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BSNL Data usage problem... :(

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/bsnl-data-usage-problem.82711/

Ganeshkumar
Ganeshkumar Original post #1
Mar 14, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Hi all :):)

Today morning i was downloading some video songs upto 7.55 and then stopped everything and started browsing web pagesuntil 8.40....

But wen i chked data usage arnd 10 AM... it says 240MB after 8... :( :mad:

I am sure that i cancelled all downloads... & no data transfered other than web pages..
I have firewall installed so that no unnecessary program access internet and also installed dumeter through which i will continuously monitor data transfer...

Then how come its possible... Where it goes wrong??
today b4 8 also i was just downloading 60MB files... then how come extra 240MB possible??! :( :mad:

Any1 have similar experience....?

I lodged a complaint.... & waiting for their response...
also spoke with 2 officers of bsnl... they gave traditional Bsnl employee reply!
One of them ended call even b4 knowing the thing fully.... he is real f***** :mad: :mad:
debsuvra
debsuvra #2
Mar 15, 2008 at 5:30 AM
I did not know for sure but also had the same experience and strangely I also had the same 240MB discrepancy as you had. I think this is some malfunction caused by the BSNL server. :mad:
techtronic
techtronic #3
Mar 15, 2008 at 5:36 AM
Install Dataone Usage Finder
URL : *duf.sourceforge.net/
This gives you a complete picture of your downloads
debsuvra
debsuvra #4
Mar 15, 2008 at 6:27 AM
techtronic said:
Install Dataone Usage Finder
URL : *duf.sourceforge.net/
This gives you a complete picture of your downloads
Click to expand...
I think that you are not getting my point, I know about these usage finders and already using one from may last year. But these so called 'finders' are indeed dependent on dataone site and from there these programs collect the data and show us.

BTW the problem is not with that and as I suspecting it is a problem of 'overcharging' from BSNL. :(
Tech.Masti
Tech.Masti #5
Mar 15, 2008 at 7:21 AM
Read somewhere that its better to disconnect before 8am and reconnect it for browsing, dont know its true or not
Ganeshkumar
Ganeshkumar #6
Mar 15, 2008 at 7:36 AM
Me too use dataone quick usage finder....

Tech.Masti said:
Read somewhere that its better to disconnect before 8am and reconnect it for browsing, dont know its true or not
Click to expand...

Will do this from now on to b on safer side...
zyberboy
zyberboy #7
Mar 15, 2008 at 9:14 AM
same has happened several times with me.....now my compu restarts the modem at 2am n 8 am