http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19623791 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:59:56 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:59:56 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19631781 said by djrobx:

Yeah, most of my MP3s are in the 3.5-4mb range, so it sounds like their limit is about 150GB.

I hate when companies try to dumb-down/overstate bandwidth limits by putting it in "big number" terms like that. Just tell us what you mean in GBs, please! Maybe someone should go do 299,999 huge RAW-image mode format "photo downloads" and claim that they should be below their stated "excessive use" threshold. :)
I use RAW in photo as a hobby. I have a two year old. My wife shoots pictures also. Me as in hobby set her camera to RAW. Live with it Qwest. Sharing toddler pictures. Bah humbug.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19631781 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:58:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19626448 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19626448 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:03:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19626336
Last month I did 97.3GB down and 85.1GB up (that's 182.4GB combined). That's about average looking at my logs. I haven't heard a word from Qwest.

The limit's gotta be higher than that.
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The Crysis Demo is 1,813MB! :huh:

God forbid you want to try a couple demos, huh? :hmm:

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:huh:
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IF YOU HAVE FOUND DSLREPORTS.COM YOU ARE ALREADY AN "ABOVE AVERAGE" USER!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19624910 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:44:17 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19624768 1-3GB (which is their 'average') will be killed in 1 Fedora Core ISO image.
What happens when people decide to run web cams, BitTorrents or Netflix movies, or streaming TV ?

I suspect basic light browsing would consume 1-3GB, but what happens when I want to transfer (or backup) my HD over the web, or send a DVD or 2's worth of info?

Also, frame circuits are really expensive.
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RayW, the truth is, the 'average' user is a light user.

When I worked for the ISP, I figured out one day that most people are on the internet for about an hour a day.

It's amazing what the law of averages will do to numbers. Because to get to a "1 hour average" you had to factor in those people who actually Have internet, DSL level, and VERY VERY RARELY use it.

It's amazing.
As in the famous old saw, "lies, damn lies, and statistics"? I am very familiar with statistics, I see the results of the massaging every week at status meeting.
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When I worked for the ISP, I figured out one day that most people are on the internet for about an hour a day.

It's amazing what the law of averages will do to numbers. Because to get to a "1 hour average" you had to factor in those people who actually Have internet, DSL level, and VERY VERY RARELY use it.

It's amazing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19624700 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:04:15 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19624065
I hate when companies try to dumb-down/overstate bandwidth limits by putting it in "big number" terms like that. Just tell us what you mean in GBs, please! Maybe someone should go do 299,999 huge RAW-image mode format "photo downloads" and claim that they should be below their stated "excessive use" threshold. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19624065 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:31:54 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19623871 said by RayW:

I am a light user and we do about that each month, when we are not getting updates.

A bit anemic in today's world.
I don't read it as limiting you to 1GB - 3GB, Qwest is just saying that the "average" user consumes that much.

40,000 mp3's @ 3MB / file = roughly 120GB. So if you start hitting 100GB of data transfer a month, THEN you might be considered "excessive".

So far this month, as of this post, I have transferred a total of 9.37GB (7.66GB down, 1.71GB up), as an example.
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EDIT: Meant to post this under IndyMike.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-13-GB-a-month-19623871 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:03:52 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/13-GB-a-month-19623791
A bit anemic in today's world.

Edit: I looked at my stats for the last month, 3 GB metered and 12 GB unmetered up and down (metering by time of day and where to). So 15 GB transfer for me for the last 4 weeks. And no music or movies (and no porn despite some people thinking everyone above 100 KB is doing).

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