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Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

FBarry reviewed v1.1.41 Beta on Nov 30, 2016

Advanced Port Scanner is free, does what you need with no dramas or troubles to configure. www.advanced-port-scanner.com

bobad reviewed v1.1.41 Beta on Oct 6, 2010

I have tried all the other net meters, and this is m favorite by far. The size and resource usage, the single EXE file, and the elegant appearance are the reason I like it. I've been using it on XP, Win7, and Vista for years, and never encountered a problem. I'm a little leery it's going open source, because you never know what you'll get. I'll give it a try, but my expectations will be low. My rating is for the pervious build.

DrTeeth reviewed v1.1.41 Beta on Oct 6, 2010

No problems with this latest version, which has actually been available for months. Running under Win 7 32 & 64 bit.

jetz reviewed v1.1.41 Beta on Oct 6, 2010

From reading their forum, this is quite buggy. Stick with Networx. It worx :D
They instantly squash any bugs. It is the best and free.
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx

portland1 reviewed v1.1.4 Beta on Aug 11, 2010

Netmeter 1.1.4, is a great tool for letting you know how much you have used. I had this meter on my last two computers. I recently got a new one, with windows 7. However i could not get it to work, i tried quite a few sites, to download it. Then i found, www.megaupload.com , for some reason, i downloaded it from this site, and it works perfect. This meter is one of the best, i am not into everything that the computer does, all ineed is the basics. And if you like both, then this is the one for you.

jetz reviewed v1.1.4 Beta on Aug 2, 2010

Not bad. Too bad that this will be the last update from this author. Now open souce.
Networx is better and free. The ability to sync with other pc's on the network is fantastic
http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/

Rikrdo reviewed v1.1.4 Beta on Aug 2, 2010

Excellent program, but very old news...
However, the newest version is at this forum post:
http://www.metal-machine...r/index.php?topic=473.0

kail reviewed v1.1.4 Beta on Aug 2, 2010

Huh? 1.1.4 came out nearly a year ago. Even this page says "August 9, 2009".

Anyway, best of type I'd say (free or otherwise).

NotSoSkilledUser reviewed v1.1.3 on Feb 23, 2010

Hey! v1.1.4 beta is out!
I can't find how to submit a new version...

Crodol reviewed v1.1.3 on Dec 8, 2009

Great tool.

Only feature I would like to see (and I think DuMeter has it): averaging of the DL and UL values over a period the user can choose. Should be fairly easy to implement.

manogamez reviewed v1.1.3 on Jun 24, 2008

DKDude: You can get rid of the graph by vertically downsizing the NetMeter window.
It also helps to turn off the caption bar.

DKDude reviewed v1.1.3 on Jun 20, 2008

GREAT tool, but I would *LOVE* if it was possible to disable the graph, the numbers are enough for me, and a little bar would fit better on my screen.

Edit: @ manogamez
Sounds GREAT, I'll try it right now, THANKS!

Edit2: :-) It's just what I was looking for, yet again THANKS!

ahjefri reviewed v1.1.3 on May 11, 2008

NICE PROG ,

vinodis reviewed v1.1.3 on Sep 7, 2007

Awesome. Lightweight. Highly functional. Best of all - FREE!

some guy reviewed v1.1.3 on Aug 14, 2007

nice

ajua reviewed v1.1.3 on Aug 14, 2007

if only it can show graph like the main one in the system tray. i really dislike the two bars in the systray. beside that, the program is great.

peterj1978 reviewed v1.1.3 on Aug 13, 2007

Best software of this kind and it's free.

cricri_pingouin reviewed v1.1.2 on Jun 25, 2007

I switched from DUmeter to this one long ago, and never looked back.

siryak reviewed v1.1.2 on Jun 25, 2007

Great software!!! I highly recommend this.

DJHasis reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 24, 2007

Good software although there is a newer build available, version 1.1.2.

bobad reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 24, 2007

Great little app. 1.1.2 is nearly perfect, everything works. You don't need to use limited dialup Internet for NetMeter to be useful. I have unlimited 5mb/s cable, and find it useful to help diagnose problems, and determine my general connection health. It's also good for estimating D/L time for large downloads.

I especially like the way NetMeter uses an INI file, making it portable. I also like the fade-in and click-through features, and the toggle up/down from the tray.

My only wishes? Issue a no-install ZIP (or even better, a RAR) version. Integrate the TLG file into the INI file, if possible.

ahjefri reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 23, 2007

excellent program , ,though I have seen a lot of similarity compare to DU meter,,

spiked reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 23, 2007

Really does eat DU Meter's lunch

bello reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 23, 2007

I used DU Meter for log time. But this stuff simply amazed me ! Just perfect job ! Besides it's for free !!!
Never gonna back for DU Meter again!

