Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down}

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down}
Date	2017-11-18 22:10 +0100
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On 11/18/2017 09:15 AM, David Wright wrote:
> On Fri 17 Nov 2017 at 15:11:23 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 11/17/2017 10:39 AM, David Wright wrote:
>>> On Fri 17 Nov 2017 at 08:52:00 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>> I'm interested in investigating cumulative data to/from the internet
>>>> for selected interval ranging from an hour to a week.
>>>> My only connection is a device connected thru a USB port.
>>>> My web search turned up only discussion of measuring throughput RATE.
>>>> Suggestion of keyword(s) for search?
>>>> Suggested software?
>>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Some routers collect traffic statistics which can be reset and
>>> read at any time, typically through their web interfaces.
>>> (You don't say what's hanging off the USB port.)
>>>
>>
>>  current "month". ISP *EXPLICITLY* states the numbers 'approximate'
>> <lol> ;/
>
> Presumably there's something between your USB port and your ISP?

A T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot with wifi capability turned off. I.E. just being 
used as a modem. It's identified on Mate's top panel as an "Ethernet 
wired connection". I routinely use ~1.2 GB of a 2 GB data cap - was 
formerly a happy user of a 56k modem.


>
> Yes, I wouldn't expect anything better than daily stats from the
> ISP itself. Just monthly is poor.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>

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Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-11-17 16:00 +0100
  Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-11-17 16:00 +0100
    Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-11-17 17:30 +0100
  Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2017-11-17 16:10 +0100
    Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-11-17 16:20 +0100
      Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-11-17 18:10 +0100
        Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2017-11-18 03:20 +0100
  Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2017-11-17 17:20 +0100
  Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2017-11-17 17:30 +0100
    Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2017-11-17 20:20 +0100
  Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-17 17:50 +0100
    Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-11-17 22:20 +0100
      Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-18 16:20 +0100
        Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-11-18 22:10 +0100
  Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Felipe Salvador <felipe.salvador@gmail.com> - 2017-11-17 19:00 +0100
    Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-11-17 22:20 +0100
  Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Igor Cicimov <icicimov@gmail.com> - 2017-11-18 09:10 +0100
    Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2017-11-18 14:10 +0100
      Re: Cumulative internet data transfer {up AND down} David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-18 16:20 +0100

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