{"id":464841,"date":"2022-06-18T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T14:00:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T11:00:55","slug":"these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"#These Hidden Bandwidth Vampires Are Eating Up Your Data Cap at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5d268d33\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/#Start_Your_Search_with_These_Common_Bandwidth_Vampires\" >Start Your Search with These Common Bandwidth Vampires<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/#Streaming_Devices\" >Streaming Devices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/#Smart_Security_Cameras\" >Smart Security Cameras<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/#Windows_Updates\" >Windows Updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/#Automatic_Game_Updates\" >Automatic Game Updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/#%E2%80%9CStuck%E2%80%9D_Updates\" >\u201cStuck\u201d Updates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-hidden-bandwidth-vampires-are-eating-up-your-data-cap-at-home\/#Malware\" >Malware<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThese_Hidden_Bandwidth_Vampires_Are_Eating_Up_Your_Data_Cap_at_Home%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;These Hidden Bandwidth Vampires Are Eating Up Your Data Cap at Home&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-811556 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BandwidthVampires3.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A powerful gaming router, sitting on a marble table.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Netgear\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Netgear<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re laboring under the burden of an ISP-imposed data cap, tracking down the \u201cbandwidth vampires\u201d using up all your precious data will save you from overage fees and hassles. Here\u2019s where to look.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Bandwidth_Vampires\"><\/span>What Are Bandwidth Vampires?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A few years back, there was a lot of chatter about \u201cenergy vampires,\u201d devices around the home that sucked down lots of electrical energy even when they weren\u2019t in active use.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more notable examples of this problem, and one that got national attention at the time, were cable boxes\u2014some units consumed more energy per year than a refrigerator.<\/p>\n<p>In that same vein\u2014guess we\u2019re just going to double up on the vampire references today\u2014bandwidth vampires are devices around your home that use data when you\u2019re not actively using them.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes that data use, even if it doesn\u2019t feel like an active use on your end, is part of the functionality of the device and you\u2019ll have to live with it. Other times it\u2019s frivolous (or at least poorly timed) usage and you\u2019ll want to curtail it.<\/p>\n<p>If you have unlimited internet, this article will ultimately be more of a curiosity piece for you than anything else.<\/p>\n<p>But for folks dealing with ISP data caps and worried about getting sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed with overage fees for blowing through those caps, hunting down any wasteful data usage on their network is a worthwhile pursuit.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Locating_Bandwidth_Vampires\"><\/span>Locating Bandwidth Vampires<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-809620 size-full \" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bandwidthmonitor.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A router showing device data consumption in the last 24 hours.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracking device data use at the router level is ideal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before we jump into a list of common (and commonly overlooked) bandwidth vampires around the home, we need to preface that by pointing out something crucial to your investigative efforts.<\/p>\n<p>While we have a broad knowledge of computers, gadgets, and apps used in and around the home, there are simply too many variables between devices, services, and how they are configured, for us to rattle off every possible thing attached to your home network gobbling up all your data.<\/p>\n<p>If you read through our list of potential culprits below and feel like nothing jumps out as the likely cause of your problems, you can always roll up your sleeves and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/192654\/how-to-monitor-your-internet-bandwidth-usage-and-avoid-exceeding-data-caps\/\">sift through the data yourself by monitoring your internet usage.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases doing so, especially at the router level, is the only way to figure out exactly what device on your network is responsible for your bandwidth woes.<\/p>\n<p>Your ability to track data use at the router level is heavily limited by your router and the installed firmware, but most newer routers have some sort of functionality built-in to help you drill down through data usage by service type (e.g. Netflix, Steam, etc.) and by individual devices (e.g. your gaming PC, the new security camera you just installed, etc.)