 NightfallMy Goal Is To Deny YoursPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
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| To everyone wanting more upload speeds.... I really want more upload speeds as well. Right now, I have 1500/384, and I would LOVE to get an upload in the 768 or megabit range. However, I realize this isn't going to happen anytime soon.
Right now, the main problem with giving more upload speeds are P2P applications. Right now, you can download several gigabyte files with no issues. However, if you are running Shareaza, Bittorrent, Kazaa, etc, then your upload is going full bore 24/7 (unless you set up bandwidth limiting or netlimiter). The main problem with offering so much upload is that people will leave these applications running 24/7 and saturate the connection.
Case in point...
I used to be a network administrator at a college here in MI. Every student had access to the T3 internet connection and could do what they wanted for the most part. However, after P2P was released, it didn't take many students to bring that T3 network to its knees. It was estimated that it only took 25 students to do that.
Don't get me wrong, maybe the ISP will have that bandwidth to burn down the road and we all will get more upload speeds. I have just learned to be patient. To be honest, I like how fast my connection is right now. If everyone gets double upload speeds on my node, does the ISP have the resources to handle it? Will everyone running these applications on my node hinder my connection?
Lets answer those questions first.
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| I think you're right on that. Considering that a lot of the upper tier broadband links are symmetrical they probably have the bandwidth but know if they opened it up it'd get sloshed.
They'll probably hold the gate fr a long while then once they get a way to make sure the network will be okay they'll let it go through. |
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| Invalid argument! Bandwidth is cheap, and the price of it is a fictitious made up number. The price of bandwidth is set up the upstream providers they have more than they know what to do with and could sell the same to you for cheap money and still make a huge profit because the cost is completely made up. I've talked with Network engineers at AT&T, Sprint, Verizon...they all know and admit that the costs and restrictions are all a front office thing and has nothing what so ever to do with their capability to push the data around. |
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this hasent seemed to be a problem for asian isp's (where piracy is as previlant or even more so there). if they can offer 1mbps upload + than why cant american isp's? i would like to see increased download and upload here. i would love a 8mbps+//1.5mbps+ connection. |
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 Ark
join:2002-06-08
Ada, MI | reply to Nightfall
Hey, what college? Man I hated GVSU after they decided to firewall all incoming traffic. I had to move off campus my last year and get DSL just to do anything. |
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 sahirs
join:2002-02-14
Singapore | reply to Deathsadvoca
Ummmm - broadband in Singapore is quite expensive and limited!
A typical ADSL goes for S$76 (US$45) - for 512Kbps download/256Kbps upload.
The fastest cable you can get here is 3Mbps download/256Kbps upload.
I haven't heard of any 8Mbps downloads or 1.5Mbps uploads!
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