It is just very annoying, because I don`t have unlimited broadband, and even I just want to surf on the net, even if I just read a few pages, my downloaded data is about 40 MB in an hour, which means that I very soon will reach my limit even if I literally not doing anything.
While my incoming transfer is constantly, my outcoming transfer is 0, if I don`t do anything.
According to my firewall (Comodo) the svchost.exe has the responsibility for the constant incoming datas.
What can I do? Is this normal or will I be able to do something to reduce or stop this annoying incoming transfer?
2007-02-07 21:03:43 · 5 answers · asked by Dan 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Contact your cable company.
2007-02-07 21:09:53 · answer #1 · answered by Tom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disable your internet connection when you're not using it, for one. To disable it, right click on the taskbar icon that shows when your connection is active and select Disable. To reconnect, pull up your start menu, select Connect To, then Show All Connections, and double-click whichever connection you previously shut off (to save time, you can right-click on that icon and Send To Desktop to get an icon that'll do the same thing from the desktop).
Scrubbing your system clear of spyware and viruses will take care of any rogue programs that are transmitting data out your system, which might also take care of any inbound communication with said programs.
But your real problem is that 40MB is actually a pittance of data compared to what you can get with a regular webpage. For instance, the Yahoo! Answers logo on the screen where I'm typing this in runs 2MB alone. My connection can hit 40MB in about six seconds flat. If you're using a dial-up connection that limits how much data you can download each day, you should really consider getting something like NetZero, where you should be able to get unlimited dial-up for $10/mo. There's no reason at all why someone should be using limited-bandwidth dial-up from home anymore (and I haven't even heard of limited-bandwidth broadband). If you can't afford a basic unlimited dial-up connection, you can always try your local library to see if you can get some free time there.
2007-02-08 05:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by the_amazing_purple_dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's getting pretty common nowadays because the web is more heavily media reliant. ( Flash ads and embedded videos ).
I just got online less than an hour ago and netstat records about 130 MB on incoming firefox connection only. I haven't even started with my daily youtube browsing. :)
2007-02-08 06:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by Speedjak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ideas dude, sorry.
2007-02-08 05:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by MaX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
microsoft.com has advisor fore . try the cableguy.com
2007-02-08 05:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by martinmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