nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
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Re: With a cap of course...
said by wifi4milez  :.. and thats precisely why the caps are being implemented. .. caps are being implemented for the sole reason of sucking more money out of existing customers. stopping p2p and illegal downloading is a red herring. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| said by nasadude :said by wifi4milez :.. and thats precisely why the caps are being implemented. .. caps are being implemented for the sole reason of sucking more money out of existing customers. stopping p2p and illegal downloading is a red herring. Thats your opinion, however my statement that most sites cant be accessed any faster (on a 50Mbps connection) is an irrefutable fact. Each time DSLR reports about faster internet speeds there is inevitably an avalanche of "now I can reach the cap faster" posts. I am simply looking to point out that with the exception of piracy, most "normal" websites will behave in the same manor, and thus your caps wont be reached any quicker.
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Pz_
join:2001-03-31
Brownsburg, IN
clubs:
| Not true, I can access content on Steam at my full speed allowed by Comcast. Whenever I buy a new game from them and start the download, I max out (way over 3) the entire transfer.
You don't have to be a copyright infringer for Comcast to not want you to use your bandwidth. They hate all customers equally.  |
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RR206
join:2001-12-11
Renton, WA
clubs: | reply to wifi4milez
I guess an AppleTV would be a bad idea. |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by RR206 :I guess an AppleTV would be a bad idea. Well yeah but not for the reason you're thinking. HD movies from Apple are about 6 GB max. So even watching 1 day would be 180 GB and leave 70 GB left over. Last time I checked 30 HD movies from apple would cost $120-$150 to rent. If you can afford that you can afford cap overages. |
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Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs:
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said by nasadude :said by wifi4milez :.. and thats precisely why the caps are being implemented. .. caps are being implemented for the sole reason of sucking more money out of existing customers. stopping p2p and illegal downloading is a red herring. Caps are being implemented to get more money out of the top 1 percent of the people who use XXXgb a month. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to wifi4milez
That's because most sites are small...most people don't go to most sites. They frequent large ones and large ones have plenty of capacity. |
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Dogfather
Premium
join:2007-12-26
Laguna Hills, CA | reply to BF69
Comcast hopes you will afford Comcast PPV-VOD instead (which is the real point of having the caps) |
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ashworth
join:2001-10-06
Pittsburgh, PA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
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Unfortunately the underlying technology is failed....you can only bond so many channels together, which is what DOCSIS 3.0 does..there are limitations inherit in DOCSIS 3.0, sure nobody needs the speed now, but within 5 years it will be DOCSIS 4.x bla bla bla....trying to keep up with FTTP....run MTF run.... |
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RUSTOOPID
@charter.com
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said by wifi4milez :said by nasadude :said by wifi4milez :.. and thats precisely why the caps are being implemented. .. caps are being implemented for the sole reason of sucking more money out of existing customers. stopping p2p and illegal downloading is a red herring. Thats your opinion, however my statement that most sites cant be accessed any faster (on a 50Mbps connection) is an irrefutable fact. Each time DSLR reports about faster internet speeds there is inevitably an avalanche of "now I can reach the cap faster" posts. I am simply looking to point out that with the exception of piracy, most "normal" websites will behave in the same manor, and thus your caps wont be reached any quicker. Many of us have SEVERAL people pulling data at the SAME time, so your argument is short sighted and doesn't think further ahead than simply getting email and browsing by 1 person. Silly rabbit! |
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RUSTOOPID
@charter.com
| reply to wifi4milez
said by wifi4milez :said by nasadude :said by wifi4milez :.. and thats precisely why the caps are being implemented. .. caps are being implemented for the sole reason of sucking more money out of existing customers. stopping p2p and illegal downloading is a red herring. Thats your opinion, however my statement that most sites cant be accessed any faster (on a 50Mbps connection) is an irrefutable fact. Each time DSLR reports about faster internet speeds there is inevitably an avalanche of "now I can reach the cap faster" posts. I am simply looking to point out that with the exception of piracy, most "normal" websites will behave in the same manor, and thus your caps wont be reached any quicker. Many of us have SEVERAL people pulling data at the SAME time, so your argument is short sighted and doesn't think further ahead than simply getting email and browsing by 1 person. Silly rabbit! |
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telcolackey
The Truth? You can't handle the truth
join:2007-04-06
Death Valley, CA | reply to Dogfather
Can someone bump this record player.... it is skipping |
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