Husage: A Better HughesNet Usage Report

[linoj]

I launched a new free service (Husage dot net) which provides a better hughesnet usage reports. I wrote this little tool to help my family manage our downloads and help avoid getting "FAP-ed".

Basically it starts with the HughesNet usage report and reformats it. Husage shows download usage over 24 hour periods, highlights periods in color that exceed given thresholds, and sends you an email alert if your usage level exceeds a threshold.

Feel free to try it and let me know if you run into any issues. Thx.

www dot husage dot net

(this forum wont let me post the real link yet)

See ya.

[grohgreg]

If you didn't require a site ID and password, I might consider it.

//greg//

[Jared Twomey]

If you didn't require a site ID and password, I might consider it.

//greg//

I don't know anything about this site, nor have I ever had hughesnet at my home, but wouldn't he need the site id to pull your usage information?

[grohgreg]

Yes and no. But it's a bit more complicated than that. We're talking about more than one password and ID here. To access my usage data right now, I must log into
HughesNet - Home

This is only accomplished after providing my email address and password. To access my usage data I must then drill through the Customer Care section, then Tools, then Usage, then define the period, and then provide my unique Site ID. On the way, I pass through a menu of other features that can be accessed by simply providing the Site ID. A partial list is illustrated below. I hope it will make clear why I wouldn't want anybody other than me rooting around in there.

To use this Husage "utility", one must perform a separate registration, one that includes the applicant's unique Site ID. It seems to me that using the
www.husage.net


"utility", one renders his or her entire HughesNet account vulnerable to hijacking. If it Husage was a PC-based utility - where I was not required to surrender personal data to a 3rd party - fine. But in its present web-based form, I'm put off by potential security concerns. It's sorta the same feeling I'd have is someone promoted a web-based utility to help me "keep better track" of my bank account data, or my telephone accounts, or my insurance plans.

Please understand that I'm not impugning the motives of the OP. What I see simply represents a tempting target for hackers. But that's just me. Others may not share such concerns.

//greg//

[bradleys]

linoj,

I'm sure you set up the site with good intentions. Your FAQ indicates that you access public info to get the stats. Sorry, but my site ID isn't public information as far as I'm concerned.

If you're trying to get your tool out where it can be used by folks, you might consider releasing the source under the GPL (GNU General Public License).

FWIW

[damjr]

It's a good idea but Hughes will be launching a simular application in the near future for all subscribers.

[linoj]

i guess i dont understand these objections.

Hughesnet reports are public, anyone can type in a site id and get a report for it. Since husage reads the same reports it also needs a site id.

Giving a password protects you from others changing your report settings. Thats all. It has nothing to do with any hughes accounts you might have. Not rocket science, just a convenience.

husage dot net is free. I dont care about your data. i just thought I'd share. Whatever.

[linoj]

grohgreg: fyu, you can access usage reports without logging in to your myhughesnet account, just use the link below and enter in any site id


http://customercare.myhughesnet.com/frm_usage.cfm

or if you have HS9000 modem


??????????




of course, none of this works when the customercare site itself is down :/

[mark700]

If you're looking for something a little simpler you can use Bitmeter, it just sits in your taskbar and keeps track of your usage (up and down). It's limited though to keeping track of usage on each computer, not system wide.