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Kiwi88
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Bryant, AR

Kiwi88

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Cable

Way back in the dark ages of running BOTH DSL & Cable, I came across the oxymoron of capping. After a long spell I realized that Cable capping, to satisfy the 'Neighboured' thing got sorta out of hand. It's not cool to share with neighbours, on some things though & bandwidth is one of those

But what a few don't realize is capping is NOT always a bad thing, consider synchronous bandwidth allocations. Some people strive for the maximum download, ain't it great...NO, after all the of six months testing both DSL & Cable @ the same time...It finally hit home around six years ago:

A more synchronous line, even @ a lower rate provides optimal service. So, given @ the time a rate of 1000/127 Cable and an equitable 750/130 DSL...Guess, which worked better? These days with 8000/348 ~ How wide can you get B4 having to sit down?

The other aspect is distance, it's better to be capped lower & get service than hit the high end & drop 50%.

The more equal the rates between up/down..The better the result, but yes it sucks to get capped when the advertisements scream "All-Ya-Can-Get-For-less". BS, then add another kind of cap; ya just ran out for this month.....Hope you enjoy your letter of 'You have exceed your allocated bandwidth!

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