http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20923789 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:39:18 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:39:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20993113 anon : In the beginning we did have a reset every month to zero. It wasn't long before WildBlue initiated the rolling FAP. I believe for the one reason cited, hogs trying to squeeze out maximum up and down near the end of each month.

While they have never completely fapped my system, I have been given notice twice that I was close to the maximum for upload. First time @ 80% and recently the warning came @ 70%. And, although they are not supposed to cut back your speed, it does get throttled some. That is bothersome, but if you recycle your system it generally stops the slowdown. Try shutting off the modem at night or when not in use. It helps get your allotment back down quicker.

FAP we have to live with it. They aint going to make it better.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20993113 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:40:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20991711 tobicat : Because it would defeat the whole purpose of the FAP. The first week of every month all people who were FAPPED are almost so would be downloading all kinds of stuff and the system would slow down and on the last few days of the month all the greedy ones that think they should get every last byte they paid for would be downloading stuff they don't even need just to get all they paid for.
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9000 spaceway III, 7000S SatMex 5 1270, Dlink wirless]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20991711 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:47:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20989479 anon : I think it's wrong that you don't get a fresh 17,000 mb at the beginning of each month. You shouldn't have to stop using the internet service that you pay a lot of money for for weeks to get it back to 0% usage. It's a rip off IMHO because you don't get what you pay for.

Just watching streaming video makes your bandwidth usage go up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20989479 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:50:14 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20929995 Island Jeff : Agreed there -- it was easier when it zeroed out each month so you got a fresh 17 each month. It was also easier when you didn't have to get down to 70% to be unfapped. And it was even easier at first when you got 22 GB + 6 GB instead of 17 GB + 5 GB for the same price.

But I'd still take 17/5 GB that I can do what I want with when I want rather than Direcway's XXX MB per X hours which would actually stop me from getting things I need or want when I want them. Sure direcway has the fap-free AM hours, but the whole point for me of broadband is being able to get the files I want quickly when I want them rather than having to schedule them to get them the next day.
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Very happy TDS DSL user | Wildblue in Lake Michigan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20929995 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:18:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20927622 Qoiz : yeah now that you mention it it does give you sense of accomplishment with responsibility, cause you gotta keep track of what you did when.

i just do not like how you could download your 17GB in two days on for example.. july 25th & 26th.. but come august you STILL cannot download til the 25th of that month.. be kinda cool if it was just a 17GB bucket that you empty and it is refilled at the first of each month
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I have had Direcway/Hughes for years. I've had trouble with them some until the latest system DW7000. It is blazing fast 1 to 1.5 kbps down most of the time- Kath159]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20927622 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:46:53 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20927611 Island Jeff : As the others have said, it's not as good as rollover cell minutes where your allotment grows, but it can be useful if you're out of town for a week, or for example if you want to use it heavy on the weekends but then are at work during the week, or the reverse if you use it for work during the week and then take the weekends to be outside a bit... with hughesnet you get a shorter daily fap, whereas with wildblue you get greater freedom to use a large amount at any given time as long as it evens out over the 30-day period. But with greater freedom comes greater responsibility too in that if you use all a sizeable chunk of your 17 GB 30-day allotment you then have to use it lightly until it drops or "rolls" off. I prefer the freedom+responsibility to the hughes system that is more likely to interrupt what I'm doing and give me dialup speed when I'm trying to get something done.
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Very happy TDS DSL user | Wildblue in Lake Michigan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20927611 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:39:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20924275 N4ST : Actually, a rolling FAP means that you are continuously in a carry over state. That's the basic definition. There is no way to accumulate extra credit. You get the 17GB and that's the most you can use. If you are like most users you will typically be operating on any given day with less than 17GB because you have used some of it in the past 30 days. If you go out of town for a month and then return, you should have a clean slate. All of your past usage will have been zeroed and you will have the full 17GB at your disposal.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20924275 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:35:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20923811 MadZookeeper : No, there is no carry over.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20923811 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:54:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20923789 anon : Hi I was wandering if you had wildblue internet and it has since it has a rolling fap. Say, you have the 17gb/5gb service and you do not use all that you have alloted to you will it roll over into the next month say you went out of town for a month when you came back would you be able to download have access to what you had to pay for that month
you know kind of like roll over minutes on a cell phone]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20923789 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:41:15 EDT