Nearly a year ago, Comcast first announced that it would establish a data usage tracking meter to help its broadband customers determine the amount of data being used on their accounts, especially ...

Not ready for prime time, the online bandwidth meter is undergoing further employee trials. The tool that would help customers keep an eye on their usage was expected back in January. Josh Lowensohn ...

Utility companies claim smart meters save customers money. But that isn’t always the case.

A number of broadband ISPs, including AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, and Comcast have announced their intent to meter Internet usage. Assuming they follow through on this intent, ...

While it is a good thing that the mobile internet speeds have substantially increased, it is also sad to know that so have the prices we pay for using them. Even though some mobile carriers offer ...

The adoption of smart meters has skyrocketed in recent years as households and businesses increasingly attempt to rein in their energy usage. After California-based Pacific Gas & Electric became the ...

Comcast’s data-usage meter gave thousands of customers inaccurate readings for two months because of a software bug, causing the broadband provider to incorrectly charge about 2,000 users for ...

Seasonal droughts have been with us forever. But, especially in the western US, they are of increasing duration and severity. Unfortunately, that trend is expected to continue. The result is less ...

Google just introduced new Gemini usage limits and a usage meter to go with them that shows a graph of how much you’ve used — and despite never getting close to my limit, it’s still changed the way I ...