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How much data is being used by the tado system?

country
country
in General Questions & Topics
I have 8 radiators Controlled individually and recently changed my home unlimited data package to a more economical data sim.
I am currently on holiday but something is using 1 to 2 gbs a day and the only culprit I can think of is the Tado radiator valves etc ,these are all set to frost protection.
I Have smarty sim in a home mifi , the smarty app is telling me I'm using data everyday, am I missing something?

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  • samd
    samd ✭✭✭
    edited June 1

    The tado° devices communicate via radio at 868 MHz using the IPv6 enabled “6LoWPAN” protocol. The advantage of using this protocol for the tado° wireless network, instead of Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz), is the extremely low power consumption combined with superior range inside buildings and through walls.

    The only item requiring your data allowance is the bridge connected by ethernet to your router.

  • wateroakley
    wateroakley Volunteer Moderator
    edited June 2

    @country Our broadband router reports that Tado is using about 1.5 mbps data a day. If you’re using 1000X that amount, suggest that you look at your broadband router logs for the wired or wireless port with excessive data usage.

  • country
    country
    Thank you for all your comments and suggestions,
    I'm not sure how to look at my broadband router logs yet but it's work in progress 😀
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  • wateroakley
    wateroakley Volunteer Moderator

    @country I'd be far more suspicious of a video stream than the very low data rate of Tado IOT devices. Do you have a Ring-type doorbell or security camera?

    This is from a BT (EE branded) router.

    1. Log in to the Hub manager. Usually on IP address 192.168.1.254
    2. Status. The page shows 4 days uptime
    3. My devices. The Tado dongle is in Port3 and has used 6.0 MB. Thats's about 1.5MB a day. Which is next to nothing and consistent with 6LoWPAN tor IOT devices.
    4. My devices. Our wireless doorbell is uploading about 75MB a day. One camera is doing much the same, 25MB a day for upload and 40MB a day for download.

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  • wateroakley
    wateroakley Volunteer Moderator

    @country I'd be far more suspicious of a video stream, such as Ring-type camera doorbell or security camera. Our doorbell is uploading 80MB a day. One camera is uploading 25MB a day and downloading 40MB.

    This is a screenshot from a BT (EE branded) router. You'll need to look in the 'My devices' screen.

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  • Avago
    Avago
    Thanks again :) I do have some cameras(and a doorbell) which slipped my mind . Looks like I need unlimited data !

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