Data usage tracking?

[Fratzog]

Does anybody know if there is a way for a DSL HSI customer to acces their data usage statistics from Verizon? Or any alternative way to track our data usage?

[dslr595148]

Not possible from Verizon Landland Services.

If you have Cell phone service from them go to Verizon's wireless forum to find out from your peers. https://community.verizonwireless.com

Otherwise (for Landline Internet - DSL or FIOS), you must your own NAT router that keeps track of your usage.

Search results from Google for FIOS cap

http://www.google.com/search?q=FIOS+cap&btnG=Search&hl=en&gbv=1

[Fratzog]

Okay. Thanks for the info. I am A DSL "High Speed Internet" customer. Not FIOS though. As far as I can tell, FIOS is a seperate entity than my service. Probably due to it being a limited bandwidth line/service in a rural location.  I have my own modem/router, but it does not have data tracking. Looks like buying one for that purpose might be difficult and expensive. 

[dslr595148]

Maybe not a new NAT router.

Example one: With my Linksys WRT54G it did not have that feature, but I added it using third party firmware (DD-WRT or Tomato).

Be advised:

#1 If you load third party firmware, it will void the warrenty.

When I did it: It was no longer valid because the warrenty expired after one year and it has been at least one year already since I got the warrenty.

#2 You must do it carefully otherwise, it could brick/damage the NAT router. You must have a backup connection or otherwise know how to connect to the modem instead of the NAT router and connect to the Internet.

Example two:

If you have any spare computers with

Two NICs or you can add a second NIC into the computer.

then you can convert that spare computer into acting as a NAT router.

For more info, see

REF =

https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/118897

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/numbers-dont-lie-its-time-to-build-your-own-router/

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/the-ars-guide-to-building-a-linux-router-from-scratch/

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/the-router-rumble-ars-diy-build-faces-better-tests-tougher-co...

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For example by a second NIC into the computer I mean a PCI NIC like the TRENDnet - Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter (Model: TE100-PCIWN).

Notes:

a) at least one of those two NICs, must be a wired NIC!

b) By spare I really mean spare. You will be loading another OS onto the computer.

c) Depending on the distro that you choose/select, it may be a distro designed for connection sharing (what you are trying to do) and may come with a web based UI (HTTP / HTTTPS) so that you do not need to sitting at it and typing in commands (! again Depending on the distro that you choose/select ! : expect maybe first time setup / as well after any reset this unit back the to defaults).