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For Reno users - AT&T BUMT vs. Wallwatcher comparison

BUMT

Wallwatcher

Is the cap for both down and upstream, or just down?

Both. Note the top blue box on the BUMT graphic. They add the two together.

Omg. Doesn't DSL require a bit of upstream in order to receive...?!

Is it true you were grandfathered the 150GB/mo cap? I think I saw one of your posts somewhere.
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Yeah. There is upstream ACK traffic to acknowledge the downloaded packets. If you only downloaded big files, I think your upstream traffic might add something like 2-4% more to your total usage. I got those percentages from some high bandwidth days that I had in my WallWatcher records.

Edit: I think the 150 GB that I circled with the red oval means that is my monthly limit which was supposed to apply to exisiting users in Reno.

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Within the past day, BUMT tracking on all speed plans (not just Elite speeds) speeds has started. It is confirmed that even Basic speeds plans are shown as grandfathered to use 150 GB as per various news reports.

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I am in Sparks and using B.U.M.T. I no longer show the "150GB included" on that page. I called to cancel my 10Meg Uverse today because of the cap, but their servers were down. Now I'm wondering (hoping) if maybe they are reconsidering this cap nonsense.

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Going on six minutes to load, now.

I don't know maybe it's just me but if the cap is 150GB would not one have to download say up to 50GB a day to exceed that limit.. how many HD movies would that be?

50 GB a day would hit the limit in just 3 days! Or did you mean 5 GB a day.

But, for those of us who don't have Uverse, the caps are lower; only 60 GB a month for Pro.

I will be checking for more accurate estimate of my usage; though we've had DirecTV VOD since last June, and that will skew my usage upward.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

your right my bad math I thinking 5 GB in a day not 50, but what do people think they need on a monthly basis unlimited? I know I don't download constantly so it will not affect me as much I would surmise, I wonder though is VOD included in the count for Internet usage seems it should not since you are already paying a extra for most VOD's.. I'm interested in the numbers since do I only play on line games, kids have 2 xbox 360s but I really don't count myself in that 5% over users they allude to and I would say most of us here would not have a problem unless the numbers were incredibly low I could be wrong I'm just not all up in arms. I always hear folks here talk about leaving and going to anothe ISP but seems to me they all are or will be taking this route at one point as the overall usage increases

DirecTV VOD is free for DirecTV subscribers, but utilizes the subscriber's HSI connection. Unless your connection is DTV satellite (does DTV still offer satellite Internet? I though only Hughes was offering satellite Internet), your DTV VOD is coming in through AT&T, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Embarq, Road Runner, Qwest, Verizon; whichever ISP the DTV subscriber is using.

Of course, that may be the rub. AT&T would rather I paid for their Uverse product, than use their transit for DTV VOD. However, the Uverse DVR, and TV in general, is not as good as DirecTV. But, if I can't use my HSI connection, why pay for HSI at all? If I am reduced to surfing the web, and email, then I'll just fall back on $14.95 a month Basic, or even see if $9.95 a month dial-up is available.

I expect that more people won't do that than will, and so AT&T probably won't miss my money when I cut back, or go away.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

i think time will tell I would say those that a downloading tons and tons of Torrent stuff will be affected but those that are doing moderates stuff will get by just fine..even with what you say your use is i don't think will have a problem

My rough estimate, based on the growth of my collection of fansubbed anime was 30 GB to 40 GB a month. I just need to set up WallWatcher to monitor the extra B/W claimed by VOD. If WW looks to be well under the Pro cap, I won't worry so much; but I do want to find out.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

If you could rate yourself compared some of the folks that seems to be extremely up in arms about this subject. Where do you think you fall between the moderate to extreme end of the spectrum?

I am going to study my usage, and make a decision based on the actual numbers. If I am not using over 40 GB a month, I won't worry. But, if the numbers are over 50 GB a month, I will be looking at making changes.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

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