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My parents were migrated to a Sky unlimited ADSL package from O2. I'm trying to work out if they'd be better elsewhere but to do so I need to know how much they're using. Their Sky account gives no usage information online, is there any other way of working it out? They have a number of non-computer devices using the connection so it's not possible to determine usage at the device level. Can you tell anything from the router?
Thanks,
Geoff
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Thanks but that's no good for the various non-computer devices they have. The NAS is the one I'm most interested in. I'm trying to work out if there's a way to work out its usage but if I could get it out of the modem, that'd be great!
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My parents were migrated to a Sky unlimited ADSL package from O2. I'm trying to work out if they'd be better elsewhere but to do so I need to know how much they're using. Their Sky account gives no usage information online, is there any other way of working it out? They have a number of non-computer devices using the connection so it's not possible to determine usage at the device level. Can you tell anything from the router?
This is an advantage of BT's service where they have a web page showing usage.
I would check on the skyuser.co.uk site to see if anyone has found a way of querying the Sky router/Sky Hub, but I think its a long shot as these routers are pretty dumb and don't have any visible statistic counters (or SNMP).
tbbMeter and similar tools only work for Windows PCs, don't help with mobile devices (tablets/phones) or game consoles that are now the big users of data.
James BT Infinity 2 19/09/2012 - Sold 42/6 - Getting 49/8.5 - Sync 53 / 9.5 Mbps @ 470m approx
14 years of broadband (ntl: cable to BT FTTC) - Router: Asus RT-N66U - Modem: Huawei HG612 speedtest
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That shows nothing on an unlimited package...
Thanks though!
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They actually still have the O2 router if that helps...
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They actually still have the O2 router if that helps...
It would help since it does have a data counter. It will reset to zero if the router is rebooted or the PPPoA connection is lost, though.
Oliver.
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The data tranfared figures shown in the routers stats aren't really that reliable, you may get more acturate results by guestimating usage
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Unless they access the NAS from the web, there's no usage of internet data when it's routed through a local network even if the routing is done by the modem/router. If the NAS is not on the local network, basically somewhere else such as your place then disregard my post, please. 
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Yeah, their NAS backs up to mine via the internet and vice versa so it's probably the biggest consumer of data...
Thanks
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then you're right to worry my local NAS can clock up ...up to 500MB or 1GB on a 'bad' day ! 
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Do you have any traffic monitoring? Can you see how much data their NAS sends to yours (and how much your NAS sends to theirs?) - it could be a good start!
Once you get the usage figures, what are you looking to do? Save some money by going somewhere with a limit, or move to a more specialist ISP (e.g. Zen or AAISP) once you're sure their usage wouldn't break the bank?
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