<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_Your_Search_with_These_Common_Bandwidth_Vampires\"><\/span>Start Your Search with These Common Bandwidth Vampires<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although, as we just mentioned, there is a nearly infinite combination of devices and software that could be doing their best to blast through your monthly data cap, there are some usual suspects worth looking at right from the start\u2014if for no other reason than to rule them out.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Streaming_Devices\"><\/span>Streaming Devices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You might be thinking \u201cStreaming devices use a lot of bandwidth? That\u2019s not anything new.\u201d Obviously, if you\u2019re using your Apple TV to watch hours of 4K video streams, it\u2019s going to use a lot of bandwidth because streaming HD and UHD video is bandwidth intensive.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the things that surprise people when it comes to bandwidth vampires, though, we feel comfortable saying that streaming devices like the Chromecast and Apple TV as well as smart home \u00a0devices like the Google\u00a0Nest Hub are at the top of the list. Of course, they use a lot of bandwidth when you\u2019re actively streaming, but they\u2019re also quite data hungry while idling.<\/p>\n<p>Most people simply don\u2019t realize how much these devices pull down, day in and day out, but when you look at the stats it\u2019s quite surprising. The issue is that the screensaver modes on most streaming devices run 24\/7 and consume quite a bit of data.<\/p>\n<p>In my home, for example, I have four Nest Hubs and five Chromecasts. Each one of them, in idle mode, consumes around 450 MB every day. So with only one on the network, that\u2019s 13.5 GB of idle data usage every 30 days. With 9 different devices, it jumps to 121.5 GB. Fortunately, with a fiber connection and no data cap, that\u2019s never been a problem for me. But if I had a 1TB data cap, about 12% of my monthly cap would be chewed up by idle streaming and smart home devices. Not actively using Netflix or such, mind you, just having the devices turned on all day.<\/p>\n<p>While you can avoid the issue by unplugging your devices when not in use, that\u2019s pretty inconvenient (and in the case of the Home Hub and other smart displays it defeats the purpose of having them).<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we recommend you adjust your settings. While it varies between devices, there are typically options to turn off high-resolution screensavers (Apple TV 4K\u2019s screensavers are beautiful but very data-intensive) or swap out the slideshow photos with something simple and low-res\u2014a trick we recommend to tame Chromecast data usage.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smart_Security_Cameras\"><\/span>Smart Security Cameras<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-811313 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BandwidthVampires1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A Google Nest security camera in a home.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Google\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cloud-based cameras are bandwidth hogs. <span class=\"imagecredit\">Google<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Old school security cameras record their footage to local storage and only consume bandwidth when you remotely access the footage away from home.<\/p>\n<p>While some newer smart security cameras also have local storage options, the bulk of them\u2014and certainly the most popular options like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bestbuy.7tiv.net\/c\/156932\/671509\/10014?subId1=htg&amp;subId2=809619&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fgoogle-nest-cam-battery-2-pack-snow%2F6473265.p%3FskuId%3D6473265\">Google Nest cameras<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ring-Spotlight-Cam-Battery-Security\/dp\/B07K7CSVJ8\/?tag=hotoge-20\">Amazon Ring cameras<\/a>\u2014are cloud-based and quite bandwidth-intensive. Whether or not your home internet connection can adequately support smart security cameras is a serious consideration.<\/p>\n<p>The newer Nest cameras, for instance, can use anywhere from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googlenest\/answer\/9245832?hl=en#zippy=%2Cdownload-bandwidth-used-by-nest-cameras%2Ctotal-monthly-data-used-by-nest-cameras%2Cnest-cam-battery%2Cnest-cam-iq-indoor-nest-cam-iq-outdoor%2Cnest-cam-indoor-nest-cam-outdoor-and-dropcam%2Cnest-doorbell-battery%2Creduce-the-amount-of-bandwidth-your-camera-uses%2Cupload-bandwidth-used-by-cameras-and-doorbells\">100 to 400 GB per month<\/a>, <em>per camera<\/em>, because both upload and download count towards data caps\u2014and cloud cameras upload a lot of data. So if you recently added cloud-based smart security cameras to your home network and you\u2019re shocked that the bandwidth meter on your ISP\u2019s dashboard indicates you\u2019re chewing through your data at a record pace, that\u2019s a good place to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>While you won\u2019t be able to fully tame the data usage for a cloud-based security camera, you should be able to make adjustments like switching it to only upload data when motion is detected or other such tweaks.