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agrsaurabh123

I have limited plan, and would like to keep track on my monthly bills.
Is there any good free tool which keeps a check on my upload/download data?
I am using "BitMeter II".
It shows your daily, weekly and monthly total count.
But problem is that it resets to zero after few days (there is bug in it). Hence you loose your data usage some time.
Please let me know.
Many thanks.

I downloaded BitMeter II from:
codebox.no-ip.net

cool_techie_tvm

Have u tried Netmeter? Try googling for it. It is similar to DU meter.

robert_0007

You can also use Shaplus Bandwidth Meter. But there is also a problem. The problem is that if you have LAN (Connecting 2 PC) then the data tranfer between these 2 PC were also recorded and the Accuracy of BB usage is disturbed

Archer

You can use Shaplus Bandwidth Meter. It also have the option to skip usage between 2:00 AM to 8:00 AM (Night Unlimited). Or you can use Net Meter. Both of them are freeware and shows daily & monthly usages. In Shaplus Bandwidth Meter, session wise internet usage is also displayed. But only monthly usages are recorded in graph. And there is very little options in it to customize. But it does the job.

cool_techie_tvm

U can also checkout your usage in BSNL - Broadband Account Management using the portal id and password which has been provided to u. BSNL bills according to the data transfer as recoded by the usage portal ..

essbebe

@agrsaurabh

Try Tautology Bandwidth Meter - Internet Traffic Usage Monitor

Accuracy not guaranteed. could be some variations.
Not dependent on BSNl usage portal.
Update 0915
for @matrix post.
http://thegoan.com/datafox/
About 50,000 downloads so far.

Reference:
http://www.indiabroadband.net/bsnl-b...html#post82142 (Confusion)

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cool_techie_tvm

The software will be running independently on the different PCs, right? And the software will list only the data transfer occurred in that PC right? Can u please explain why u stated so?

I havent used the mentioned software, did some beta testing for him long before it was released. Havent used the software in its current avatar !!

matrix

@agrsaurabh

If you are using firefox (windows/Linux) you can download DataFox plugin specifically developed for BSNL/MTNL BB users. You have all the options to view Daily, Monthly, etc. It will be placed in the status bar of firefox. Once setup just you have to move the mouse over the datafox icon in status bar, it will show you the details immediately.

agrsaurabh123

Hi All,

Thanks a lot for all the replies. I am summarizing what has been replied till now..........
(1) Net Meter: Freeware, tested, used by many, recommended.
(2) Shaplus Bandwidth Meter: Freeware, supports night usage skipping, used by many, multi-pc issue needs clarification.
(3) Tautology Bandwidth Meter: Freeware, used by many, accuracy and robustness still not known.
(4) NetMeter II: Freeware, I personally used for last 6 months, some time resets after a week, hence data is lost.
(5) DataFox Firefox Plugin: Freeware, can only calculate data usage through Firefox. Can not count IE, or your anti-virus automatic updates.
(6) BSNL bbservice: Gives actual value of data usage. But site is down most of the time. Data is updated after 1 or 2 days. Site is extremely slow.


After above option, I am downloading Net Meter. Will post my feedback after couple of weeks.

What I want is that any data usage from my PC is calculated and I can keep an eye on my broadband bills. Tool should count data usage through browsers, anti-virus daily updates, Microsoft updates, etc, etc.

Thanks all for the help.

cool_techie_tvm

Glad to know that my suggestion helped.

Keep us posted about your experience with the software!!

panchabhut

datafox merely gets the record available in the bbservice.bsnl.in website without having to go through the hassles of logging in manually. It reflects all data use from all computers using that net connection.

matrix

If I log to bbservice.bsnl.in, it takes more time but datafox does that automatically. Also, as per my experience, datafox forces update of records. Before using datafox there was lag of about 2 days for the update of records to happen but after datafox the same is updated instantly. The drawbak is IE user cannot use datafox

cool_techie_tvm

The datafox plugin fetches the records from the official BSNL usage portal. So if the portal is updates, datafox will also show the updated usage. If not, it wont show.

agrsaurabh123

I am using NetMeter. This tool is excellent. It records all data usage. Even if you do chatting, any browser, windows updates, antivirus updates....all data transfer is recorded.
Thanks for suggestion.

superprash2003

such tools are good if you have a single pc on your network.. if you have multiple machines , it can get confusing!!

saurav_k

DU meter is a similar tool ... DU meter gave me better results and service than netmeter for quite some now ...

cool_techie_tvm

But DUMeter is paid software. So unless u are into warez stuffs, Netmeter will suit fine..

saurav_k

isnt it the same case with netmeter ?

it is also a paid software ... only the maybe limited/trial version is free ... same as DU meter

cool_techie_tvm

Yaar please do some research before posting (if u have not used it).

Netmeter is free.

DUMeter is a paid software.

agrsaurabh123

Yes. NetMeter is absolutely FREEWARE. Please go ahead if you are using net on single PC. Excellent tool.