1.5GB to 8.5GB -Help!!!!

Plasterer

My wireless usage has gone upto 8.5gb from 1.5gb this month and I don't know why? Please HELP - not doing anything different on the net and not downloading tv films etc.
Any advice?
:eek:

pcombo

Erm is your wireless secure so know one else could be using, Are you using sites such as youtube for music. Is anyone else using internet in the house.

DCFC79

Plasterer wrote: »

My wireless usage has gone upto 8.5gb from 1.5gb this month and I don't know why? Please HELP - not doing anything different on the net and not downloading tv films etc.
Any advice?
:eek:

is it a wireless connection or wired ?
if wireless is your wireless secure ?

Plasterer

pcombo wrote: »

Erm is your wireless secure so know one else could be using, Are you using sites such as youtube for music. Is anyone else using internet in the house.

I use youtube, but no more than the norm. Wireless is secure, I hav 2 friends staying at the moment using i phones on it - would this do it? It just seems strange to jump upto 6 times the normal usage
Thanks for quick reply

Plasterer

DCFC79 wrote: »

is it a wireless connection or wired ?
if wireless is your wireless secure ?

definately wireless and definatley secure

DCFC79

Plasterer wrote: »

definately wireless and definatley secure

what security is it, wpa, wep

Plasterer

DCFC79 wrote: »

what security is it, wpa, wep

Sorry mate, i'm a in the building trade - I can tell you what PVA, MDF, DPC etc stands for, but as for computers i'm stuffed.
It is passwowd protected (on base of router)

kwikbreaks

I doubt that you need to look further than "I hav 2 friends staying at the moment using i phones on it" Ask them what they are downloading - probably video + a shedload of free and highly useful fart noise apps.

DCFC79

Plasterer wrote: »

Sorry mate, i'm a in the building trade - I can tell you what PVA, MDF, DPC etc stands for, but as for computers i'm stuffed.
It is passwowd protected (on base of router)

lol ok maybe i should have explained more, if you havent changed the default password then maybe someone else is using the connection, just a theory though, use the login details on the bottom of teh router to login in to the router and change the passphrase

Plasterer

DCFC79 wrote: »

lol ok maybe i should have explained more, if you havent changed the default password then maybe someone else is using the connection, just a theory though, use the login details on the bottom of teh router to login in to the router and change the passphrase

Ok, i'll try that -however, my house is like fort knox, (father in law installs alarms) - so no one exept people I know could get to see it and its such a bizaar code/password it could never be guessed - Is it easy for someone to "hack in" and find this out? (Please don't luagh, honest my computer knowledge is useless)

Plasterer

kwikbreaks wrote: »

I doubt that you need to look further than "I hav 2 friends staying at the moment using i phones on it" Ask them what they are downloading - probably video + a shedload of free and highly useful fart noise apps.

Hmmmm - they are a couple of childish perves if im honest - I'll ask them
Thanks