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Can you trust data stats?

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  • 29-03-2009 2:21pm
    #1
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭


    I can't, I'm with digiweb - metro basic.

    After the counter went tits up last time I decided to get a second opinion and installed BitMeter. The two don't often agree on how many bytes passed over the ether.

    Downloadstats.jpg

    Anyone else noticed this sort of difference?


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    #2
    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    I am noticing more.

    It was 40.4GB yesterday. Its 44.3GB now. Last 24 hours says 2.6GB

    Not right at all.


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    Jumpy
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    Does bitmeter run as a service?


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    i wouldn't trust either personally.

    with two laptops, a wifi phone, 3 games console and a desktop PC< there's only one way to do it for me.

    i have all my stats recorded by my router and since i know every byte of data passes through it, it's always accurate and as it backs the stats up to a share on my pc, i get to see all the historical data too. :)


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    I suspect that the two systems don't exactly measure the same thing. I'm printing mytraffic.digiweb.ie graphs every night just before bed. We have many gadgets, server, 5 PCs, 5 to 7 laptops. I'd need a router based monitor to compare. I spotted a phantom middle of night video watcher that way once. Then the browser history revealed all.


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    #6
    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Was he dressed all in purple and had a skull ring?


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    All in Black..


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    did he have six fingers on one hand?


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    #9
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    digiwebstatsagain.jpg


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    #10
    Digiweb
    Company Representative Posts: 537 ✭✭✭Digiweb


    Hey all,

    Thanks for the feedback. We've used this and we think we've found and squished another bug with the data collection process. Should be OK now - thank you again!


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    cool, so does mike65 get some free credits for helping solve the problem? ;)


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    #12
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Heh! They reset the counters twice in recent months so they won't do it again!


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