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I've been searching the forums and the Internet in general, today, as I have gotten my first notice from Comcast that, lo, I am over my 1 Terabyte limit, this month. It has been inching toward that m...
douglasw
Dec 21, 2018Guide
So - just off the phone with Xfinity. Their suggestion: ditch the Netgear stuff because it doesnt support what's required to allow for "by device" usage - as does their other rental products. I think this is a pretty crappy answer, but NETGEAR PRODUCT TEAM - pay attention! Others are solving this problem and you are not. IT's growing more important for more cusotmers, and if you fail to address this need, you will find more and more users abandoning your otherwise great products. PLEASE consider the following user stories: 1) as a consumer, I need to be able to see data usage/bandwidth consumer by device in a granular enough fashion (hourly?) so I can manage my devices / so I can verify my internet service is charging me the right amount. 2) as a consumer, I need to be able to see internet usage by device (or family member) so I can turn off one device used by a certain teenager after they hit a usage quota (say 20GB/day) 3) as a consumer, I'd love to know what percentage of overall usage each internet streaming service is consuming (e.g. Amazon Music vs Netflix vs AppleTV . Got lots more - let me know if you're interested.