whenever I buy a new router I will get one that can use that third party firmware.
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
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join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
clubs:
 ·Comcast
1 edit | reply to dadkins
said by dadkins  :Pretty much...  Share all this pron you have?
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Anonymous_
Anonymous
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join:2004-06-21
127.0.0.1
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3 edits | reply to Mele20
75GB -100GB so far for 4 weeks in general (for both roadrunner accounts)
not pr0n but videos
tube updates and other stuff
64GB up/down torrent in 178 hours
15-20GB on the other line |
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RR Conductor
RailRoadDude
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join:2002-04-02
Redwood Valley, CA | reply to newview
I have no idea, I don't keep track. |
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lotta_use
@verizon.net
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I use 400 Gb/month... no it's not P2P... not even installed.
I do a lot of cooperative processing of small data files ... at any given time I'm running say 50-100 programs on each of my 30 systems each are processing files that are a minimum of 100Mb in size;... each file takes about 20 seconds (on average to process) and return the data.
I also have a system that I use for personal abuse |
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deepblackmag
join:2004-12-27
00000 | reply to newview
1.31TB sofar last month.... what can i say, its a 20 meg tube and i get alot of "email". |
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fuziwuzi
Not born yesterday
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join:2005-07-01
Atlanta, GA | reply to newview
I'm averaging around 60GB per month according to my Netmeter readings, though I did have a spike last month up to 125GB. My usage increased in August due to having another user on the setup (my significant other and I moved in together). |
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Madcap
Reformed Forum Troll
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join:2004-06-26
Kenosha, WI
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
·Comcast
| reply to newview
I burn through 200 a month easy. I'm a beta tester for a few games right now. Having to download 1-2 gig clients, not just once but a few. Constant patching between 20-200 megs. Not to mention the fact I play a released game and have to take their patches.
Passing modules back and forth between classmates, downloading fansubbed anime (all non-licensed, removed once word comes someone here has grabbed the anime and licensing it here). Trading that anime with friends. I've metered it and hit 200 but I haven't hit 300 in a month since I was on Optimum Online and acting as an active IRC distro for the anime. |
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ztmike
Mark for moderation
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join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | reply to newview
It must suck reallyyyy bad going from Optimum Online to Comcast. |
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cork1958
Cork
join:2000-02-26
Fruitport, MI | reply to newview
My most up to date tracking.
In the last 5 days I've downloaded 1897 MB. 
Is that good or bad?  |
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WickedWinter
join:2003-08-02
USA
1 edit | reply to newview
Interesting poll.
I never would have guessed there was such a big ratio of heavy downloaders. Is it that light downloaders are not voting, or are overestimating to look cool?
I used to be a big downloader many years ago, but it was taking up too much time. I download about 10-20gig a month now, and thought of myself as a heavier user compared to the average, but I guess I was wrong. |
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telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA
| said by WickedWinter :I never would have guessed there was such a big ratio of heavy downloaders. Is it that light downloaders are not voting, or are overestimating to look cool? This poll is not statistically significant for 95% of the broadband user base.
The users that post in BBR are early adopters and probably in the top 5% of down loaders. 95% of users are going to be in the very low end of this chart and will not be accounted for in this poll. |
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jbob
Reach Out and Touch Someone
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join:2004-04-26
Little Rock, AR
·Comcast
 ·AT&T Southwest
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Looks like I'm in the just under 50 GB crowd. Ya gotta love WallWatcher and measuring bandwidth.
Bandwidth
I just reloaded my main system back in late April so that's all my logs show until now. I downloaded a few *nix distros around June/July timeframe. However this includes my son's own computer usage as well since my logs are from my router and not just from one system. |
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jebba2005
join:2005-01-13
Portland, ME
·Great Works Internet
·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | reply to newview
10 to 20 GB for me. A distro or two, a little newsgroups, gaming, and backing up files to online storage. Possibly under 10GB for most months but I thought it would be better to estimate high.
My provider has a billing control panel I can log into but the usage tab is not active. I would very interested in my usage for the 2 years I have been with them.
Whats the wholesale cost of 10GB of bandwidth?...probably not very much.
edit: oops, sorry to invade the Comcast Forum. |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
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join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
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The highest 38GB in a month (up and down). |
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Doctor Four
My other vehicle is a TARDIS
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join:2000-09-05
Dallas, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to newview
Last two months were over 100 GB, but in other months, it
was less than 100. I figure it averages out at around
50-100 GB/month, with it being closer to 100 than 50. But
I won't know for certain until I get home and look at my
DuMeter stats since Jan. '07.
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
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said by MysticGogeta :said by dadkins :Pretty much... Share all this pron you have? Do you know what catch-and-release is?
I download, watch, then delete.
I have enough space eating things on here(Blu-ray rips are HUGE!).
Porn loses it's... punch after viewing it, and viewing it a second/third/hundredth time is bleh.
Like reading a book the second time.
New stuff is getting REAL hard to find. 
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espaeth
Digital Plumber
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join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
 ·voip.ms
·Vitelity VOIP
·Callcentric
·VoiceStick
·ViaTalk
·Comcast
·Embarq
| reply to Doctor Four
I backup my hosting servers to home and push daily incrementals of my home machine backups off-site each day. In January I moved those operations over to DSL, hence the drop in traffic.
-Eric |
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Ryan
Premium
join:2001-03-03
Attleboro, MA
| reply to Mele20
Great poll thank you!
Mele20 du meter will show any connection made by the computer including streaming radio. However it cannot differentiate from lan traffic and wan traffic. Also if you have an ip based phone obviously that wont be counted either. You also would have to add the bandwidth of all your computers. The best way to measure is if your router keeps track, that way you know exactly how much bandwidth is used on your wan side for all your devices. |
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