Verizon Jet Pack Data Usage

havasu wrote:
I would suspect that you have a trojan virus on your laptop. I run several servers and one was hacked recently - it was sending out over 1 million emails per hour! I am now trying to clean up a log folder that has over 18 million tiny files in it - will take several days to delete.

Time to clean the laptop and find out what's causing the issue. If you have Win7 or 8 then the Task Manager has a 'performance' tab that allows you to see the volume of data traffic on your WiFi or Ethernet connection - when connected, check the numbers - you will see then if it's your laptop generating the traffic and if it is high and constant then it's more than likely a Trojan.

I agree, you have some type of virus or malware.

With any type of external hotspot such as a Jetpack, it is advisable to turn it off when not in use. Phones, tablets and computers have a myriad of programs, updates, etc. that can use data unbeknownst to you. When it is on, set up a password for access.

We also have Verizon 4620L JetPack.

There are a few things you can do to reduce the usage.

- Use FlashBlock addon for Firefox - then turn it off. It wont start until you click the (F) circle F to initiate the flash program. This keeps the video from downloading until you say so. If you dont view the video (we dont view them all) it doesnt download.

- Use AdBlock addon for Firefox - same situation - stops ads that you may not need to see. You can control AdBlock by a per-page basis. Use when you think there is something of interest.

These are two big users of bandwidth. It may help.

Be selective about watching any YouTube videos. They are usually 3+ MB per file. It quickly adds up.

With Firefox and tabs you can select not to load the tab until you click to open the tab.

Never leave your PC on with the browser running! Pages like NASCAR.com will update continuously without your intervention.

I would suspect that you have a trojan virus on your laptop. I run several servers and one was hacked recently - it was sending out over 1 million emails per hour! I am now trying to clean up a log folder that has over 18 million tiny files in it - will take several days to delete.

Time to clean the laptop and find out what's causing the issue. If you have Win7 or 8 then the Task Manager has a 'performance' tab that allows you to see the volume of data traffic on your WiFi or Ethernet connection - when connected, check the numbers - you will see then if it's your laptop generating the traffic and if it is high and constant then it's more than likely a Trojan.

Exactly! There's no way updates or anything in background is transferring a gig of data EVERY half hour when the PC is running. Is there a major windows update happening maybe? Even that will only run till the update completes.

You need to dig into the issue and find out what the PC is actually doing. That kind of data usage, if not streaming HD Video, is not right.

MrWizard wrote:
thats 2gigs an hour
that HD video movie useage

unless it is doing and awful lot of windows updates

Roadlover wrote:
I have a Verizon Jet Pack we use for our laptop but in recent months, the data usage has gone nuts. We also have three iPhones on the account but we have been forced monthly increase data plans to the point we are now on a 18gb plan. The problem is not the phones but the laptop. It has gotten to the point, we can no longer use the laptop because it uses about 1gb per half hour and this is only using web surfing and emails. No videos. Any suggestions? Thanks

something is strange. I have a hard time using 1GB/month when we travel for email, web surfing etc. In fact HD TV uses between 1 and 2 GB/Hr and that's one of the most data intensive things you can do.

Even when we watch netflix on the road we usually stay under 6GB/month pretty easily by using the "medium" quality setting on netflix.

and I use a Verizon 4G jetpack for our on the road internet and contrary to some others it hasn't been an issue. Unless I watch some videos, I'm hard pressed even with 4GLTE on all the time to get to 2 GB/month. I really haven't seen any data use increase in our applications between 3G and 4G UNLESS we use 4GLTE for video. For other stuff 4gLTE is faster, but no higher data useage.

rr2254545 wrote:

The Texan wrote:
This is a "known" problem with Verizon and it has nothing to do with your computer, OS, or websites you visit. It is the way Verizon measures your use on their system. We have the same Jet Pack, but on the Millenicom 20G plan and with 2 computers, a wife that spends hours gaming on Pogo and I surf many forums. Our average usage is only 10-11 gigs monthly and that is with Millenicom doing the metering, not Verizon. If your contract is expired, go to Millenicom and put the Verizon metering problem behind you.

This is not a know problem I do not have this problem - remember this is the internet and not all answers are correct.

I have not usage problem with my Mifi 5510

You will have down the road. It is hitting in most areas, sooner or later.

The Texan wrote:
This is a "known" problem with Verizon and it has nothing to do with your computer, OS, or websites you visit. It is the way Verizon measures your use on their system. We have the same Jet Pack, but on the Millenicom 20G plan and with 2 computers, a wife that spends hours gaming on Pogo and I surf many forums. Our average usage is only 10-11 gigs monthly and that is with Millenicom doing the metering, not Verizon. If your contract is expired, go to Millenicom and put the Verizon metering problem behind you.

This is not a know problem I do not have this problem - remember this is the internet and not all answers are correct.

I have not usage problem with my Mifi 5510

thats 2gigs an hour
that HD video movie useage

unless it is doing and awful lot of windows updates

4G makes it soooooo easy to eat up data. With todays fancy "Cloud" and other keep stuff in the sky free offereings, data can get out of control going back and forth to your computer and anything else you have sync'ed to it. Apps updating and the computer updates are nothing but more and more data being eaten up.
I turn off all Cloud, sync, updates off and that has helped a lot.