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Re: High utilization rate Could be a number of things. Cloud services, online updates/backups taking place automatically, unsecured router, son/daughter using the system when you are not aware, etc.
Question is...did you have high-speed internet before and then got satellite internet to replace what? |
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| There are no teenagers in the house to have used it. There are only myself and husband, who is at work frequently. There has been no cloud services used, and certainly not enough backups of data to account for that kind of data useage. We have been using a Sprint air card and never exceeded 5Gs. (It was too slow for comfortably using YouTube, thus I wanted access via Wild Blue.)
I was assured that we could just about use the computer 24 hrs/day for less than 25 Gs... WRONG!
It was misrepresented totally. I haven't used more than 6 hours of YouTube and am currently at 14.7 after only 10 days. I have purposely avoided using it for a couple days just to see if there would be any changes across that time.
There is no reason for me to have this service if it offers nothing more than I already have for less expense. Color me disappointed. |
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| said by quilterd :It was misrepresented totally. I use a Firefox type web browser (WaterFox), and use
Flashblock
Adblock Plus
Download YouTube Videos as MP4
»addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
and, I use 360p mode when viewing Youtube...right click on star icon, lower right....or use non HD when viewing Vemo vids.
I do watch quite a few vids each month, but, if they require more than 7 minutes to watch, I generally pass on them, unless I download them after midnight.
Most all watched, were downloaded first via Download YouTube Videos as MP4...if it shows a large file size, say more than 10 Mbyte, when you click to save it, I may or may not download it, unless after midnight.
If one points-n-shoot, without these measures, one will burn up their bucket-usage allotment. |
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| Those are good pointers. Wish the Wild Blue chick had known that kind of stuff in the beginning. Would have saved me much aggravation and frustration. The people who sold us on it promised we could easily watch videos and be within the limits. That seems to be a gross exaggeration since I am signing off every time I step away and its still well beyond their projected amounts.
I appreciate it immensely that you have directed me on how to at least improve my results until I can get a real internet access system. |
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