Help please - Sudden change in amount of data being used by my PC
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I remember WAP porn on the first picture mobiles - one of my mates waited 2 hours for this JPEG of a pair of tits to come through at uni once. No wonder we still bought magazines and watched videos back then. Videos like hot drops. A classiciamdan said:DaveMehmet said:Stop watching porn
Back in the day, watching Debs does Dallas via dial up was a mare, even worse - got cramp in both hamstrings.
Sorry ME, I know you're after serious advice, and this thread has turned into a nostalgic trip down memory lane3 -
Do you have an iPhone?0
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@ME14addick try this:
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBISAPI.DLL?Command=New,Kb=Mobile,Ts=Mobile,T=Article,varset_cat=mobilebroadband,varset_subcat=3895,Case=obj(3872)
Won't let me complete the link - but it works if you copy and paste :-)0 -
Thanks @Callumcafc - I have a 24 month contract which expires in FCallumcafc said:PS if you're out of contract you can get 20GB for the price of 5GB on 12 and 24 month wifi contracts atm.
Off the top of my head, it's extra data for a lower monthly cost than the deal you have running currently.
If you're not out of contract, sorry for rubbing salt into the wounds...
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No - HTC Desire 620Leroy Ambrose said:Do you have an iPhone?
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Have something like Box, or Dropbox or a cloud account for backup?0
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EastStand said:
@ME14addick try this:
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBISAPI.DLL?Command=New,Kb=Mobile,Ts=Mobile,T=Article,varset_cat=mobilebroadband,varset_subcat=3895,Case=obj(3872)
Won't let me complete the link - but it works if you copy and paste :-)0 -
No none of theseLeroy Ambrose said:Have something like Box, or Dropbox or a cloud account for backup?
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Sorry something went wrong when I replied. I can't get onto internet on my Pc to try this so will wait until tomorrow. Need to wind down now as my head is spinning with PC problems. Thanks to everyone who has offered advice.EastStand said:@ME14addick try this:
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBISAPI.DLL?Command=New,Kb=Mobile,Ts=Mobile,T=Article,varset_cat=mobilebroadband,varset_subcat=3895,Case=obj(3872)
Won't let me complete the link - but it works if you copy and paste :-)0 -
Sorry to hear this ME14. Time for a wine x0
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I think you're right Alison. Bob is telling me to switch everything off as I'll be here all night. A glass of wine sounds pretty good right now!Arsenetatters said:Sorry to hear this ME14. Time for a wine x
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Wine isn't the answer to every problem @Arsenetatters , but it does help you to understand just how insignificant the problem isArsenetatters said:Sorry to hear this ME14. Time for a wine x
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Worst case scenario is to reinstall windows. That way you can be sure that any rogue program is off your pc.0
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There has been a major Windows 10 update rolling out in recent weeks. Not sure how big that is but will almost certainly download in the background and will be one of the bigger updates for sure.
If you're still concerned about malware, as well as malwarebytes you could Google 'eset online scanner' which I've found to catch things other scanners miss. It's free.
The simplest explanation is usually the right one though - that amount of data could be down to video. Have you downloaded stuff on Sky or iplayer, etc?
Definitely change your WiFi password.
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Who's that with @Callumcafc ?Callumcafc said:PS if you're out of contract you can get 20GB for the price of 5GB on 12 and 24 month wifi contracts atm.
Off the top of my head, it's extra data for a lower monthly cost than the deal you have running currently.
If you're not out of contract, sorry for rubbing salt into the wounds...0 -
It's not Thomas Driesen sending "tons of info" to Russell is it..??1
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Get an electric screwdriver and drill a few holes right through the router
It wont clear the data but it'll speed up your Internet as it'll be more aero dynamic as the data to flow through the holes1 -
On your wifi router there must be an interface page. On there there will be advanced settings where hopefully you'll be able to see mac addresses connected.
You might find some unknown devices using your connection.0 -
Thanks - is this the bit that says Connection WLAN Clients? If so there is nothing connected.BigRedEvil said:On your wifi router there must be an interface page. On there there will be advanced settings where hopefully you'll be able to see mac addresses connected.
You might find some unknown devices using your connection.
I changed the password that allows me into the device settings. Should the WPA pre-shared key also be changed? Isf so, I can't see how to do that.
My data allowance left is down to 5.9GB this morning from 15Gb last Saturday.0 -
Sounds like the setting. What devices do you use to connect to the Wifi?0
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My PC mainly and sometimes my phone - but this week haven't connected the phone much as I'm worried about using dataBigRedEvil said:Sounds like the setting. What devices do you use to connect to the Wifi?
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@Clem_Snide
I have attached screen shot of task manager as you suggested0 -
That's your solution to everything, isn't it?Arsenetatters said:Sorry to hear this ME14. Time for a wine x
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It's not your husband he told to stop watching porn!ME14addick said:
My husband insists he hasn't watched any!!!DaveMehmet said:Stop watching porn
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keyboards are more expensive to replace than a magazine, especially after you get sticky keys...Alwaysneil said:Is there pronography available on the Internet?
I am going to have to consider dumping my back issues of Razzle (some pages stuck together fm don't know how that happened) and move into the new age.0 -
Chrome used 5gb of usage. What have you been watching? ;-)ME14addick said:@Clem_Snide
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I don't know what period of time that 5GB was measured over. Our normal usage on Chrome is Charlton Life, Facebook, Outlook, BBC Travel, Wunderground and for online banking. All of those pages are set to open when I start up Chrome. Could this be having be having an effect on amount of data being used? My husband also plays online games but we haven't use any of these any more than we normally would and we have never gone over our allowance before.BigRedEvil said:
Chrome used 5gb of usage. What have you been watching? ;-)ME14addick said:@Clem_Snide
I have attached screen shot of task manager as you suggested
I have spoken to Three again this morning (fortunately have the week off so have more time to do this). They have changed the WPA Pre-shared key password. They are going to monitor the usage over the next 10 days but they seem to think it is my PC.
Has anyone else used more data than normal on updating Windows 10. We've had Windows 10 for a few months now.0 -
Just checked and the wi-fi usage is over the last 30 days says 5.37GB - screenshot attached0
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Three, funnily enough! :-)vff said:
Who's that with @Callumcafc ?Callumcafc said:PS if you're out of contract you can get 20GB for the price of 5GB on 12 and 24 month wifi contracts atm.
Off the top of my head, it's extra data for a lower monthly cost than the deal you have running currently.
If you're not out of contract, sorry for rubbing salt into the wounds...0 -
That seems to be a lot for your relatively light usage - as someone else said, I wonder if it is Windows 10 downloading in background?ME14addick said:Just checked and the wi-fi usage is over the last 30 days says 5.37GB - screenshot attached
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