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  • 13-04-2009 12:23am
    #1
    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,238 ✭✭✭


    hi,

    I checked my DSL stat page on eircom yesterday.

    it said I've used 58% of my download allowance so far.
    tonight it says I've used 66%, but I haven't downloaded anything.:confused:

    could the wifi internet radio have something to do with it?

    cheers


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    memeyouyou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭memeyouyou


    what channels do you listen to?


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    You don't have to "download" to use your allowance. Every active Internet connection, including streaming radio, uses some of it up.


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


    you didn't say what package you were on or what numbers (gb wise) your percentage is representing.

    anything that uses the internet is going to use your allowance no matter what it is although if it's just internet radio and it hasn't been used that much then you might want to consider that someone might be using your wifi.


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    darkestlord
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭darkestlord


    Check this out...Very useful.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055368633


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    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,238 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    vibe666 wrote: »
    you didn't say what package you were on or what numbers (gb wise) your percentage is representing.

    anything that uses the internet is going to use your allowance no matter what it is although if it's just internet radio and it hasn't been used that much then you might want to consider that someone might be using your wifi.


    30gig allowance and no way the wifi radio streamed nearly 10% in 2 houre


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    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,238 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    memeyouyou wrote: »
    what channels do you listen to?


    why:confused:


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    ethernet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Spon Farmer wrote: »
    why:confused:
    Well if the streams were fairly high-bandwidth, then there's some chance streaming for two hours could have racked up a fair amount of bandwidth, on top of everything else you use your connection for.


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    Spon Farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,238 ✭✭✭Spon Farmer


    ethernet wrote: »
    Well if the streams were fairly high-bandwidth, then there's some chance streaming for two hours could have racked up a fair amount of bandwidth, on top of everything else you use your connection for.


    called eircom. the said i was online for 12 hours and downloaded 1.5gigs.
    must have been the radio:)


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    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    Spon Farmer wrote: »
    hi,

    I checked my DSL stat page on eircom yesterday.

    it said I've used 58% of my download allowance so far.
    tonight it says I've used 66%, but I haven't downloaded anything.:confused:

    could the wifi internet radio have something to do with it?

    cheers

    also eircoms broadband usage is usually at least 48 hours behind especily at holiday weekends:)


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    Calebmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭Calebmcd


    download.png

    I dont use mine at all, just gaming and odd movie download.

    Anybody know the deal of downgrading to 3mb?
    Any penalties?

    I want lower pings, and i dont seem to break 10gb so 30 would be plenty.
    3mb vs 7mb isnt much of a difference to me.


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