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Excessive Data use numbers
Is anyone else seeing huge data usage numbers recently? Somehow, I DOUBLED my usage numbers in March when I haven't been doing anything out of the ordinary. In fact, I supposedly used more in March than I did in January and February combined. Got charged for extra usage in March. Received notice that I've already used 50% for April. These numbers should not be as high as they are. I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary that warrants these numbers. I spent a good part of this morning with support and they were absolutely no help.
Is anyone else having these issues? Anything you've done to resolve it?

ColleenD
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4 months ago
Rdcotton
Thanks for your post! I would have the same concerns if I saw a big jump in usage. I know you've said that you are not doing anything out of the ordinary, but I'm curious to know if any new devices have been added to your home network, or if any configuration changes have been made to things like home surveillance or other smart home devices. Continuous vide recording can be a data hog. Ort could be something as simple as a new smart car, hybrid or EV uploading data to the manufacturer, or a new 4k capable TV, phone or tablet, etc. where a streaming service video resolution is set to the high end. Hopefully our community members can join the conversation and make other suggestions on what to look for on your end that we wouldn't be able to see from the provider side. If you need to discuss your account in detail please email us at cox.help@cox.com with your full name, complete street address, details of your concern and a link to your post.
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Jbnorton
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4 months ago
Mine also seemed to jump an insane amount. I hover at 1750gb month in and out but last cycle it jumped up to 2200gb for no apparent reason. The only difference I had was the majority of one day not having service via an outage.
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