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So here's my problem. I am using a wifi hotspot from Airtel (in India) that provides internet connectivity via a simSIM card on their 4G network. 

The data goes to 0 way totoo quickly (in my opinion) and they will not provide me with any backup other than "the charges are proper per your usage". Because I connect to that one hotspot with my cell phone and laptop, I know I need to manually track and add the data usage. However

However, what makes the calculation difficult (if not impossible) is that I will use different networks to access the internet. ForFor example, at times, I am connecting my laptop to the home wifi network, other times at Starbucks, and other times on the Airtel Hotspot. So

So I need a bandwidth/data tracker that can keep track of the data usage per network. IsIs there something out there that runs on Mac OSX and Android?

So here's my problem. I am using a wifi hotspot from Airtel (in India) that provides internet connectivity via a sim card on their 4G network. The data goes to 0 way to quickly (in my opinion) and they will not provide me with any backup other than "the charges are proper per your usage". Because I connect to that one hotspot with my cell phone and laptop, I know I need to manually track and add the data usage. However, what makes the calculation difficult (if not impossible) is that I will use different networks to access the internet. For example, at times, I am connecting my laptop to the home wifi network, other times at Starbucks, and other times on the Airtel Hotspot. So I need a bandwidth/data tracker that can keep track of the data usage per network. Is there something out there that runs on Mac OSX and Android?

So here's my problem. I am using a wifi hotspot from Airtel (in India) that provides internet connectivity via a SIM card on their 4G network. 

The data goes to 0 way too quickly (in my opinion) and they will not provide me with any backup other than "the charges are proper per your usage". Because I connect to that one hotspot with my cell phone and laptop, I know I need to manually track and add the data usage.

However, what makes the calculation difficult (if not impossible) is that I will use different networks to access the internet. For example, at times, I am connecting my laptop to the home wifi network, other times at Starbucks, and other times on the Airtel Hotspot.

So I need a bandwidth/data tracker that can keep track of the data usage per network. Is there something out there that runs on Mac OSX and Android?

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How do I monitor internet data usage for a specific network?

So here's my problem. I am using a wifi hotspot from Airtel (in India) that provides internet connectivity via a sim card on their 4G network. The data goes to 0 way to quickly (in my opinion) and they will not provide me with any backup other than "the charges are proper per your usage". Because I connect to that one hotspot with my cell phone and laptop, I know I need to manually track and add the data usage. However, what makes the calculation difficult (if not impossible) is that I will use different networks to access the internet. For example, at times, I am connecting my laptop to the home wifi network, other times at Starbucks, and other times on the Airtel Hotspot. So I need a bandwidth/data tracker that can keep track of the data usage per network. Is there something out there that runs on Mac OSX and Android?