 jlivingood Premium,VIP join:2007-10-28 Philadelphia, PA
| Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter said by Zumie :This thread is interesting but my question is the same one the thread originator had. Why doesn't Comcast provide a usage meter in their tools area? Here's a FREE one. I just started using it, seems pretty good so far. » www.softperfect.com/products/networx/32 and 64 bit A meter is in development now.
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| Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter said by jlivingood :A meter is in development now. Jason Hi Jason. I'm curious as to if this "meter" is an application that will need to be installed on subscriber's computers, or is it server side based ? | |
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| Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter said by EG :said by jlivingood :A meter is in development now. Jason Hi Jason. I'm curious as to if this "meter" is an application that will need to be installed on subscriber's computers, or is it server side based ? Web-based on our servers. -- JL Comcast | |
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 |  |   EG The wings of love Premium join:2006-11-18 Union, NJ | Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter Very good. Thanks for responding Jason. | |
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| Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter If you are a Comcast customer, then you already have a bandwidth monitor - in the free McAfee security package tools:Open Security Center/Tools/Traffic Monitor.
I don't know if this is a new or old feature, but I am amazed that there has been so much fuss about Comcast not supplying a metering solution. Apparently even Comcast doesn't know about it. | |
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| said by felinis :If you are a Comcast customer, then you already have a bandwidth monitor - in the free McAfee security package tools:Open Security Center/Tools/Traffic Monitor. I don't know if this is a new or old feature, but I am amazed that there has been so much fuss about Comcast not supplying a metering solution. Apparently even Comcast doesn't know about it. ??? I have DU Meter... don't need McAfee! Would be nice to have something on their end to show WAN traffic only. ... not that I use tons or worried about it, ya know?
D-Link router so Tomato or DD-WRT won't work.
BTW, Welcome to the Comcast HSI forum felinis!  -- Think outside the Fox... Opera | |
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join:2008-11-12 Fort Lauderdale, FL | D-Link router so Tomato or DD-WRT won't work. Why would DD-WRT not work? I have an older version that doesn't have a bandwidth monitor, but AFAIK, the newest versions do monitor bandwidth usage, from everything that's connected (PCs, Macs, Xbox, PS3, Apple TV, etc...). | |
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| Re: D-Link router so Tomato or DD-WRT won't work. said by AARRGGHHH :Why would DD-WRT not work? Because it's not supported by his router. | |
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join:2001-09-07 Sudbury, MA | Now closing in the end of March, still, no meter. | |
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| Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter said by joetaxpayer :Now closing in the end of March, still, no meter. And the beat goes on... | |
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| Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter said by dadkins :I have a pretty good WAN usage meter. More than that - you have a good friend. Me, I have a Linksys BEFSR41 which I believe cannot load Tomato. | |
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1 edit | Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter I have Tomato, too. Works great to keep the usage within the acceptable level, now that we have a clear number to compare to. Highly recommended. Much better than the CC provided counter. -- Obama '08. Will help resolve the terrible broadband issues we have that put us so far behind other countries. | |
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| Re: Bandwidth Limits - Meter said by joetaxpayer :said by Chris 313 :As to your question: Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers. I also have a WRT54G V5, and Tomato guys state "This will not work on Linksys WRT54G/GS v5 or newer WRT54G/GS routers." So one router is too old, the other too new. With both working just fine, I'm hard pressed to spend another $40 or so to get another one just to run Tomato. I doubt I'm anywhere near the 250GB cap, and am not bitching about the cap per se, just repeating that Comcast has an obligation to deliver on its meter promise. $40 I believe would be worthwhile for peace of mind. In my case, my router worked with Tomato and definitely is better to have a good counter than the scientific method I had before. -- Obama '08. Will help resolve the terrible broadband issues we have that put us so far behind other countries. | |
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| Any news on this meter? My main problem is my main computer is my laptop, which I take to work, so short of starting the meter when I get home, stopping when I'm at work, etc isn't really too reliable.  | |
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