Sometimes I think Vodafone just makes up how much bandwidth I have used

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flygirlnz

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#120899 17-Jun-2013 17:44

I really think they make it up.

I have access to 150GB of allowance.

Last night I had used 132GB. This morning I turned on my puter, but have been so busy I have not really used it.

Now I get two email in one day......warning me of my usage.

How can I jump from 132 to 160 in less than 12 hours. This totally beats me.

Anyone else had this issue.

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#838282 17-Jun-2013 18:33

My question about the firewall is directly related to sbidlee's question. If your router is responding to DNS requests coming from outside then it can be used for a DDoS attack - using huge amounts of data.

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#838309 17-Jun-2013 19:12

If guest mode is ticket but with no password then your WiFi is open to anyone. "Guest Mode" is usually a setting to allow people to use your network without seeing your computers. If there's no password it isn't safe.

Untick that now.

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