caribconsult
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join:2003-03-19
Mayaguez, PR
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Re: So far, unlimited data is still unlimited
dMarks: so from what you are saying, it would seem to lend some credibility to the theory that says the financial woes Sprint is experiencing is leading to their lax approach to usage monitoring.
Well, all I can say is thank god I didn't switch to the Pantech and VZ back several months ago when MCom was having fits with the CDU and trying to withdraw them from service. I wound up buying my own Sierra598U back in the limited time period when MCom was allowing BYOD accounts, and managed to stay on Sprint.
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Anonuser
join:2003-01-03
Milwaukee, WI
| reply to Bananas
I've always done approx 20 gigs/month. My contract ended June 6th. Since they announced the caps last year, I have made it a point to use as much as I could as a protest. Thus far, I've averaged 150 gigs UPLOAD with MOZY Backups, and approx 50-100 gigs/month DOWNLOAD with my Slingplayer, Hulu, and other LEGAL things. I don't use Bit Torrent or usenet or any of that stuff.
Thus far, no letter. We're also pulling approx 40 gigs up and down on our other sprint data card at work, and I do around 20 gigs/month on my PDA Phone running Slingbox and ORB.
I was planning on canceling my datacard once my initial MOZY backup is complete. 3 Terabytes total to upload. I think I have one more month to go.
Unless, now that my contract is up, Sprint Cancels me.
My speeds at home are around 110k down, and 120-130k upload, so I have pretty much the whole tower T1 to myself.
Lets see what happens!
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opty165
join:2007-10-01
Dixon, MO
| That'll do it. I backup important files online too, and that can really cut through a 5GB cap in no time. So I don't know what we're going to do once this cap takes affect. Probably go back to dial-up, as it's a much better deal! It'll be hard to get used to, but that's just the way things are.
The way it looks right now is I have a whole 2 T1s to myself. Although I'm too far from the tower to max them out, I can still cut through 5GB in just about a day! |
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Bananas
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join:2004-08-18
Santa Barbara, CA | reply to Bananas
11 gigs this last month. I hope the gods are still smiling.
Samsung Rant, Rev 0. I'm thinking of getting a Mogul for Rev A. |
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Jim_in_VA
join:2004-07-11
Cobbs Creek, VA | yeah, that Mogul is a good deal. Be sure to checkout »www.ppcgeeks.com/ for apps and tips - great site.
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX
| reply to Bananas
When the announcement of a 5GB cap came out last yearI sent an email to Dan Hesse and the next ten people down the food chain. I got a phone call from a regional manager asking me to call him back.
I explained I have several dozen customers that use that use Sprint for their laptops out in the field and connect to a virtual desktop on their company's server. They could easily run up 1 GB in *ONE* day.
He explained it was a soft cap, compared to a rigid cap that if exceeded it you would be shut off or be charged for the overage. He said this was targeted for non-business account users and the first level of action wold be a letter to advise them of their excessive usage.
I can understand limiting home users that I suspect *IMHO* would tend to abuse the network with frivolous downloads compared to a more sensible and responsible business class user using it for essential business use. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| said by nevtxjustin  :I can understand limiting home users that I suspect *IMHO* would tend to abuse the network with frivolous downloads compared to a more sensible and responsible business class user using it for essential business use. what's frivolous, what's essential? Anyway the new cap is HARD.
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX
| As I said, in my opinion, downloading continuous Youtube or (x)Torrent movies would be frivolous compared to a mobile workforce and public safety use.
I can't comment on how hard the cap is for non-biz users, but for business account users I've been working with using 10 GB plus a month for the past year...there hasn't been any capping. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ | I'll concede public safety. Other than that whay is some data more important than others?
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mc1lean
join:2007-11-18
Lincolnton, NC
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Got my letter the week of my 2nd anniversary. "Excessive usage for the last 3 months" Title included a mention of "roaming charges". I was running in the teens every month. I work from home - I find that essential. Switched to Millenicom over the weekend. |
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX | reply to avd706
Downloading files for work is essential, downloading movies is not.
Driving to work is essential, driving to go see a movie isn't. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| said by nevtxjustin :Downloading files for work is essential, downloading movies is not. Driving to work is essential, driving to go see a movie isn't. If you are making money downloading a gig a day, you should subsidize the casual home users. Otherwise you should fine tune your application to download only essential portion of the data.
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX
| said by avd706 :said by nevtxjustin :Downloading files for work is essential, downloading movies is not. Driving to work is essential, driving to go see a movie isn't. If you are making money downloading a gig a day, you should subsidize the casual home users. So...cellular data should practice socialism? |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| said by nevtxjustin :said by avd706 :said by nevtxjustin :Downloading files for work is essential, downloading movies is not. Driving to work is essential, driving to go see a movie isn't. If you are making money downloading a gig a day, you should subsidize the casual home users. So...cellular data should practice socialism? I believe in network neutrality, not the elitism you are proposing.
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX | Making someone subsidize someone else has NOTHING to do with network neutrality. Please stay focused and stop moving the goal posts. |
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX | reply to avd706
I bet you're the kind of person that would demand unrestricted access to my two OC3 lines for my WISP in the name of network neutrality. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| reply to nevtxjustin
said by nevtxjustin :Please stay focused and stop moving the goal posts. You are the one trying to change the subject.
Data is data, your essential data is not mine and viseversa.
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nevtxjustin
join:2006-04-18
Dallas, TX | I have a business account, you don't (most likely). I have no caps, you don't. Deal with your 5 GB limit. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| said by nevtxjustin :I have a business account, you don't (most likely). I have no caps, you don't. Deal with your 5 GB limit. Don't come near my tower and we are all happy.
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