Thread: Night time download calculation

Hi,
Look at my recent bsnl Usage details, the bold rows - it is errorneously accounting for the download that happened after 2.
Why I claim that it happened after two is that, I have scheduled all my downloads between 2:05-7:55 am and scheduled to reboot my router at 2:04 and 7:55 am.
In fact there are some entries for downloads after 8:10 am also, when I stop all downloads after 7:55 am.
I do not use this connection for any other purpose. In fact, I have tataindicom for normal browsing and work.

Any clues - has anyone "fought" to get their bill corrected? ( I have done that twice and earned waver of about 20K + (yess I have double checked that figure.)

18/01 02:22 18/01 07:52 2851832 54833 2906665 0
18/01 00:20 18/01 02:22 165088 3681 168769 168769
17/01 22:48 18/01 00:20 54 21 75 75
17/01 08:51 17/01 22:48 192 247 439 439
17/01 08:03 17/01 08:51 1 1 2 2
17/01 02:28 17/01 08:03 3201480 67198 3268678 0
17/01 00:26 17/01 02:28 239796 5128 244924 244924

If possible take a screenshot and post here.

Originally Posted by Indranil

If possible take a screenshot and post here.

screen shot of the excel?

Originally Posted by akshayxyz

screen shot of the excel?

check the usage with data.bsnl.in

log in using portal id and password and click post paid services.
choose opitions and scroll download and take a snapshot and post it here.we can't understand the bold letters.

cant post image, I have to touch 15 post count before I can submit a link, any workaround?

Originally Posted by akshayxyz

cant post image, I have to touch 15 post count before I can submit a link, any workaround?

if anyone can give email address, I can mail the image and pls post here for me.

hmm 15 is not too many, here goes one more.. pls forgive me for some more like this

Finally managed 15 posts, here is the screen shot of the excel,
this is for last one week only, there are similar entries throughout the month.

From highlighted lines, it looks like you are starting download before 2 am, so it is getting counted in non - free usage time.

Originally Posted by Sumit020

From highlighted lines, it looks like you are starting download before 2 am, so it is getting counted in non - free usage time.

My friend, as I said before, I have my "scheduled tasks" to:
a) reset the modem
b) start/stop the downloads
which get executed between 2:04am and 7:55 am.

Which I have tested several times over - to see whether they work.
I can share the same with you and try out - to see whether they work for you also or not.

and as i said - I use BSNL connection only for downloading movies etc.
for other usage I use photon+, on two different laptops.

anything else i could be missing?

from your screenshot I think your scheduled task to restart the modem at the specified time does not work.

Originally Posted by adi420

from your screenshot I think your scheduled task to restart the modem at the specified time does not work.

I tested it multiple times over before finally settling on that. Well, I can verify that w/o touching the existing schedule. I will update that observation later tonight.

The meter readings change either
with 30 minutes ( approx)
or hourly basis
Example;
see the download usage on 17th & 18th/.
17/01 00.26 02.28 2 hours 244924 244924
17/01 02.28 08.03 5 1/2 hours 326878 0
( download finished at 0803AM)

18/01 00.20 02.22 2 hours
18/01 02.22 07 52.5 1/2 hours.

Modem not /disconnected at about 0155
and /rebooted again at 0205.
( because the Download/s are without break )