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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...
(Background: 35+ years experience with the Intel/AMD line of PC’s)
The short and sweet answer is that ALL modern devices now (Last 20 years) now 'Phone Home'. The same goes for any 'smart' devices in the home. The amount of data used varies widely and has to be taken individually to break it down further.
My previous post said ‘just turn off the WiFi router’, but truth be told, you would need to unplug every single ‘Smart’ device in the house (In the event of the lake house) to stop it.
Each 'Smart' device (phone, TV, Computer, Home automation systems (Nest / Etc.) will send and receive data from the Internet. It's written into the fine print of every device that people by and large won't bother to look at. And you cannot stop this from happening.
So don’t sign up for any ‘Internet access’ that has a data cap. Because at some point you are going to exceed the limit no matter how diligent you are.
