Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs: 
| LOL
and people complain about comcasts THREE HUNDRED GIG A MONTH unspoken CAPS?
Be VERY careful what you wish for folks when you ask for caps to be put in firm #'s.
This is what they would probably look like.
--
The Coyote captured the RR! Roadrunner Rick is now Comcastic! |
|
funchords
Hello
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Skype
| said by Rick  :and people complain about comcasts THREE HUNDRED GIG A MONTH unspoken CAPS? Be VERY careful what you wish for folks when you ask for caps to be put in firm #'s. This is what they would probably look like. If Comcast implemented this policy in lieu of the unspoken caps, then P2P users could download up 1 TB in a month.
Math:
From another thread, we know that 450GB is a third of 6 Mbps X 1 month:
450 GB X 3 = 1350 GB
As speed would be at 50% for half a day, we take 75% of that
1350 GB X 0.75 = 1012.5 GB
That's not so shabby, considering!
--
Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- Hillsboro, Oregon USA
Are you affected by Comcast's RST forging? How to test it! -or- Read my original report. |
|
Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs:
| Not too shabby?
You'd better read the chart again.
From NOON until midnight..on the residential plus service..which I'm using because price wise.it's the most comparable to Comcasts standard tier..
a person can download 1.35 Gigs max.
Take that times 30 days and you have 40 gigs MAX a person could download ALL MONTH long during those hours.
True...a person could then download at 3Mb whatever they want apparently from Midnight until noon the next day..but note that's 1/2 the speeds of comcast and certainly is hours when many people wouldn't even be using a connection.
IMO..this doesn't come CLOSE to what Comcast offers people..
in terms of speeds nor ability to download data.
--
The Coyote captured the RR! Roadrunner Rick is now Comcastic! |
|
funchords
Hello
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
·Verizon Online DSL
·Skype
1 edit | No, you'd better read the chart again.
Imagine yourself the heavy downloader who is downloading as much as you theoretically can during the day and night -- in other words, you plan to exceed the threshold every day.
You'll be able to download 100% of your tier from midn-noon, and 50% of your tier from noon-midn -- for a daily total of 75% of your tier.
Comcast's invisi-caps are somewhere lower than 33%.
--
Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- Hillsboro, Oregon USA
Are you affected by Comcast's RST forging? How to test it! -or- Read my original report. |
|
Rick
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-06
Waterbury, CT
clubs:
| Sorry, but your assumptions border on ridiculous.
The VAST majority of internet users use their connections during the times this ISP has their limitations in place and will not be sitting there maxing out their connections (which again..based on price..are half the speeds of comcasts)..from midnight until noon the next day.
Comcast does not put these hourly restrictions on people...and whether the number is 200 or 300gigs..CLEARLY..in relation to this ISP..comcast is very generous indeed.
--
The Coyote captured the RR! Roadrunner Rick is now Comcastic! |
|
funchords
Hello
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
·Verizon Online DSL
·Skype
| I get you now.
You're comparing the general offering of the ISPs. I'm comparing how they handle this particular issue -- bandwidth congestion.
You're right as to your point. They seemed very pricey for the little bit that they were delivering. However, in looking over the smaller-sized cities they serve, their competition is rather limited.
They seem to be priced against Satellite, and not DSL/FIOS.
--
Robb Topolski -= funchords.com =- Hillsboro, Oregon USA
Are you affected by Comcast's RST forging? How to test it! -or- Read my original report. |
|
