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  • #1
  • First Post: May 4, 2011 4:14pm May 4, 2011 4:14pm
My DSL provider began tracking my usage on May 2 and will be charging me for usage in excess of 150 GB per month.

Does anyone know what the download numbers for MT4 are or how I can find the answer? I frequently have an EA running for quite a few hours a day...

TIA,
Lou G
Old Benjamin was right
  • #2
  • May 4, 2011 4:50pm May 4, 2011 4:50pm
Hi, I have my metatrader platform running 24/5 and my monthly download is less than 10GB... 150GB sounds a bit excessive!!

Mark
  • #3
  • May 4, 2011 5:10pm May 4, 2011 5:10pm
Quoting Lou G
My DSL provider began tracking my usage on May 2 and will be charging me for usage in excess of 150 GB per month.

Does anyone know what the download numbers for MT4 are or how I can find the answer? I frequently have an EA running for quite a few hours a day...

TIA,
Lou G
Relax, it doesn't use as much as what you think. My computer has been running for 13 days straight (so has metatrader) and I have used only about 92,600kb from metatrader. This is how I found out:

1. Look at the bottom right of your metatrader platform and add up the kb's that you see. (downloaded/uploaded) Example pic below...

2. Go to the kb to GB conversion site and type in your total to convert. Wallah, done... see nothing to worry about. You will burn more GB's watching youtube/vids etc. and downloading music etc than you will on metatrader by a long shot.

Peace,
SatchFan
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  • May 4, 2011 5:15pm May 4, 2011 5:15pm
Quoting Lou G
My DSL provider began tracking my usage on May 2 and will be charging me for usage in excess of 150 GB per month.

Does anyone know what the download numbers for MT4 are or how I can find the answer? I frequently have an EA running for quite a few hours a day...

TIA,
Lou G
MT4 doesn't use 150 GB a month, even with 15 different charts open. Who is this DSL provider? Do you have an alternate provider in your area? I'd be calling them up!

Sounds like someone is downloading lots of music and movies!
  • #5
  • May 4, 2011 5:24pm May 4, 2011 5:24pm
Perhaps my original post was confusing. AT&T is not trying to charge me for excessive usage, in fact they are thus far not even tracking my usage. I was just curious...

Thanks for your replies - I don't use my computer exclusively for trading and wondered what part MT4 would have in my monthly usage.

I don't expect to exceed 150GB monthly unless I suddenly become addicted to World of Warcraft
Old Benjamin was right
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  • Last Post: May 4, 2011 5:30pm May 4, 2011 5:30pm
Quoting Lou G
Thanks for your replies - I don't use my computer exclusively for trading and wondered what part MT4 would have in my monthly usage.

I don't expect to exceed 150GB monthly unless I suddenly become addicted to World of Warcraft

Even if you leave MT4 running 24/7 you'll probably use under 1 gb a month.
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