SurplusMeter: control your Internet bandwidth usage (Mac only)
With the unpleasant trend of many ISPs creating caps for data usage, we need to be more and more aware of how we consume our data. Though in theory these reports should be provided by ISPs, most of them don't bother to create such tools, leaving the responsibility to consumers.
By having more control over your consumption, you'll be able to realize that perhaps you don't need to have iTunes automatically downloading that large video podcast that you don't watch anymore every day.
SurplusMeter is a simple free (open source, donationware) software that can do this work for you. It monitors your bandwidth consumption so you are not caught by surprise when reaching a cap.
All you have to do is set the day of the month when your ISP resets your monthly tracking, define the type of connection, specify if the cap also apply to uploads and input what is your monthly cap in Gb. After that, SurplusMeter will take care of providing you graphs and numbers for your control.
If you are a Mac user, get and install SurplusMeter here.
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