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Anybody having issues with Telus internet usage data?

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Anybody having issues with Telus internet usage data?

I have 2 accounts at 2 different places and both have been way too high for past 2 months. About 50% to 80% higher than past 12 months.
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Speedy1 wrote: I have 2 accounts at 2 different places and both have been way too high for past 2 months. About 50% to 80% higher than past 12 months.
Someone mooching off your WiFi perhaps?
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Telus isn't all that accurate in tracking usage, but mine seems fairly consistent with normal over the last few months.

If you have a router that can track usage, you might try comparing against that. Unfortunately the Telus-supplied routers are riddled with bugs in the usage-tracking functions, like fields that overflow and cut off the highest-order digits. :facepalm:
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I was just told that Telus has a billing issue with some customers. They are counting previous month's usage to current month. I may have been one of them. They are double checking and will let me know.
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I'm on unlimited, but my usage generally seems to be in the ballpark.
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JamesA1 wrote: cut off the highest-order digits. :facepalm:
That wouldn't be a bad thing.
My 22TB download means I'm only downloading 2TB :lol:
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death_hawk wrote: That wouldn't be a bad thing.
My 22TB download means I'm only downloading 2TB :lol:
Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. Telus still records 22 TB at their end, while the Telus router shows you 2 TB. :)
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JamesA1 wrote: Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. Telus still records 22 TB at their end, while the Telus router shows you 2 TB. :)
Aww that's no fun.
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zod wrote: I'm on unlimited, but my usage generally seems to be in the ballpark.
Unlimited data, wow

What's the price for this?
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vonblock wrote: Unlimited data, wow

What's the price for this?
It's $30/month extra (or $15/month if you also have TV services through Telus).
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I always go over my usage at Shaw, actually 50-60 GB over almost every month. Haven't received any warnings from them. Been with them for years.
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