how is amount of data download estimated by ISP?
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I don't know if your ISP really estimates, when I was still using mine they simply tracked, and it's quite simple when you log in, the port through which you are logged into is tracked (meaning the port in their router that you are connected into when you connect to your ISP), and then all they have to track is the amount of data that is downloaded through that port, while you are connected to it.  Their report will look the same as the report if you recorded the amount that windows says you downloaded (by double clicking on the modem icon in the lower right hand corner, and reading the box that pops up, well that's how it is for windows I don't know what to do for Mac) and total it up.
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http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/\n\nThe only true way to know if your connection is slow is to run a free bandwidth test. Click on the link (above/below) to run this test. Answer two simple questions (connection type and location) and hit test.\n\nIf your connection is considerably slower than what your ISP states it should be, then you need to call their tech support people and open a service ticket with them. \n\nHope this helps.\n\nPS - I have Comcast Hi-Speed Internet (cable) and these are the results from my test.\n\nCommunications 1.5 megabits per second\nStorage 184.9 kilobytes per second\n1MB file download 5.5 seconds\nSubjective rating Great
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The download speed can get affected by the intermediate data forwarding routers... due to congestion.. nothing wrong.
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Call your ISP and ask them. This will vary depending on how your service provider hooks you up to the Internet so it's impossible to tell you for sure.
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Do you mean performance as you see it or performance of data transmitted across the Internet.  Or do you mean the performance of data stored on the Internet?  Access speeds?  Download or upload speeds?\n\nAlot of information can be listed here as this is a very broad question.\n\nUsually you are looking for your Internet connection speed and that is determine by your ISP.  You also need to consider the computer memory, video card memory and the processor speed of the computer connecting.\n\nBeyond that there are numerous other factors.
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The speed depend on your ISP (Internet Service Provider)\nCheck with your ISP first about the speed
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Take note of it from any connection to your machine. Trace route it (trcroute) or some other more useful tools which im not gonna say. Best approach is take a guess from the route info on the geographical location (very often the ip names of switches etc show city name codes) follow that down to a 50 miles radius max for a worst case, (microwave links, hardlines etc can make isp kit cover more land than youd think, especially behind proxies) or sometimes a few city blocks with dense usage. No isps i ever heard of distribute maps of hardware at street level, so some detective work is involved so you can use your smarts if you have other clues (example a photo with landmarks) and narrow it right down. Way down. And i mean google earth a pic of the top of their house down. =) The internet is by no means anonymous whatsoever.
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Wow that is ridicoulous you have a download quota who is your ISP?
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THIMK!\n\nNo ISP has a "1 to 1" connection to the internet.  They use some formula to figure out an "average".   This results in slower transmissions when more are using it.  The same is true of the internet itself!
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The amount you've downloaded in comparison to the amount you've uploaded. If your ratio is above 1, you've uploaded more than downloaded, and if it is below 1, you've downloaded more than uploaded.
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Go to internet explorer. If you only have a C: drive, click right mouse on C:, select "properties". This will tell you teh total and used disk space.\n\nInternet connection: Goto start->settings->network connections.\nOpen the active connection, there you have an entry for speed.
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if you use the full bandwidth i.e 256kbps for 1 hour then you will consume 0.109863 GB or 112.5 MB.
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All access to the Internet is counted as downloads: opening a web page, downloading files, streaming video/audio, etc. Basically, any bytes you take from the Internet is counted.
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That's a tough question to answer, because really nobody knows; none of the major networks is willing to share information on their traffic statistics--but the non-profit research organization CAIDA has several good papers that make estimates at www.caida.org; I've listed a link to one of the papers below that estimates almost 60% of the traffic volume is consumed by peer-to-peer filesharing protocols like BitTorrent.
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No one knows for certain but many scientists estimate between 1 and 1000 Terabytes, so a lot more than a Gb.
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You don't want network utilization to be high, that would slow down data transfer speeds on the network.\n\nThe Networking tab provides a scale showing the relative level of Local Area Connection traffic that the workstation you're working with is generating. By default, only 1% is shown. If you are downloading many files and are working with many remote resources, the percentage of Local Area Connection will go up quickly.
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Contact your ISP for information.\n(ISP = your Internet servioce provider, the people you're paying for Internet)