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Huntakillaz

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#169665 22-Mar-2015 14:14
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Home Broadband Alerts since I'm paying the bill for BB at home (but not living there).
I was wondering if there was a way to have a text alert or if there was an app that shows the data usage, so family at home knows when they're close to the limit as opposed to me check it when i get the email and having to tell them.

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  #1265102 22-Mar-2015 16:04
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do they not have the ability to email you at say 50%, 80%, and 100% on your plan? or the ability to add an extra email address?

or just get unlimited




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  #1265104 22-Mar-2015 16:06
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Yes email alerts are sent at 80% and 100% and eaxh 10GB over the cap of usage on the newer plans that are not throttled when data cap is exceeded

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  #1265105 22-Mar-2015 16:07
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No SMS alerts for fixed line broadband



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  #1265156 22-Mar-2015 16:50
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they have alerts for 80/100 but to only 1 emall addy :(

Kinda sucks.

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  #1265173 22-Mar-2015 17:25
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bugger could setup a mail forwarding rule to send it to them automatically?

or just get an unlimited plan?


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  #1265290 22-Mar-2015 19:56
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Perhaps something like If This Then That (ifttt.com) and set up a recipie to send an SMS when you get a specific email (like a usage alert from your ISP)?

 
 
 
 

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  #1265344 22-Mar-2015 20:38
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Why bother. For the price of it these days just go unlimited and then worry is gone.




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  #1265353 22-Mar-2015 20:54
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www.tuc.co.nz provide a nice little program that works with most isp's


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  #1265354 22-Mar-2015 21:01
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TUC works well, install it on any PC.

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