I am using BSNL Multiply broadband from September. Being a Home 250 plan, I am eligible for 1GB free . My problem is even within 10 days I am crossing the free limit. There is no automatic updates. I am not downloading any software. I use it just to check up mails on gmail, hotmail, yahoo and rediff. Mostly I do not read mails from my news groups. I open and reply only a few personal mails. The Netmeter installed in my system shows around 80 to 100 mbs are uploaded and downloaded each time I open a gmail account. How shall I control?
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infra_red_dude
Wire muncher!
Looks like either malware infection. Scan your system for malware and use a firewall to control the incoming and outgoing connections; you will get to know whats eating the bandwidth.
skippednote
M3TAL H3AD M3
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hjpotter92
The Boy Who Lived
Try using Opera. The same problem was with me too. I have a limit of 1.5 GB free.
comp@ddict
EXIT: DATA Junkyard
Check usin an anti-virus like Kaspersky or AVira or AVG.
It's an infection surely
It's an infection surely
But my AVG 8 and Spybot says nothing found. Suspecting it, I even formatted and reinstalled windows.
I have no automatic updates.
I am using Firefox 3. I shall try opera 9.6 and report
I am using spybot and AVG8 Shall I use anyother software to detect any malware?
And is there any software to measure volume of trafic uploaded and downloaded websitewise so that we can analyse which one is eating my bandwidth? While surfing we visit many mail clients like gmail and also several other sites like thinkdigit. How to decide which site downloads more pockets?
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ultimategpu
AMD & ATI FANBOY
Go for unlimited 750/- PM ,, no rent for phone 
But that is not the solution. When my friend is daily contacting his son at US and chats with webcam open for morethan 2 hours, besides downloading picasa albums thro' gmail and billed only for 0.8gb (which is below the free limit) I must find out what is wrong with my machine And that is why I refer it to you experts here.Go for unlimited 750/- PM ,, no rent for phone
saurav_nolakha
Broken In
check ur password bro...it might b used by sum1 els tooo.....n its much possible in multiplay
Thanks. I shall change my password and observe. And report back
red_devil
Back!
Try installing Kaspersky Internet Security ... helps in a huge way..
if not, install a firewall to go with your current AVG n spybot combo... i'd recommend you install ZONE ALARM... this way you can keep a tab on the processes that might be trying to eat up your bandwidth.
Ricky
Cyborg Agent
I had to look for some bandwidth saving measures too when I shifted to 600 plan (2.5 GB bandwidth limit for day time) but my surfing habit ate up almost all in 15 days even though I was avoiding downloads etc..
Then I used some stuff about which I compiled an article here: How to Save bandwidth over limited-capped connection and I was able to make huge difference. Now, though I have 2.5 GB limit, I never cross 1 GB a month and almost 24 hours browsing (2- 3 people use same connectio) ..
Then I used some stuff about which I compiled an article here: How to Save bandwidth over limited-capped connection and I was able to make huge difference. Now, though I have 2.5 GB limit, I never cross 1 GB a month and almost 24 hours browsing (2- 3 people use same connectio) ..
Thank you Sri Ricky!
Thank you for suggesting an effective solution and also for introducing to a new helpful site. I shall carry out the suggestions in my FF3 and Opera , observe and come back to thank you again, if my problem is solved.
infra_red_dude
Wire muncher!
Your best bet is to install a good Firewall like Comodo and set the security to High so that every process that connects to the net gets caught and you can then filter them out. This firewall will show who is using what percentage of bandwidth at a given time.
If you are on Windows then observe the network icon in the system tray. If you are not doing anything while connected to the net but the icon still lights up continuously then fire up Comodo Firewall and see which application is hogging all the bandwidth.
If you are on Windows then observe the network icon in the system tray. If you are not doing anything while connected to the net but the icon still lights up continuously then fire up Comodo Firewall and see which application is hogging all the bandwidth.
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