# What's a good free internet usage meter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 3, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896 "2009-04-03T18:51:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896/1 "2009-04-03T18:51:39Z")

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[http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090331\_726397.htm](http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090331_726397.htm)

With Time Warner planning to start placing bandwidth caps on their Road Runner Internet service, I want to know just how much bandwidth I’m using. But nearly every free Internet usage meter I’ve come across is described as terrible in the user comments.

Does any know of an Internet usage meter that’s good AND free?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896/2 "2009-04-03T19:07:49Z")

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I use [Magitime](http://www.tucows.com/preview/226409)(Link goes to the download page at TuCows)

It’s worked perfectly with no problems of any sort.

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**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896/3 "2009-04-03T19:51:57Z")

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[Netmeter](http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/index.php?PHPSESSID=124b267819cd3d45cbdb80870952e95a&page=10) is also worth a look.

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**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896/4 "2009-04-03T20:29:30Z")

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Isn’t there a way to get this data directly off your modem?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896/5 "2009-04-04T02:15:12Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> I use [Magitime](http://www.tucows.com/preview/226409)(Link goes to the download page at TuCows)

This is exactly what I’m looking for. Thanks.

Do you know if it works in Vista?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-free-internet-usage-meter/491896/6 "2009-04-04T02:26:23Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> This is exactly what I’m looking for. Thanks.
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> Do you know if it works in Vista?

No idea, I’m still using XP.