computerman0
join:2006-07-19
Houston, TX
| I'll use my bandwith how I want
my ISP CAN KISS MY WHITE ASS
I use my bandwidth when ever and however I want. I'm not a major p2p guy but i do my far share of downloading and more then that of uploading due to my servers being up and online.
i may not be in that 5% but i know im up there. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by computerman0  :my ISP CAN KISS MY WHITE ASS I use my bandwidth when ever and however I want. I'm not a major p2p guy but i do my far share of downloading and more then that of uploading due to my servers being up and online. i may not be in that 5% but i know im up there. Except it's not YOUR bandwidth. |
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mpelle4456
Say What?
join:2001-07-21
Tacoma, WA
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| I resent the term "bandwidth hog."
I use maybe 30-35 GB per month, which really isn't all that much these days. But under the definition given, I suppose I'd be called a bandwidth hog.
And that's ridiculous. Because it IS my bandwidth. I pay a premium each month for my ISP's "extreme" tier - 8 mb/s. Why should I be penalized for using it?
If I were to cut back on using the bandwidth I buy - when I'm paying a premium - I'd feel stupid. That'd be like paying extra bucks for a premium cut of steak, then only eating half. Or like having the grocery call you a steak-hog simply because you ate everything you paid for.
Assinine!
I think a better term might be "gullible retard" for those people who believe the marketing hype like this put out by ISP's angling to justify rate hikes. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by mpelle4456 :I resent the term "bandwidth hog." I use maybe 30-35 GB per month, which really isn't all that much these days. But under the definition given, I suppose I'd be called a bandwidth hog. And that's ridiculous. Because it IS my bandwidth. I pay a premium each month for my ISP's "extreme" tier - 8 mb/s. Why should I be penalized for using it? If I were to cut back on using the bandwidth I buy - when I'm paying a premium - I'd feel stupid. That'd be like paying extra bucks for a premium cut of steak, then only eating half. Or like having the grocery call you a steak-hog simply because you ate everything you paid for. Try reading the TOS of your internet service. It's not YOUR bandwidth. You don't pay for any bandwidth. If you actually paid for your bandwidth you bill be be MUCH higher than it is now. You are paying for internet ACCESS and have that access UP TO a certain speed not bandwidth.
30-35 GB a month falls into most ISPs "acceptable use" except for satelite internet. Fact is if everyone became a "bandwidth hogs" the internet would slow down greatly or be inaccessable. Is that what you guys want? Only people using over 50 GB are probally stealing movies and TV shows from p2p. |
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join:2003-02-13
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| reply to mpelle4456
I'm not sure if you have access to the private forums but if you do you should check out the monthly bandwidth threads in which people post their stats from DU Meter and similar programs.
There are users with over 700GB of transfers per month.
At 30GB you would probably not be considered a bandwidth hog. |
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mpelle4456
Say What?
join:2001-07-21
Tacoma, WA
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| reply to BF69
I wrote an extended reply to all the telco shills who posted in this forum. Here's the url:
»www.mikepellegrini.com/weblog/20···php#more
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He who hesitates is lost. |
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