 bencPremium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
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| That's Awful I, for one, won't stand for it. I'm not interested in any Internet service that isn't flat rate. I don't know how much I use, but I shouldn't have to count it.
The only cap I can tolerate is one that's a technical limitation. In that sense, every connection has a cap. What do I mean? 53.3K is the FCC imposed limit on dial-up, so:
53.3Kbps x 60s/min. x 60m/h x 24h/day x 365.26d/yr. x 1yr/12mos. x 1KB/8kilobits x 1M/1,024KB = 17,110MB/mo., or about 16.7GB.
So, in a sense every dial-up connection has a cap of 16.7GB, assuming you get the theoretical maximum speed the whole time and use it 24/7. To figure the theoretical limit on any other connection, just substitute 53.3Kbps with the Kbps rating of your connection.
For T1 (1,544Kbps) the theoretical limit is 484GB.
5Mbps: 1,605GB (1.6TB)
10Mbps: 3,210GB (3.2TB)
50Mbps: 16,051GB (16.0TB)
OC-192: 3,088,784GB (3,016TB; 2.946PB) - ISP backbone, if anyone cares.
That sort of cap I can, indeed have to tolerate, because of technical limitations.
However, I can't stand the idea of artificial caps. What really burns me is when people don't even know they exist. Only recently was it revealed that Verizon Wireless EV-DO had a tiny 5GB limit, making it unsuitable for PCs though still enough for smartphones.
I don't see why it's even necessary when they've said themselves that most people don't even use a whole lot.
Thankfully, there aren't any caps on my connection that I'm aware of, although I use Charter Business HSI. It's also 1.5Mbps, so my absolute max is 484GB, so I guess I use less than that.
I also feel that caps will stifle the Internet if people are afraid of "busting their limit." |
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 DeadpoolGo Sens GoPremium,VIP
join:2001-03-29
Canada
kudos:17 | So, consumers are okay with using a metered bill for water, electricity, cell phones, natural gas, etc...But not for their Internet usage?
Interesting... |
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| WOW something new to LEARN & try WOW,something new to L E A R N , i'am gonna try it, how long do i need to let this run 91 week,2 weeks, ) everyday for a month? T.T. |
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bencPremium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL Reviews:
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| said by whocares0:WOW,something new to L E A R N , i'am gonna try it, how long do i need to let this run 91 week,2 weeks, ) everyday for a month? T.T. That made no sense at all. |
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| reply to Deadpool
Re: That's Awful Not sure about your area, but around here we can get the utility bills averaged and pay a set amount every month. The end of the year the utility figures out where you stand and bills or refunds the difference. to keep track of where your at, the bill for each month has a breakdown of where your at and compares the current usage to the same time the previous year. |
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DeadpoolGo Sens GoPremium,VIP
join:2001-03-29
Canada
kudos:17
1 edit | We have the same thing here, however it goes both ways: You use less, you get a refund, you use more, you owe them money. Our utility calls it 'Equal Billing'. |
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| reply to seederjed
have it set up and its PROJECTION for THIS month is 762.6 KB,if thats anywhere right . |
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| reply to benc
so what should i be looking at to get an estimate.? |
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bencPremium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL Reviews:
·Charter
| Well, there's no cap on my connection, as far as I know so I won't be bothering with the software. However, I looked at your screenshot.
You should look at download and upload, not the total. Download and upload are separate. Think of a two-way street. The cars coming aren't ever in the same lanes as cars leaving; there aren't any "either/or" lanes.
It's also why how much you are uploading doesn't adversely affect your ability to download, although you do use a little upload to tell servers what pages/files/whatever you want to receive. |
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