How do I check how much data I used on my phone today?
How do I check how much data I used on my phone today?
Hi everyone, I'm in a real mess right now. My internet at my place is terrible. It keeps dropping all on its own, and the speed changes a lot. For now, just my phone and laptop are hooked up, but soon I'll have TVs, more phones, another laptop, and a desktop connected to it too. That will definitely make things worse. The ISP is one of the worst in my area, and since I rent this place, the landlord probably won't care much about switching to a better provider. So I need to watch delays, connection quality, speed, and stability all together. What's the best software tool for this? That way, I can log all that data and show real proof that something needs fixing. Thanks.
Simple ping command is probably the easiest way to start. Just keep running a continuous ping to 8.8.8.8. Your problem will get worse when you don't control the router, because it's hard to fix all those sources of trouble. Some issues could be caused by too many devices in your house using up more bandwidth than your provider gives you. If everything is connected via wifi, interference can cause these same problems. It's nearly impossible to stop wifi interference just by turning off the router.
Thanks! Well, I do have some control over the router, because I can log into it and change a few settings, but they are pretty limited. The router is a don CH7465VF. It's really bad that I am forced to use the router from my provider since the connection is coaxial. And the real problem? I think it comes down to the actual infrastructure that the ISP has set up. Everyone in this city who uses this ISP keeps getting big stability issues.
So lots of people are mad and the internet provider just laughs and says we don't care because you have no choice but to use them for good internet. Not sure how someone can actually fix that. I know a small town tried to force an ISP to upgrade their network, and the ISP went out of business and abandoned the whole thing. It took them years to get another company to come back in. If the ISP would help you, things like checking signal levels on your router are possible, but pinging needs the internet first before hitting your router. Most often, it's just some loose cable or maybe water inside a wire that the ISP has to pull out and test for. When the problem is too many people using the same lines, both in the cables going to houses and between the ISPs' companies, fixing that costs lots of money. Most times an ISP will never admit these problems existed. It was surprising how much more stable the cable company near my house got when another ISP put fiber to all the houses. Now that people can actually cancel their service and have a second high-speed ISP, they seem to take customer complaints more seriously.