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Excessive and inaccurate data usage
Having the issue reported by multiple people here: https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/your-home-network/sudden-spike-in-data-usage/65091e84baecdd4ece0656b7?page=2
My router says we've used roughly 135gb so far this month, while the usage meter from the xfinity site claims nearly 500gb -- not the first time this has happened. Cable modem firmware is up to date (this is automatically kept up to date by Comcast, we aren't even able to update it ourselves) and the router is completely fine and secure.
How do we address this issue with the inaccurate and inflated data usage being reported by the xfinity site?



XfinityAlfonso
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20 days ago
Hello user_d1xoc1 thank you so much for taking the time to reach out here on our Xfinity Forums! When disputes regarding data usage arise, our trained professionals at Comcast Customer Security Assurance can help!
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user_d1xoc1
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14 days ago
bumping this thread -- Any suggestions on how to resolve the incorrect calculation of data usage, that's still occurring, that Xfinity admitted was a problem on their end as early as October 2023? (link where Xfinity employee discloses that this is an issue on the Xfinity side and is not due to excessive customer data usage/activity: https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/customer-service/data-usage-problem/65248627697e8c6b344613b3?commentId=6525eed896e42961f081febc&replyId=6526807a697e8c6b34462037 )
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user_d1xoc1
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I just spoke with CSA who says that the engineering ticket was resolved with a finding that there is no issue with tracking data usage on the Comcast side, however our data usage is still wildly off (it's currently showing roughly 1.1TB used vs our router that shows roughly 600GB used). I was also told that there is no recourse at this point (short of switching providers). We don't have any unknown devices on our network, and all devices that are able to run antivirus are currently running antivirus (and we have not had any incidents involving malware).
Can someone confirm whether there is any other step we can take to resolve this? At this point it seems like the only option we have is to find another provider and replace Comcast/Xfinity but I'd like someone from Xfinity to confirm this, thanks.
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