Hi Tony Do you have any other devices/computers using the internet? Try turning all the computers and devices off, then see if in that same time period (e.g. 30mins) if any usage is still being used. This will help narrow it down a little bit. If there is no usage when nothing is on, then one would assume it has to be being used by your devices. Then just have one computer or device on, and see if the usage still increases. This helps narrow down where it may be used from.
One thing to check is System Preferences - App Store. Having it “Automatically check for updates” is OK. But I tend to untick “Download newly available updates in the background” or anything that says it’s going to auto download and auto install. I do all those manually. The iPhone will also do the same thing. Settings - iTunes and App Store. Automatic Updates etc. (You can also check “Use Mobile Data” isn’t ticked at the same time as well - won’t affect this issue, but just incase). Some Apps on devices can also use data. You can see these in Settings - General - Backup App Refresh. You can turn the whole thing off, ,or turn it off per App. They’re a few places to start, and turn off to help narrow it down. On the Mac, you can also see if you’re using Network usage from Applications - Utilities. Open Activity Monitor. Click on Network, and you’ll see how much data is being sent and received. If it’s hugely spiking, then you can see it’s all coming from the computer. So it’s a matter of just going through everything and truely to narrow it down / rule out what it may be, or which device is using it. Hope that start helps. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 7 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. > On 18 Apr 2018, at 8:28 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello fellow members. > I am having serious problems with Data use on my Computer( Telstra)I am using > 1GB of Data approx’ every 10 15 minutes. It’s Telstra’s top up system when > the normal data has run out. But it can cost up to $110. in 2 Hours, with > only the Computer on, I have tried talking to Telstra ( India) and last night > the Phillipines, not to bad, but no idea on what’s burning our data, it’s > like we’re supplying the street with our wireless. Any ideas if it’s > something we may have open on the Computer? We are doing nothing different > than at any other time. > Thanks Guy’s just thought I’d ask the question. Next stop the Ombudsman. > Telstra Shops only handle Customer Plans and Sales, not Billing or Data > problems. > Kind Regards > > Tony > Boddington. > > Sent from my iPhone > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