Thank you, guys!

utomo reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 23, 2007

What need to add Bandwith meter, So we know:
How much Traffic done today, this week, this month, or specific time.

this usefull for the user with limited bandwith usage connections

siryak reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 22, 2007

Great program. It's free and it gets the job done. What more can you ask.

allthebestnamesgone reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 22, 2007

Used the earlier version of this FREEWARE program for ages and it's easily the best of its type. The guy below with the 1 star rating is an idiot and I've no idea what's he's talking about, ignore him.

anomoly reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 22, 2007

I never could figure out what good a speed gauge does without knowing the ip addy one is using. Anyone?
Dime-A Dozen

Andy Dean reviewed v1.1.1 on Jun 22, 2007

I always used to use DuMeter but since finding NeMeter there's no looking back for me. An excellent app fully worthy of 5 points.

hunterb reviewed v1.1.0 Beta on Jun 4, 2007

I've been using 0.9.9.9 b2 for years and love it. I was just hoping that he would finish off the program - and that he has now.
The transparency, always on top and click through support make this incredibly useful and not too intrusive to the workspace. The easy to read reports are also very useful.

64ninjas reviewed v1.1.0 Beta on Jun 4, 2007

Having problems with the beta but I'll still rate it a 5.

In 1.0.0 I could display the current upload/download speed and totals in the graph window, but to make that work in this version I have to select 'use old display units' otherwise, the data is not displayed even when selected. Keep up the good work! Look forward to 1.1.0 gold.

kronix2 reviewed v1.1.0 Beta on Jun 4, 2007

The best bandwidth meter that I've come across.

bobad reviewed v1.1.0 Beta on Jun 4, 2007

Thanks to ReadError for fixing the "off the desktop" problem. NetMeter portability is now hassle-free.

It's simply the best. 6 stars out of 5!

Diam0nd reviewed v1.1.0 Beta on Jun 4, 2007

This is both nice AND free. Love it. And a big THANK YOU to the author for his efforts!

siryak reviewed v1.1.0 Beta on Jun 4, 2007

Been using this program for a while now and absolutely love it. Great program. Also it is very easy to set up.

bobad reviewed v1.0.0 Beta 1a on May 18, 2007

Very nice program! 6 stars out of 5!

Diam0nd reviewed v1.0.0 Beta 1a on May 17, 2007

very nice freebie

alpha4test reviewed v1.0.0 Beta 1a on May 17, 2007

Does the trick and it's free!
Still for power users look for Net Limiter, i think they have a free and a pro version... the pro enables you to set limits and grants on your connection, and program by program, firewall, etc.

betasun reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Apr 21, 2007

very good ,perfect !

stuffot reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Jan 31, 2007

perfect, just what i needed, and it's free, and it just works :)

cricri_pingouin reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Dec 5, 2006

Downloaded it, installed it, copied the .EXE to my USB pen drive, uninstalled it, ran it from the pen drive, got impressed, uninstalled DU Meter.
Excellent, thanks :)

aruprc reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Oct 25, 2006

This is an excellent freebie, why pay when you get more feature in this.

comeoffit reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Sep 16, 2006

I have a DU Meter license (from years ago...), but I use NetMeter instead. It does what DU Meter does, and provides more interface options. DU Meter has been stagnant for eons.

rpsgc reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Aug 12, 2006

Excellent program, very useful. Especially if you have a limited amount of traffic each month like me.

Too bad it stopped being developed :(

420sg reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on May 20, 2006

What a cool little program. Easy to use and does exactly what it says it will do. I was looking for some freeware to troubleshoot a video stream problem I was told was on my end and this program proved it wasn't. Thank you!!!

seehowyouare reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Dec 10, 2005

Spend 10 minutes playing with the options in NetMeter and you will be impressed with the results.

I've used NetMeter for about 2 or so years and it just works. I think the support is non existant and emails to the author bounce but the program doesn't really need anything else so who cares ...

With that said, anyone know how to remove/make transparent/change the colour of the NetMeter window border ? :-P

MoeRL reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Nov 3, 2005

In a word: AMAZING.

Don't waste your time reading this.. download it and try. I GUARANTEE you will love it. I'm not affiliated with this software in any way but after reading the reviews below this one and looking for a tool of just this kind and trying out NetMeeter, I'm literally blown away.

This will make you forget DUMeter ever existed. I'm serious.

Tokar reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Jul 2, 2005

EXCELLENT.

If you have wondered if there was a freeware alternative to DU Meter, then wonder no more. This is it.

It is DU Meter and more. It has all the same features as DU Meter, all the same monitoring, all the same logging...but one thing that this has that DU Meter doesnt is complete graphical modification. You can change the colors and fonts you want. Its great.

And with the right moidifcations you can make it look exactly like DU Meter...id say it can become 99% like it....the extra 1% comes from little things that arent a big deal.

FYI: DU Meter uses Tahoma as its font :).

Furyness reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Jan 10, 2005

Excellent !Exactly like DU Meter but free, looking better and more function ! This is the best Net Monitor i ever found.

hunterb reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Oct 19, 2004

Awesome!!! Love the click through and fade out feature - that was the only thing i hated about DU Meter. NetMeter is perfect! (so far)

beast64 reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Sep 26, 2004

This is an excpeptional software, it's small, fast and very useful, I'd give it 5+ if there's such thing. Paired with (Network Info 1.5) I got -almost- all the info I need.