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_Updates\"><\/span>Windows Updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Windows, by default, uses a peer-to-peer system for optimizing Windows updates. The short of it is that Windows PCs will connect together, sort of like a single-purpose torrent cloud, to rapidly share Windows update data across the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>For folks with limited bandwidth and data, it\u2019s wise to turn off \u201cDelivery Optimization\u201d\u2014with a small caveat. There are two types of Delivery Optimization, global (where you share with Windows PCs all over the place) and local (where you share with Windows PCs just on your local network).<\/p>\n<p>Opt to use Delivery Optimization just for the local network and you\u2019ll actually <em>save<\/em> bandwidth, because one PC will download the update and any other local Windows PCs will pull the data from there, rather than downloading it all over again.<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re at it, you might want to turn off auto-updates in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> so you can time when you update your PC with when you have extra bandwidth to burn.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automatic_Game_Updates\"><\/span>Automatic Game Updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-811315 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BandwidthVampires2.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The update screen for the video game Elden Ring.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Did you rage-quit on a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>? Be sure to turn off the updates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Game sizes, especially for AAA titles, just keep creeping up. Not only should you consider the size of the original download when stocking your game library\u2014folks on limited connections definitely shouldn\u2019t try to download a large Steam or console library at once\u2014you should also consider updates too.<\/p>\n<p>Even small (in terms of features and bug fixes) updates for many games are substantial in size. Updates in the\u00a0<em>Call of Duty<\/em> franchise, for instance, often weigh in at 10-30GB per update or even larger. The April 2022 update for <em>Call of Duty: Warzone<\/em> was a hefty 40GB.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not actively playing a game and you\u2019re constantly watching your data usage, there\u2019s no good reason to have one or more games pulling down data month after month if you\u2019re not even playing the game. Burning up 4% of your 1TB data cap on <em>Call of Duty<\/em> update you\u2019re not even going to play doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid that trap, we recommend going into the settings menu of your game clients and on your consoles to toggle off automatic updates. It\u2019s a tradeoff, to be sure, if you forget to update and you do actually want to play the game a few months from now you might have to sit there for a spell while it updates, but on the upside, you won\u2019t waste your data.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStuck%E2%80%9D_Updates\"><\/span>\u201cStuck\u201d Updates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We separated this one out because it can happen to just about any application or device and isn\u2019t specific to Windows or gaming.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s, thankfully, relatively uncommon but when it happens it\u2019s quite frustrating. Sometimes an application or device will download an update and fail to install it or otherwise experience an error. Rather than just give up, the same automatic trigger that prompted it to download the update in the first place notices that the expected update isn\u2019t complete and does it all over again.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re really at a loss for what is sucking up all your data, dig around in your router as we outlined in the section above about <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#moka_anchor_Locating\">locating bandwidth vampires on your network<\/a> to narrow it down to a particular device that is hammering your connection. Then look on the device for anything trying to update that might be stuck in a loop. This includes operating system updates, large application suite updates, game updates, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re really stuck narrowing it down, don\u2019t forget to check for updates for applications or games you\u2019ve removed. Sometimes partial or improper removal of an application can leave it in a sort of limbo where the updater companion app keeps chugging along trying to do its best, despite the parent application\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Malware\"><\/span>Malware<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Fortunately, malware chewing up your bandwidth is relatively rare but you shouldn\u2019t assume that\u2019s not the source of your problems.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ruled out culprits like cloud-based security cameras, huge game updates, and such, then it\u2019s worth double-checking your computer is malware-free and even your router too. Not all malware is bandwidth-intensive, but some forms are.<\/p>\n<p>Scanning for malware and staying on top of security updates will help keep your individual devices and home network protected.<\/p>\n<p>If none of the common bandwidth vampires end up being the culprit, it\u2019s back to the basics\u2014poring over router logs and checking individual devices and apps\u2014to pin down the source of all that data usage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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