Will Using A Router Eat Up My 5GB or 10GB Data Allowance? |
| Tuesday, 01 November 2011 | |
Mobile Broadband FAQ #14: Will Using A Router Impact My Data Usage?Will Using A Router Eat Up My 5GB or 10GB Data Allowance?Three popular mobile broadband routers: Cradlepoint MBR1400 (rear), MBR95 (front left), and CTR35 (front right) When you insert your wireless modem into a mobile broadband router it will automatically establish a connection to the internet. While your card is in the router, the connection will remain on 24/7, allowing you connectivity from all of your devices. However, even though your device is connected all the time, it doesn't mean that it's transmitting data constantly. When you're not using any of your computers/peripherals the modem will go into a dormant state (connected but not actively transmitting data). When you turn your computer on or use a device that requests information online the modem goes out of the dormant state and begins actively transmitting data again. While the router itself does not use data, sometimes using a router can result in more data usage than you're used to, because you're allowing more computers/devices to share the connection. Here are some things you can do to make sure you don't waste data: 1.) Set up wireless security - Enabling WEP/WPA security will ensure that nobody else can join your network and use data without your knowledge 2.) Turn automatic updates on your computer off and have the system notify you when they're available, instead - allows you to choose the updates you really need/want to download instead of wasting data downloading every update available 3.) If you're connecting your router to a Internet capable TV, Blu Ray Player, Satellite receiver or game system, check the settings to know when a feature may access the internet, IE - accessing BD-Live from a Blu Ray player will use data If you're concerned about how much data a paticular application uses read our What does 5GB get me? and What does 10GB me? articles, which explain how much data common tasks use. All of the new Cradlepoint NetBSD routers feature bandwidth monitoring as well to prevent you from going over your data allotment. Checkout the demonstration video below to see how this feature works: Related Links: |
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