Internet data allowance query

Ok. I'm just about to switch over to a new internet service provider with ADSL2+. The only problem is that im not sure exactly how much would i be using (just like my last provider.). The total allowance of gigabytes i am getting is 135GB (35 peak, 100 off-peak). I only really play three main games (modern warfare2, counterstrike source, and runescape). I know for a fact that runescape dosen't take up alot. But it's the other two im not too sure about. Why "Dodo" (internet provider im switching to), dosen't equally halve the data, i don't know.

Just want to get a idea of how much data is used on everyone elses ISP's for these three games, and how i can track it without going over. (obviously, the more you play, the more data is used).

Cheers, dafin0

Online gaming doesn't use a lot of bandwidth as everything is local, and you're just sending and receiving movements and positioning from the server. Looks like maximum for CSS is 40mb/hour, so you're fine there. MW2 appears to have a similar usage, and i'm guessing RS is even lower.

So basically no worries.

Also if you want to track, I'd recommend using something on your router such as DD-WRT as it has many useful features such as bandwidth monitoring.

Thanks for that. Those numbers are really low

So can i lock this program to a specific application im using, or does it monitor all data usage at once?

Cheers, dafin0

135Gb is considerably more than 99.99% would need. Even if you're online gaming 24 hours a day, you won't get near it.

I've heard RS uses around 5-20MB/hour depending on how crowded it is.