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Why is my internet data usage high when not home?
Hi. I am on the Home Internet Lite plan that has a 100 GB max. I noticed I have data usage reported when no one is even awake or even home (just husband and I, so no kids online when should be aslee...
There are many things that can take up large data usage if you set them up to automatically update software/firmware. For example, just one automatic os update for your PC can take 10+ GB. If you have multiple PCs, then they will each take up the same amount of data. Another example - Microsoft Office automatic update can take 1 GB or more per PC. Keep in mind that even if you have updates configured to where you manually accept the update, the update package itself may have already been downloaded in the background.
