The days of "unlimited" broadband Internet access are gone. Many major Internet Service Providers (ISP) claim that providing unfettered access will saturate the available bandwidth and slow down or ...

One of the features included with most newer wireless routers is bandwidth usage monitoring. A bandwidth monitor lets you keep track of exactly how much data is uploaded and downloaded through your ...

Word on the street says Comcast will be introducing a bandwidth monitoring tool on its support site next month, giving subscribers a way to see if they're close to the 250GB monthly limit. Josh ...

As service providers plan their networks and make strategic technology choices – like fiber to the home vs. fiber to the node vs. enhanced CO DSL – they rely upon certain assumptions about how ...

Comcast's long-awaited bandwidth meter is finally here, though it will be limited to those in the Portland, Ore., area. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote ...

A recently released GAO report (pdf) concludes that as ISPs adopt usage-based pricing, it is increasingly important for consumers to understand how much bandwidth applications use so they can sensibly ...

Nothing makes users’ blood boil more than having their broadband service cut off (or having their bill inflate from overage charges) due to monthly usage limits, or “caps.” Although these caps are ...