 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Hmm.. they'll throttle me back to 6Mbps ? I could live with that.
The problem that I've noticed (been on Cable for a few days from DSL).
DSL = VERY stable. On a 3Mbps DSL line, I will hit max 99% of the time, and latency will not change
Cable = Faster (6Mbps/512kbps), however, speeds will vary, as will latency.
Skypeout actually ran better on 3Mbps DSL than 6Mbps cable.
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 baineschile2600 ways to livePremium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI | Maybe when people stop downloading pirated movies and software at a staggering rate, ISPs wouldnt have to do it for everyone.
Thanks a lot, piraters, for making the experience rough for everyone |
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 hopeflickerCapitalism breeds greedPremium
join:2003-04-03
Long Beach, CA
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said by baineschile:Maybe when people stop downloading pirated movies and software at a staggering rate, ISPs wouldnt have to do it for everyone. Thanks a lot, piraters, for making the experience rough for everyone perhaps cable ISPs need to upgrade their network.
Docsis 1 and 2, pffftt!. LOL
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That's true (DSL vs cable) in my experience as well. But that may vary by market. I'm always get my cap, and latency is good as well as solid.
On the flip side, posts in the forum for my provider are relatively solid with markets experiencing overloaded areas, etc.
I think it really depends on your area. I've been very lucky so far.
As for Comcast's public relations ... do the words 'White House Press Office' have any meaning for you? 
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Extensive discussion of this in Comcast forum here at BBR Some discussion on this here:
»[Speed] Comcast to throttle individual users; all protocols |
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 AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
Climax, MI
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Re: Hmm.. they'll throttle me back to said by baineschile:Maybe when people stop downloading pirated movies and software at a staggering rate, ISPs wouldnt have to do it for everyone. Thanks a lot, piraters, for making the experience rough for everyone How is this going to be rough for everyone? |
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 NOCManMacChatterPremium
join:2004-09-30
Colorado Springs, CO | If caps become commonplace then you can kiss the online backup industry goodbye. A lot of people have digital media collections that exceed 250G. |
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AlcoholPremium
join:2003-05-26
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| Yes, but how is that rough for everyone? baineschile  talks about how this won't affect a lot of people because according to him 250gb is more than substantial for an average user. Read his reply a few posts down.
said by baineschile:Downloading an unbox movie - 3gigs VOiP 1 hour chat - 30Mb/hr (approx) Surfing Clips - 250-500Mb an hour (1024x768 max) So, if you download 2 movies a day (180 gigs/mo), chat on the phone 2 hours a day (about 4 gigs/mo) and surf for video clips 3 hours a day (about 40 gigs/mo), you are still using less than the cap 224gigs. But cmon, who does all that? said by baineschile:You would be incorrect. No normal residential person can come up with a 100% legal excuse to use more than 250 gigs/mo I'm a little confused why baineschile thinks this will be rough for everyone when according to him "no normal residential person" will ever trigger it. |
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I hope they throttle you back to beyond the stone age  so I can still download all my distros |
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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR | reply to aciddrink
said by aciddrink:What about those of us that stream netflix, download linux distros and/or movies from Itunes? We can easily consume as much or more bandwidth than a 'pirate' can, especially in a household. Yea, and why would Comcast want to make that easy for you to do? Then you'll buy less PPV movies, premium mvie channels, etc., from them.
This policy makes business sense from Comcasts POV. They provide HSI to compete with DSL, NOT to cannabalize their high-margin TV offerings. So as long as you get an "above DSL" experience, you should be happy, right?
This is just like Frontier's cap - obviously, the only "appropriate" use for HSI is browsing, email, etc.: anything that doesn't threaten their other businesses. |
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said by baineschile:Maybe when people stop downloading pirated movies and software at a staggering rate, ISPs wouldnt have to do it for everyone. Thanks a lot, piraters, for making the experience rough for everyone You have nobody to blame but yourself.
Everyone uses the internet the same way, whether your downloading " pirated " software, or watching a youtube video. its no better on your traffic consumption . |
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CWCville USA | reply to aciddrink
Thats why some ISPs want to basically charge twice for the same bandwidth.
Welcome to my all you can eat buffet! Oh goodness, you're eating too fast! Obviously the food my suppliers send me is too tasty, I'll have to start billing them as well! Despite the fact that without those suppliers my business would have nothing to offer. |
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I support the whole "all you can eat buffet" style internet, but the problem is the people that spend all day at the buffet, and eat 75 lobster tails. That has driven up the cost of business for EVERYONE, now comcast has to implement technology to govern all of this, which will of course, come with costs. |
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 AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ | said by baineschile1 :
I support the whole "all you can eat buffet" style internet, but the problem is the people that spend all day at the buffet, and eat 75 lobster tails. That has driven up the cost of business for EVERYONE, now comcast has to implement technology to govern all of this, which will of course, come with costs.
Sounds good, but its just not true. |
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A packet is a packet is a packet => first come, first served. Everyone has the same opportunity to use, or not use, their connectivity. We all pay for 24/7 access up to a certain speed, depending on the tier you choose. If a network is congested, then you have the same opportunity to wait for your turn as everyone else does. That's what it means to be on a network, especially one being used by more people than the number for which it was designed. Comcast should spend more money on upgrading their network instead of their corporate headquarters... it's not like they aren't making plenty of profit off of their customers. |
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However don't you think this is a step in the wrong direction? Everyone knows American broadband is no way as advanced as the worlds, and instead of changing that we're putting limits on our outdated technology so we don't have to upgrade.
Way to go Comcast. |
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said by en102:DSL = VERY stable. On a 3Mbps DSL line, I will hit max 99% of the time, and latency will not change Cable = Faster (6Mbps/512kbps), however, speeds will vary, as will latency. I think the main point here is that phone companies don't oversell their bandwidth, which is why they are stable and Cable is not.
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said by NOCMan:If caps become commonplace then you can kiss the online backup industry goodbye. A lot of people have digital media collections that exceed 250G. This can be addressed by having a sane backup strategy -- like a full backup to a USB drive kept offsite followed up with automated daily incremental backups to an on-line backup provider. |
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