 MaggsPremium
join:2002-11-29
Woodside, NY
 ·RCN CABLE
| reply to rcnman
Re: Not all p2p rapes your Web traffic What RCN is complaining about is traffic going OFF network, if it's excessive, they pay big time.
Residental connections are just that. Residental, if you want 24/7/365 connectivity, get some Dark Fiber from RCN.
»www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,a···0,00.asp
VOIP uses some upload, if you have people using too much upload, voice data gets slowed down.
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"An E1 line (2.048 mbps) from Ghana Telecom using the new SAT3 fibre cable costs US$15,000 a month," -
»www.apc.org/english/rights/handb···_04.shtm
That's quite expensive considering some people could upload 10 GB a month with P2P easily
There has to be reasonable rules in place, in order to protect infrastructure. Those CISCO CMTS's are expensive
Froogle says: "CISCO UBR N+1 RF SWCH FOR CMTS RTR
Price: $22,392 - $25,052
Description from CaliforniaPC: UBR-RFSW - CISCO UBR N+1 RF SWCH FOR CMTS RTR"
Be reasonable its a RESIDENTAL connection you know. They say in their TOS/AUP that the service is provided on a "24/7 Best Efforts" basis
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