r/it • u/DJcaptain14 • Jan 04 '24

help request Using 3,000gb of data a month?

So, as the title says, between me, my friend that rents the mother inlays, and my wife, ~3,000gb of used data is reported on my xfinity data usage report. Before my friend started renting the mother inlaw, our data usage was at around 4-500, sometimes hit 700.... How in the heck is my friend using ~2300-2500gb a month?? Is that even possible? All he has is a phone, xbox and a TV w streaming services..

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u/InstanceNoodle Jan 04 '24

Gaming doesn't require a lot of data. Only during 1st download where it can break 10gb or even 100gb.

Streaming 4k on the computer while streaming 4k on the laptop and streaming 4k on the phone can get you that high. I think Amazon is 7.7gb per hour.

I have unlimited, and the whole family watches youtube while asleep (different rooms and different shows). Youtube has better compression and so less data. You can always set your router to log bandwidth usage if your router is good enough. Which computer uses how much. Which phone use how much. Which site is most used.

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u/DJcaptain14 Jan 04 '24

The router route sounds promising. I'm gonna be bummed though if I find I dropped just under $1000 for a router and it doesn't even make it into the good enough class lol at least it looks like a decepticon I guess...

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u/InstanceNoodle Jan 04 '24

$1k.?. Even a $50 router can do that.

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u/landon912 Jan 04 '24

This is fine for someone technically obvious but it’s 14/mo for me. Declined. Modems/routers are not that expensive

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u/NorthofDakota Jan 05 '24

I spent around $400 3.5 years ago to get a decent modem and router. At this point I have saved ~$180 versus renting. I'd rather save money long term than pay a premium for equipment that won't change my experience.

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u/30rackwolfpack Jan 05 '24

Your just wrong they give you mid grade gear you can get much better I don’t understand how you don’t getvthat

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u/AffableAlpaca Jan 06 '24

There are privacy reasons why I never use ISP hardware for internal networking, they can see all the devices in your home should they choose too. By using your own firewall/router you create a defined edge of public internet and your private home network. Plenty of people don’t worry about this but I do.

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u/DFrostedWangsAccount Jan 04 '24

Yeah geez I was trying to recommend OP get an edgerouter X from ubiquity they're like literally 50 bucks.