Re: service providers compared

Rob S

On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <> wrote:

-Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see how
-much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume or
-apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and it
-would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the customer.

Do you or anyone know if Virgin (cable) have this monitor? - can't find it on
their website....
-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com

Whiskers

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On 2007-12-07, Rob S <> wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <> wrote:
>
> -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see how
> -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume or
> -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and it
> -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the customer.
>
> Do you or anyone know if Virgin (cable) have this monitor? - can't find it on
> their website....
> -Rob
> robatwork at mail dot com

I'm not a customer of theirs, but my instinct would be to go to
<http://www.virginmedia.com> and click on 'Customer zone' and then on 'My
account' ... if you can't find it somewhere obvious like that, then
contact Virgin Media and ask them where it is.

Unless you have an account with no restrictions on how much you can
download or upload or when you can do so, it seems essential that you be
able to keep track of your usage.

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-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
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The Natural Philosopher

Rob S wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <> wrote:
>
> -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see how
> -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume or
> -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and it
> -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the customer.
>

Mine does. Clara net.

> Do you or anyone know if Virgin (cable) have this monitor? - can't find it on
> their website....
> -Rob
> robatwork at mail dot com

The Natural Philosopher

Rob S wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <> wrote:
>
> -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see how
> -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume or
> -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and it
> -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the customer.
>

Mine does. Clara net.

> Do you or anyone know if Virgin (cable) have this monitor? - can't find it on
> their website....
> -Rob
> robatwork at mail dot com

George Weston

"The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:.clara.net...
> Rob S wrote:
>> On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <>
>> wrote:
>>
>> -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see
>> how -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume
>> or -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and
>> it -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the
>> customer.
>>
>
> Mine does. Clara net.

Mine too. Plusnet

George

Eeyore

George Weston wrote:

> "The Natural Philosopher" wrote
> > Rob S wrote:
> >> Whiskers wrote:
> >>
> >> -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see
> >> how -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume
> >> or -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and
> >> it -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the
> >> customer.
> >>
> >
> > Mine does. Clara net.
>
> Mine too. Plusnet

Idnet has too. PLUS they even send you an advisory in advance if your usage
trend looks like adding an additional bandwidth charge to your bill.

Graahm

Alan

In message <>, Eeyore
<> wrote
>
>
>George Weston wrote:
>
>> "The Natural Philosopher" wrote
>> > Rob S wrote:
>> >> Whiskers wrote:
>> >>
>> >> -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see
>> >> how -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume
>> >> or -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and
>> >> it -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the
>> >> customer.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Mine does. Clara net.
>>
>> Mine too. Plusnet
>
>Idnet has too. PLUS they even send you an advisory in advance if your usage
>trend looks like adding an additional bandwidth charge to your bill.
>

Freedom2surf have a members area where all the usage and web statistics
are listed for each account.

--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Tony Mountifield

In article <.clara.net>,
The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
> Rob S wrote:
> > On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <> wrote:
> >
> > -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see how
> > -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume or
> > -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and it
> > -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the customer.
> >
>
> Mine does. Clara net.

Where is it? I'm with Claranet and haven't seen it.

Cheers
Tony
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Tony Mountifield
Work: -
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Sam Nelson

In article <fjjao6$r8d$.uk>,
(Tony Mountifield) writes:
> In article <.clara.net>,
> The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
> > Rob S wrote:
> > > On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <> wrote:
> > >
> > > -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see how
> > > -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume or
> > > -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and it
> > > -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the customer.
> > >
> >
> > Mine does. Clara net.
>
> Where is it? I'm with Claranet and haven't seen it.

My ISP offers a Firefox extension and an Apple Dashboard widget.
--
SAm.

The Natural Philosopher

Tony Mountifield wrote:
> In article <.clara.net>,
> The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
>> Rob S wrote:
>>> On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:03:42 +0000, Whiskers <> wrote:
>>>
>>> -Does your present ISP not have a 'usage meter' page where you can see how
>>> -much you download and upload each month? If they charge for volume or
>>> -apply a fixed "cap" then they must be logging that information and it
>>> -would be reasonable to expect it to be easily available to the customer.
>>>
>> Mine does. Clara net.
>
> Where is it? I'm with Claranet and haven't seen it.
>


Login with the same id and password as you use to connect the router with.

> Cheers
> Tony