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wbloom2
New Contributor
3 years ago

Unexpected Enormous Usage Increase

Up until May 17, the online usage meter page showed that my daily usage varied between 10GB to 25GB. However, starting on May 17, the usage meter has been claiming that my daily usage is typically be...
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Bruce
Honored Contributor III

Good analogy!  Cox could rummage through your metadata to investigate...but they won't.  Do you rent the Panoramic?  If so, replace it with a router equipped with Data Monitoring.

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wbloom2
New Contributor
3 years ago

No, no Panoramic. It's a Arris SURFboard SB619o that I bought upon COX's recommendation. I've had it in use since Feb 2017 and have been using it problem-free since then. No equipment change on my end has happened since three months ago when I added a MacBook Pro.

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    wbloom2
    New Contributor
    3 years ago

    ..and that's SB6190, not SB619o.

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    wbloom2
    New Contributor
    3 years ago

    Oops, just realized that I didn't answer your real question, Bill. The Arris modem has no monitoring capability, nor does the Apple Time Capsule (my separate router). I may well consider a change.

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    wbloom2
    New Contributor
    3 years ago

    Sigh, I mean 'Bruce'.