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Old 02-27-2017, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by billethkid View Post
I had an interesting experience the last 24 hours. I received an email from Comcast warning me I had 100% used up my internet data so far in February....1024 GB!!!

I called this morning and they reviewed my past useage....typically around 20 G per month.
Specifically
Nov 2016...19
Dec 2016....20
Jan 2017....450
Feb 2017...1024

They said we would have to be watching thousands of movies to come close to such useage.....

They conjectured my router security had been compromised and that I should go in and change my passwords.

Which I did.

I will wait a day or two to check with Comcast again.
In the meantime I am research if there are ways to see when someone unauthorized is on my device.

Comments/recommendations/experiences.
Someone could have used your data if your password was weak. They would have to be downloading thousands of movies or tv shows or music. I think Comcast can give you more specifics about what kind of device was used or time of day, etc.

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