Bandwidth

[g7pkf]

After just 3 days idnet have sent me a bandwidth warning now i normally average 20-30Gb total a month but my stats for this month so far are worrying.

         
Date   Rate   Download   Upload
01/10/2012   OFF PEAK   1.13   0.14
01/10/2012   PEAK   2.01   0.43
02/10/2012   OFF PEAK   0.66   0.16
02/10/2012   PEAK   1.28   1.52
03/10/2012   OFF PEAK   0.95   0.18
03/10/2012   PEAK   3.1   0.29

So i got to thinking whats changed in the last 3 days, all i can think of is i plugged my sky hd box into the ethernet. now unplugged and no i did not download much (looks pretty rubbish anyway)

anyone else noticed this on Sky HD or is it a red herring, what is really worrying is the off peak download.

Dean

[andrue]

So i got to thinking whats changed in the last 3 days, all i can think of is i plugged my sky hd box into the ethernet. now unplugged and no i did not download much (looks pretty rubbish anyway)

Red Herring (unless you're using the new AnyTime+ functions). I have my Sky HD box plugged in and my usage usually hovers around 7GB. All readily accountable to the PCs.

[Steve]

Not noticed anything similar myself.

[ukwiz]

I got one of those messages this morning. It is an automated estimate - pretty pointless at this time in the month - particularly when all the packages are due to change in September  October November

[talos]

Me too got one this morning, nearly fell of my perch, it was calculated over the last 3 days multiplied by a month = lots of over use. Funny time to send them out the beginning of the month 

[psp83]

I just ignore any warnings I get in the first 10 days 

[Ardua]

@g7pkf  Silly question, I know, but is your wireless connection to the Sky Box secure? I have my Sky Box connected to a WLAN repeater which automatically picks up the the router WPA protection. I only see usage when I am downloading programmes to watch.

[g7pkf]

No its wired straight to the router, no wireless involved