I am using Data Monitor app on Fire TV to check data usage etc.. it shows Live Data usage as well on top of my screen which I love.
But I was looking for monitor that supports and counts ethernet usage (it does count LIVE Usage via/ ethernet) but does not COUNT over-ALL data used, on WiFi it counts all data just fine.
No I don't have a cap but I like to track things and know how much they use.
any tips?
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Hi,
Im using GPRS Monitor application which tells me daily and monthly traffic used.
Usually with normal use of my phone I had about 20-30MB traffic.
Since 2 days now I have about 70-100MB daily traffic which drains out my GPRS monthly-payment-plan and battery (quick!).
How can I check which application is connected and downloads/uploads my data???
GPRS Monitor shows only total.
Since I am having problems to get HD on my Fire TV Stick mostly in the afternoon and on weekends, but bandwith tests showing no problem with my connection at all, I want to monitor the network speed directly on my stick while streaming from amazon to see what is happening. What would be the easiest way to do this?
you can monitor the traffic on your router. (dd-wrt, merlin, tomato, whatever)
If you think people are uing your connection, just make your router invisible.
I am running a Verizon HTC 10 that has been Sunshined (unlocked bootloader, TWRP, ...) and have been using Viper10 2.3.0.
I am going to be on travel, and I wanted to be able to stream from Netflix, HBO, my own personal media server, etc and enjoy my media on the hotel's TV. I still have my Verizon UDP and my rooted ROM provides me with the hotspot feature. So, technically, I could utilize that to accomplish exactly what I want to do, which I have already tested and confirmed would work. However, I am seeking alternative solutions as I do not want to be using my UDP with excessive tethering and risk getting the attention of Big V and get flagged as a "data hog" by their BS definition in violation of some tethering usage. Many UDP users got kicked off the network for this... I am looking to stream media to my phone and simply provide a travel friendly mechanism to display it to the TV.
So, naturally, I tried the Chromecast mirror option and was able to get some result, but not what I wanted. I am looking for an Ad Hoc "wireless HDMI" solution so that I can stream (over my 4G connection to my phone) any media I want and locally cast the content to the TV. That way, Verizon sees my data usage as a non-tethering type of consumption but I can still get away from viewing the media on my phone screen. All the wireless technologies I have seen (including Chromecast) utilize Wi-Fi tech. I can AD Hoc connect to the Chromecast and mirror my device, however, the quality is less than desirable for movie playback. I read up on Miracast tech, but it looks like it too utilizes WiFi. The problem is that I cannot sustain a WiFi connection to a cast device AND maintain my 4G connection. I always lose my 4G when I turn on WiFi, which in every other case I can think if would be the desired action.
So, is there a way to enable both WiFi AND mobile data so that the phone will see the mobile data connection as being internet accessible but still utilize the WiFi to support video casting? Or is my best option to look into USB-C to HDMI adapters and stick with needing to run a cable? It's 2016, I was hopeful a high quality wireless option was available that supported my use case.
Thanks!
I have a Firestick 4K Max and am using the Private Internet Access VPN. My max stock Mbps is a little over 230Mbps. The speed test that comes with the Firestick shows me at full speed with the VPN on, but all the other speed test apps show my speed at 25 - 40Mbps. Is my particular VPN not good for this sort of use case? Should I be using a different VPN?
I've always thought that newer means better but it looks like with Wi-Fi it's not the case.
Here's my case: I have a Wi-Fi 802.11ax router which provides 2.4 and 5GHz networks.
2.4GHz wireless is configured this way: Mode AX, channel 11 (the least occupied here), bandwidth 40Mhz.
5.0GHz wireless is configured this way: Mode AX, channel auto (nothing in the vicinity), bandwidth 80Mhz.
Everything else is set by default.
What I've noticed that when my smartphones are connected to the absolutely free 5GHz network (no interference, zero competing 5GHz routers), all of them consume roughly 50-60mA more than when they are connected to a congested 2.4GHz (two more 2.4GHz Wi-Fi routers occupying the same channel).
How can you test it yourself? Start playing any Internet radio station (which means a steady very light Internet traffic). Open something like AccuBattery at Discharge Status -> Battery current. Do not touch the phone or do anything in the process - observation takes roughly half a minute. Switch between your 2.4/5GHz access points.
I'm now trying to find out how to keep my phones connected to 5GHz while reducing the Wi-Fi power consumption. The Wi-Fi standard allows to force clients to limit their transmit power. I don't see this option in OpenWRT settings unfortunately.
birdie said:
I've always thought that newer means better but it looks like with Wi-Fi it's not the case.
Here's my case: I have a Wi-Fi 802.11ax router which provides 2.4 and 5GHz networks.
2.5GHz wireless is configured this way: Mode AX, channel 11 (the least occupied here), bandwidth 40Mhz.
5.0GHz wireless is configured this way: Mode AX, channel auto (nothing in the vicinity), bandwidth 80Mhz.
Everything else is set by default.
What I've noticed that when my smartphones are connected to the absolutely free 5GHz network (no interference, zero competing 5GHz routers), all of them consume roughly 50-60mA more than when they are connected to a congested 2.5GHz (two more 2.5GHz Wi-Fi routers occupying the same channel).
How can you test it yourself? Start playing any Internet radio station (which means a steady very light Internet traffic). Open something like AccuBattery at Discharge Status -> Battery current. Do not touch the phone or do anything in the process - observation takes roughly half a minute. Switch between your 2.4/5GHz access points.
I'm now trying to find out how to keep my phones connected to 5GHz while reducing the Wi-Fi power consumption. The Wi-Fi standard allows to force clients to limit their transmit power. I don't see this option in OpenWRT settings unfortunately.
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This might help.
[SMALL FIX] Increase Wifi TX power ("signal strenght")
Hi, I noticed that our wifi driver can be controlled via iwconfig to increase TX power. It's not too impressive change (from default 14dbm to max 15dbm), but still it's a ~25% transmission power increase considering miliwatts (25mW->32mW) :)...
forum.xda-developers.com
What do you expect? 5GHz is using the twice the bandwidth. Of course it's going to consume more power. It's also more prone to attenuation at a shorter distance which increases the power needed to maintain the connection.