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reply to djrobx
Re: 1-3 GB a month?

said by djrobx See Profile :

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.


SRFireside

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reply to dadkins
Ahh... your deadpan face threw me off . Not used to a straight man in your comedy act


dadkins
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reply to SRFireside
Sarcasm... I'll edit it to reflect such.


SRFireside

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reply to dadkins
You do realize they don't see 3GB as a limit, right? More like 150GB. If you are downloading 75 massive game demos each month I don't think the ISP is the problem.


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»www.fileplanet.com/168866/160000···eplayer)

The Crysis Demo is 1,813MB!

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

[/SARCASM]


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en102
Canadian, eh?

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reply to djrobx
I agree... its a poor attempt at making the numbers look high.
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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reply to ironweasel
Re: 1-3 GB a month?

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.
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