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| 250GB is a bit low First off I have not downloaded anything even remotely illegal. I checked my bandwidth usage on my linksys router for the past week and it was around 20GB. This includes games I download from xbox live arcade whether it be trials or complete games, gaming usage, and normal Internet surfing with VERY FEW downloads. On a more heavy week I guess I am doing 30GB a week. This is about 120GB a month. Yeah, it is half, however NOBODY else uses the connection. On a home with a shared connection if we assume someone does roughly the same then we would get 480GB a month for a 4 person home. This accounts no linux distros, no heavy downloading( I downloaded some .rar and .zip files and no videos, and completely legit traffic. The fact is users now use their Internet connections for many things. Let's say the family I am talking about also watches online shows(many legit methods again as many networks like Fox, NBC, and CWTV host videos of their shows). I am assuming the traffic will easily keep going over that 250GB. Back in 2000 that might be a fair cap but as more uses come up for broadband and more people now use it. I think the cap is on the low side. | |
 Jovi
join:2000-02-24
Mount Joy, PA | TBH, 250 is a lot more generous than other ISP's. I can live with the cap AS LONG AS THEY PROVIDE ONLINE USAGE METERS OR A DOWN LOADABLE ONE. If a node is being hammered by a slew of people at one time, do they throttle everyone at the same time?
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| said by Jovi:TBH, 250 is a lot more generous than other ISP's. I can live with the cap AS LONG AS THEY PROVIDE ONLINE USAGE METERS OR A DOWN LOADABLE ONE. If a node is being hammered by a slew of people at one time, do they throttle everyone at the same time? Just because it is more generous does not mean squat. It should be one that truly is fair to 99% of its users. Those exceeding Terabytes a month should be capped after they exceed 1TB. However, the example I just suggested DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE VIDEO USE of the Internet. The traffic I accumulate is sorely based on web browsing, gaming, and maybe 5-1GB of .rar and .zip files a week. Now if I started watching some of my favorite shows online, started using the new Netflix feature to come with the xbox 360 dashboard for movies and bam, I will be doing 50GB WEEKLY with a single user which is the equivalent of 200GB with a shared connection and a family of four. These do not include downloading illegal songs or movies or uploading them. Those that do those things would surely be using more traffic then.
I am giving you an example of how easily this could be exceeded in a family of 4. Am I now a crazy bandwidth hog that needs to be capped? I am using the connection for 100% legit means via 100% legit uses. This does not include usage of VOIP as well with the Internet. If I was a heavy phone user then traffic would go up. Last week with the bandwidth number included less than 1 hr of phone. Families that have teenagers using the phone often and more people in the household will consume more. This is why this cap is already too low.
So how exactly is it that nobody is exceeding 250GB? That is a a BUNCH OF BS. I can do 100GB monthly easily without sharing the connection at all. Now families with more people will use more. Maybe not 120-150GB each like me but I am sure it will exceed the bandwidth of 250GB.
I am doing 100GB with NO VIDEO, and no MP3s, and no downloading of games via steam or anything and 1hr of phone or less a week. I am sure people out there use
-their phone more than 1 hr a week if they have the Comcast phone service which is through their Internet connection.
-Watch TV shows online
-Who use services to download movies
-Download music
-Download games via Steam or other options
-Who download some Linux distros or big files once in a while like Microsoft service packs
Keep in mind my usage is based on nothing but gaming bandwidth, a few xbla games, and SURFING. If we even include some of the other possible things that can increase bandwidth consumption then it would be much much higher. | |
Jovi
join:2000-02-24
Mount Joy, PA | I have 4 machines that are used quite heavily by a 14,7 year old kids and wife and I. I game pretty hard most nights and watch movies, videos, surf and download music. I use the net more than anyone here in my household, and I have yet reach 50 gigs combine dl/ul in one month from my machine alone since I have had Comcast(about 3 years now). 250 gb is much better than 5-10 gb others have to endure. I can live with it if they keep there paws off what I pay for(no forging, or resets). Comcast needs to button it up, and just be a dump pipe to the net.
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