![]() It’s how I found out my Chromecast was using over 15GB of data per month just downloading backdrops. I use Google Wifi for mesh networking, which not only gives me excellent coverage over my entire house, but also provides all the tools I need to pinpoint which devices are using the most data. In that cause, I recommend investing in a good router setup. ![]() RELATED: How to Tame Your Chromecast's Background Data Usage your ISP should have some sort of graph letting you know how much data you’re using on the day-to-day, but, it won’t let you break it down on a per-device basis, making it incredibly difficult to pinpoint the culprit. If it doesn’t, you can probably monitor some devices individually-like your computers and phones-but not everything. If you’re lucky, your router has built-in network management settings that allow you to see what’s going on. RELATED: How to the Monitor the Bandwidth and Data Usage of Individual Devices on Your Network The end result can be something using way more data than it should be, and the only way to know is to monitor your network. Apps go rogue, downloads get corrupted, and sorts of other stuff. Monitor Your Network for Devices Using Too Much Data The best solution here is to keep your monitoring to an absolute minimum-set your cams to only record when you’re not at home, set it to record only when it detects motion (and not sound), and limit your camera’s quality/bandwidth settings. ![]() That alone is enough to crush most home users’ data caps. For example, one Reddit user highlighted the amount of data his three Nest Cams use in a 30 day period, and the upload totaled a whopping 1,302 GB-and that’s without taking into consideration the ~54 GB of downloads it also used. If you have something like a Nest Cam or Dropcam and subscribe to the associated cloud recording service, this could be absolutely slaughter your data package just on uploads alone. RELATED: How to Get the Most Out of Your Nest Cam And, if you just signed up for a new backup service, that initial backup could easily put you over your data cap. In addition, if you do have a cloud backup service like Backblaze, keep in mind that a lot of the files you create or download will also be uploaded to your backup service. ![]()
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