Voyager2K2
join:2001-10-04
Wayne, PA | Cable Only
And all of you still think cable rocks? |
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Vchat20
Landing is the REAL challenge
join:2003-09-16
Warren, OH
clubs:  | yes because Roadrunner doesnt have any b/w caps  |
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ThatJimGuy
Premium
join:2003-03-28
Saluda, VA | None at all?
what is your throughput on cable? |
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Musicscom
Premium
join:2004-08-24
Washington, DC
| FCC Violation
I do believe that is an actual F.C.C. violation. You can't simply cut off a telephone service, which is what all Internet services are, without proper notification.
Which is also why I said the F.C.C. should take control out of the hands of IANA, ICANN, and the ISP's.
Hey, it worked for the telephones, didn't it? |
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technick
Premium
join:2000-12-16
Loganville, GA
|  Here's An Idea
Why don't you stop whining *aka bitching* over this issue, get a lawyer, and drag them to court for false advertising. That is the only way you are going to get anything accomplished, and yes it will cost money. But if you win, I am sure cogeco, and others will think twice before adding any term "unlimited" to any ad, since it will eventually mean they will end up paying unlimited money to customers. |
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exseven
Premium,VIP
join:2003-05-23
Beamsville, ON
1 edit | Article Post is off
cogeco doesnt say ANYWHERE its unlimited, actually quite the opposite - it states 15gigs for standard and 30 gigs for pro. The Article poster should have read into the issue before he posted blindly.
oh and read the thread - he WAS sent warnings (3 actually) |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| reply to technick
Re: Here's An Idea
said by technick  :Why don't you stop whining *aka bitching* over this issue, get a lawyer, and drag them to court for false advertising. That is the only way you are going to get anything accomplished, and yes it will cost money.
You are 100% correct here. This isn't an unreasonable case to bring to the courts. All you are asking is for them to codify the definition of "unlimited." If I was in this position I would not even ask for any cash (maybe just a $1 token amount). All I would want is for the the service provider to live up to its claims of "unlimited" service or back away from the claim. Either action will be good for consumers since they will know for what they are paying.
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs: | how in the world...
...do you go through over 200 gigs of bandwidth a month?!?
I can see that happening once in a while (for whatever odd reason one can imagine) but every month?
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loserhead
3 Billion Chinese People Can Be Wrong
join:2004-01-01
Ellijay, GA
1 edit | oh come on
Upon reflection, I do not wish to post. Take me back!
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exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs: | reply to pnh102
Re: Here's An Idea
I'd bring em to court just because I like to argue... |
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borborpa
Slipping Slowly Into Oblivion
Premium
join:2002-02-20
New Cumberland, PA
clubs:
 ·Speakeasy
| reply to Musicscom
Re: FCC Violation
said by Musicscom :I do believe that is an actual F.C.C. violation. You can't simply cut off a telephone service, which is what all Internet services are, without proper notification. Which is also why I said the F.C.C. should take control out of the hands of IANA, ICANN, and the ISP's. Hey, it worked for the telephones, didn't it? Cable internet is NOT a telephone service, or else you would have to pay USF fees on your cable bill. The cable industry FOUGHT to make sure their internet was NOT classified as telecommunications.
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fireflier
Coffee. . .Need Coffee
Premium
join:2001-05-25
Limbo
 ·Skype
| reply to PhoenixDown
Re: how in the world...
how in the world...
...do you go through over 200 gigs of bandwidth a month?!?
If I had to guess, I'd say movie downloads were a big part of that.
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hailinfantry
Bizarro Quinn
Premium
join:2004-01-18
Brooklyn, NY
| reply to Musicscom
Re: FCC Violation
said by Musicscom :I do believe that is an actual F.C.C. violation. You can't simply cut off a telephone service, which is what all Internet services are, without proper notification. Which is also why I said the F.C.C. should take control out of the hands of IANA, ICANN, and the ISP's. Hey, it worked for the telephones, didn't it?
In your typical style, you're pulling info from someplace besides the actual law...I can give you a hint but it would be flaming.
As has been pointed out here NUMEROUS TIMES, ON THE FRONT PAGE...the FCC has deemed cable internet to NOT BE A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE! Thus, it isn't regulated in the same manner.
Please brush up before posting. Wait, you've never done it before. |
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exseven
Premium,VIP
join:2003-05-23
Beamsville, ON | reply to borborpa
too bad the FCC has no jurisdiction in CANADA |
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pleekmo
Triptoe Through The Tulips
Premium
join:2001-09-14
Manchester, CT
clubs:
| reply to PhoenixDown
Re: how in the world...
said by PhoenixDown :
...do you go through over 200 gigs of bandwidth a month?!?
I can see that happening once in a while (for whatever odd reason one can imagine) but every month?
Perhaps the fellow is like me and downloads Grateful Dead shows from Archive.org.  I believe that there are approximately 2.5 TB (yes, that's terabytes, as in two-and-a-half trillion bytes) of just Grateful Dead available at Archive.org. If I downloaded continuously at top speed it would take me approximately 200 days to download it all. (I can download about 12.75 GB/day at top speed. That's not quite 400 GB/month at that rate.)
This is essentially what I am doing now (downloading the entire Grateful Dead contents of Archive.org) in between Torrents of new GD seeds and other jamband seeds. My computer is up 24/7 doing this. (You'll also note that I crunch for our Team Starfire, as well, which is another reason my computers are all up 24/7.)
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Qumahlin
Never Enough Time
Premium,MVM
join:2001-10-05
united state
| reply to PhoenixDown
Well its easy when you download every movie/warez release that comes along...but god forbid you accuse them of doing that, if you ask them if thats what they were doing the usual response is
"I don't download warez, I download unlicensed anime, freeware programs, and I feel the need to download every linux distro multiple times per month"
as a side note to users who say "Well I download the beta DVD releases of "insert linux distro name here", so thats atleast 4-9gig per release"....If your actually serious about your statement and your too idiotic to figure out how to update your kernel and modules without redownloading the entire distro, I suggest you stop using linux now as there is no hope for you.
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hailinfantry
Bizarro Quinn
Premium
join:2004-01-18
Brooklyn, NY
| reply to exseven
Re: FCC Violation
said by exseven :too bad the FCC has no jurisdiction in CANADA
LOL! That's a good point. |
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electric_dsl
join:2004-07-20
Pickering, ON
| waste of space
Cogeco is NOT UNLIMITED. They advertise their caps but they are soft and usually will allow you to go over them without fees.
Remember this is 5MB and 10MB speeds not shitty 1.5 or 3MB.
Besides 200 GIGS in less then 30 days is a lot of data and there is no way it can be legal. There is no justification for that type of traffic for one person, specially if there is caps. These people who donwlod this much crap onto their computers need to get the hell out of their homes, get a life or something other then sitting behind their PC downloading so much garbage. |
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IGGY
No Guru Just Here To Help
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-30
Chatham, IL | Typo in story
"should men just that" men should be mean - right?
I hate when I do this - I do it often - so I'm not trying to be a jerk. Just thought it was worth fixing. |
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cableamazed
join:2004-03-22
East Berlin, PA
| Tel. is the way
I work for a cable co. and during the day my speeds are around 3mps but in the evening they drop to 300 k , i say do away with fiber and broadband and go back to copper, heavy downloaders do degrade our service, thats why they should always be a cap. If you read alot of your contracts , it will say if you inter fear with another customer we have the right to terminate you , which we have.... |
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