Radiant Quartz Heater reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Sep 12, 2004

Brilliant program. Free, does the job it sets out to do, loaded with features, but without being bloated - it is small on resources & fast. The only other feature I could want is an audible warning when traffic stops - would be handy to switch that on when starting a big download, then you can leave the PC & would hear when a traffic outage of more than x seconds had occured.

spiked reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Apr 28, 2004

Amazingly good clone of DUMeter! I've tried many free/pay network speed monitors and kept going back to DUMeter because it just looked and worked the way I liked. When I first saw NetMeter, I thought it should be named "Yet Another Net Meter" but I noticed all the good reviews and ratings. There are certainly a few stupid reviewers on this site but when everybody starts saying the same thing, you know something is up. Within 5 minutes of downloading it, I was in love. Why would anyone pay for DUMeter anymore??

Vantorax reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Mar 23, 2004

I just found out a feature that DUMeter can only dream of. Click-through and automatic fading with mouse-over! So now I can have NetMeter to be always on-top and it will never interfere with my applications. Most excellent! Kudos to the developer for a neat idea!

muka3d reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Mar 11, 2004

Excellent program! Surpasses many commercial software of the same type. Highly recommendable to anyone.

claude.vidal reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Mar 5, 2004

Lot of value for the money ;~) Just wondering if it will still be freeware when it 'graduates' from beta. Excellent attention to details. My wish list:
- custom graph refresh interval
- custom report interval (in addition to daily, weekly..); example: every 'x' minutes
- stealth activation: monitor without being seen (no systray icon, access to program interface through key combo and password)

Bludd reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Mar 5, 2004

This version fixes the "logfile not being saved when you reboot"-bug. Very nice indeed.

UKB reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Mar 5, 2004

An excellent piece of FREEware. As far as the functionalities goes, in my opinion, offers much less the same to DU Meter. Most importantly it's FREE... :)

kandjar reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Mar 5, 2004

Does what it say ! :) Great tool :)

joske reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta 2 on Mar 5, 2004

ripoff of du meter, but good

bbhermit reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 6, 2004

Nice, but needs work yet. Doesn't lock on to actual net speed. Also the colors get wierd after awhile. I started getting yellow color bands near the bottom, that didn't seem to be related to anything. I like that it's a resizable window.

Bh420 reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 5, 2004

It may be a DU Meter rip but who cares i like whats been "cloned" but I love the many improvements. I very much recommend this to anyone who wants du meter but doesnt like the price.

Muskie reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 5, 2004

Nothing wrong that i see so far with this program and it has some nice little extras like keeping daily-mothly totals, but i've been using AnologX netstat live for years and its just as good. Still a nice bandwidth monitor. Nice job!

Muskie

sheppe reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 5, 2004

Great little connection monitoring program. Lots of features and free - that's tough to beat. 5 stars here. To those who are complaining because it's a DU Meter rip - who cares??! There are lots of programs out there that fit into the same category as other programs. That is the nature of the beast! This is a great program.

Atze78 reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 5, 2004

Wow.....this one rules ! I´ve worked with DU Meter, but that was not for free....This one is much better, nicer and cheaper ... All 5 from me....
Go on, NetMeter Rules !

e144539 reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 5, 2004

I liked this program even when it didn't keep track of the "totals".
Now I think the only thing that the author might consider adding is an update interval setting to reduce CPU load. Granted it only uses about 1% of mine, but if it's possible to make it lower, I would consider the program to be near perfect.

azdps reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 5, 2004

I'm very impressed with this app. I just got dsl and was gonna find a program to monitor my traffic. I wanted to find out exactly what my transfer rates were because I am paying additional for an upgraded dsl line. It shows me everything I need regarding my internet connection activity. The app is small and takes up little resources. Thanks to the author for providing it free for my use.

capnqwest reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 4, 2004

This thing looks almost like a complete rip of DUmeter (I've been a DUm user since the beginning) but it uses less resources and has better reporting features so I love it. Plus, it's FREE!

bobad reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 4, 2004

Cool little app. It's a "1 File Wonder". All that's needed is the EXE file. Install the app, copy the EXE anywhere, then uninstall the app. I put it a folder of other 1 file EXE's.

perica reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 4, 2004

Small, doesnt use alot of resources and its doing what it has to do. Who likes DU meter ok, suits you sir but i stick to FREE stuff.

P.S: Pozdrav BUG-u, stavite ovo na dvd :D

TomRC reviewed v0.9.9.9 Beta on Feb 4, 2004

Yes, its an DU Meter copy. But better. In half of the size its packs more fetaures ( since this version ) and its free! Very nice. A must for connection monitoring.

lachupa reviewed v0.8.6.0 on Jul 27, 2003

...seems a rip of DU meters to me... however it's free and has less features than DU meter. Runs smooth on my machine also tested on p3-600 and runs fine there too. Using Winxp sp1. Netmeters does what it suppose to do, so i give 4/5 (not 5/5 since to me sounds a rip of Dumeter).

Perezoso reviewed v0.8.6.0 on Jul 27, 2003

A lightweight replacement for DU Meter. It has less features but I won't miss them. Uses less memory, works fine and it's freeware. :)