Broadband useage

[Steve Burke]

We want to change ISP but need to know our current useage to decide which contract to switch to.

 

We have a 2 computer home network, and between us we're online perhaps 12 hours per day. However, we use the internet just to surf and for e-mail. We don't download music or play games.

 

Better still, is there a way that we can check the amount of data we're currently transferring on our broadband connection?

 

Thanks.

[Jem]

try this website as tools that you can use to monitor your internet usage http://www.netmonitor.org/

[Steve Burke]

Cheers, Jem.

[Guest jay_con]

Surfing and email - you wont be using much at all. Downloading has the biggest usage

[Steve Burke]

Thanks for that, Summer.

 

We're investigating what's on offer, plus reliability and service ratings etc. Nildrum and Plus Net are looking good.

[jeepster]

i know it's fashionable to knock them, but as far as broadband goes, i've never had anything but first rate service from BT. which goes some way to making up for the hell they put me through with ISDN!

[Si...]

Bulldog for me, I have 8Mbps unmetered and uncapped ADSL on a BT (yes thats BT) line and free local and national calls at anytimg for only £42 a month.

[kendo]

jeepster:

i know it's fashionable to knock them, but as far as broadband goes, i've never had anything but first rate service from BT. which goes some way to making up for the hell they put me through with ISDN!

same here

[Steve Burke]

Si...:

Bulldog for me, I have 8Mbps unmetered and uncapped ADSL on a BT (yes thats BT) line and free local and national calls at anytimg for only £42 a month.

It's Bulldog we want to change from!

 

We've not had good service from them, with plenty of downtime. Their technical support phone lines are open only 8-8 weekdays and 9-6 weekends, and we've tried unsuccessfully to get through to them since Friday morning.

 

I gather they used to be highly rated, but they certainly aren't now - possibly to do with their takeover by Cable & Wireless.

[Elton]

I've used BT Broadband at home and BT Business Broadband at work for a while now and never had any problems whatsoever.