| HSI Usage meter HSI usage meter coming to Seattle and Spokane markets on Monday the 12th. |
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 jlivingoodPremium,VIP
join:2007-10-28
Philadelphia, PA
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1 edit | Over several days next week, you are correct that the meter will be rolled out to some additional markets in the area you mention.
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| Wonder how long it will take to come to Mississippi.... lol.... |
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How do I access the usage meter? Is there a direct link?
Thanks for your guidance!
Ron |
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JJVPremium
join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA | reply to geoSpokane
Toady is Monday the 11th.
Did you mean April or July? |
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 nerdburgPremium
join:2009-08-20
Schuylkill Haven, PA
kudos:1 | reply to rcarovano
»Data Usage Meter Launched
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People still watch TV? Just another reason for competition to move in and hopefully put comcast in its place. |
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b10010011Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA Reviews:
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It's here, it's here... It's here, got the email today.
I guess I am also considered the Seattle market.
I will compare it's results to DD-WRT and see if it is indeed accurate. 
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Dear Comcast High-Speed Internet Customer
We are pleased to announce the pilot launch of the Comcast Usage Meter in your area. This new feature is available to Comcast High-Speed Internet customers and provides an easy way to check total monthly household high-speed Internet data usage at any time. Monthly data usage is the amount of data, such as images, movies, photos, videos, and other files that customers send, receive, download or upload each month. Comcast measures total data usage and does not monitor specific customer activities to determine data usage.
The current data usage allowance for the Comcast High-Speed Internet service is 250GB per month. This means that the vast majority of our customers - around 99% currently - will not come close to using 250GB of data in a month, and do not need to check the usage meter.
To view your current data usage, please visit »customer.comcast.com and sign in to customerCentral (shown below).
The usage meter is only available to Primary user accounts and Unrestricted Secondary user accounts with billing access.
If you would like to learn more about the usage meter, and how it works please visit »networkmanagement.comcast.net/da···eter.htm for more information. Please visit our customer support forums at »forums.comcast.net if you would like to ask us more questions or post comments. You can also click here to chat with a customer service representative, or call 800-928-1614 for assistance.
Thank you for choosing Comcast!
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 EGThe wings of lovePremium
join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ
kudos:9 | said by b10010011:I will compare it's results to DD-WRT and see if it is indeed accurate. Ya can't really do that exactly. There's gonna be some stuff that hits your modem which will get measured by their meter but doesn't go thru the LAN side of the router to be measured by the router's measuring mechanism. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to geoSpokane
Re: HSI Usage meter wonder when Philly metro is due for the meter, would think HQ service area would be first lol.
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 heat84Bit Torrent Apologist
join:2004-03-11
Fort Lauderdale, FL
4 edits | reply to EG
Re: It's here, it's here... said by EG:said by b10010011:I will compare it's results to DD-WRT and see if it is indeed accurate. Ya can't really do that exactly. There's gonna be some stuff that hits your modem which will get measured by their meter but doesn't go thru the LAN side of the router to be measured by the router's measuring mechanism. How much of a difference could there be? A few hundred Kilobytes?
Edit: Somebody already did the comparison: »Quick DD-WRT Comparison
The difference was 21GB or 10%. Still, that doesn't matter since the cap isn't hard and there's no overage fee.
Could somebody do a further comparison with NetMeter or another software bandwidth monitor?
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EGThe wings of lovePremium
join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ
kudos:9 | said by heat84:How much of a difference could there be? A few hundred Kilobytes? Umm, I did say "exactly".. |
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heat84Bit Torrent Apologist
join:2004-03-11
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2 edits | said by EG:said by heat84:How much of a difference could there be? A few hundred Kilobytes? Umm, I did say "exactly".. Sorry. I guess I should've said: So what? How much of a difference could there be?
I never expected 20GB though. But since Comcast hasn't gone communist yet, I don't see why it matters.
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EGThe wings of lovePremium
join:2006-11-18
Union, NJ
kudos:9 | Whatever.... |
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said by b10010011:I will compare it's results to DD-WRT and see if it is indeed accurate. I am interested in this as well, as I have installed DD-WRT on my Linksys WRT300N about 2-3 months ago and can hopefully compare my data with Comcast's meter (when it arrivies in Colorado) |
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Re: HSI Usage meter I'm showing about a 22 GB discrepancy, the Comcast meter has logged 142GB of traffic, my router has only logged a bit under 120GB this month. December's totals seem accurate to within 2GB, but the November totals are actually under by about 25GB. |
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jlivingoodPremium,VIP
join:2007-10-28
Philadelphia, PA
kudos:1 | said by Alereon:I'm showing about a 22 GB discrepancy, the Comcast meter has logged 142GB of traffic, my router has only logged a bit under 120GB this month. December's totals seem accurate to within 2GB, but the November totals are actually under by about 25GB. You should read »netforecast.com/documents/NFR510···racy.pdf. In particular, page 3, page 6, page 9 and page 10.
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ca tech
join:2009-12-30
San Pablo, CA | reply to Underplay
Re: People still watch TV? said by Underplay:Just another reason for competition to move in and hopefully put comcast in its place. yes because you have noticed you have been on this cap for months? and just about every isp has some form of usage cap? this tool is just a easy way for those that use the internet enough to care about a cap that is already in place.
there are very few legal ways to hit a 1/4 terabyte a month without also violating your eula and tos. A 250 gig limit is roughly equal to downloading a 139 netflix hd movies or 7 hours a day of movies for 30 solid days
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b10010011Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA Reviews:
·Comcast Formerl..
1 edit | reply to EG
Re: It's here, it's here... said by EG:said by b10010011:I will compare it's results to DD-WRT and see if it is indeed accurate. Ya can't really do that exactly. There's gonna be some stuff that hits your modem which will get measured by their meter but doesn't go thru the LAN side of the router to be measured by the router's measuring mechanism. 
But that is the point of comparing now isn't it?
I mean I should not be "charged" for data that I do not consume.
 I know, I know, I am not actually being charged, but this is the first step towards metered billing and someday we might be charged for it. |
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b10010011Whats a Posting tag?
join:2004-09-07
Bellingham, WA Reviews:
·Comcast Formerl..
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said by heat84:Could somebody do a further comparison with NetMeter or another software bandwidth monitor? Software based monitors are not usful in my situation as they only monitor bandwidth of the one computer it is installed on.
I have five desktops, three netbooks, a laptop, a Wii, and a Tivo that access the internet from my home. |
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