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| [OOL] Upgraded to Boost Plus and don't see any benefits* *Except 4x upload speed increase
Well that and my old trusty rock-solid WRT54GL running original Tomato firmware is no longer fast enough on down side (but still allows up to about 35/8).
I see no difference during regular browsing (as expected). Amazon video streaming doesn't go any faster than 18MBits/sec peak, Vudu was never faster than 8-10 Mbits/sec sustained for highest picture quality (HDX).
I don't do any P2P, have no need to upload large amount of data. Don't download much either but when I do - 15/2 was fast enough. Don't care about ports 80/443 open - have no need to host anything from home.
All I really need for work is remote desktop in/out and for that 15/2 was more than plenty.
So what possible benefits are there for faster connection that I missed? So far I am thinking to keep it for a months or 2 and downgrade back to 15/2. |
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| said by frdrizzt:https://www.optimum.com/home-internet-service/internet-speed/
All of these are useless to me - I own my domain, use paid hosting and can have as many emails @ my domain as I want. As I mentioned before - I have no intention of shoting any websites from my home connection. |
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·Optimum Online
| You asked for benefits. If you don't see noticeable improvement in usage with higher speeds, then why would you bother paying for it? You don't need to upload or download much, don't need webhosting or to run an email/web server. If you don't need the ID enhancements (more optimum IDs, larger mailbox, authorizes larger attachment size with SMTP), then I would recommend downgrading. |
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| reply to JoeSchmoe007
If you don't know why you would need boost plus, then it's not for you. Downgrade and save the money. |
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 blohner
join:2002-06-26
Cortlandt Manor, NY
·Optimum Online
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·ooma
| reply to JoeSchmoe007
If you don't need the speed than there is not much benefit. Plain and simple as that... I use online backups and I download HD TV from Europe (legally as I record it myself over there from public television and don't distribute)... For me it's worth it... The key for me is the 8 vs 2 Mbit/s upload for the online backup.... But back to you: It's simple to turn it off again and save the money...
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| said by blohner:If you don't need the speed than there is not much benefit. Plain and simple as that... I use online backups and I download HD TV from Europe (legally as I record it myself over there from public television and don't distribute)... For me it's worth it... The key for me is the 8 vs 2 Mbit/s upload for the online backup.... But back to you: It's simple to turn it off again and save the money...
I did think about backups. I don't really have much data to backup offsite. For 6 months that I've been on 15/2 I never really suffered from insufficient upload. |
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blohner
join:2002-06-26
Cortlandt Manor, NY Reviews:
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·ooma
| I have a little over 3TB online with crashplan (mostly videos that I don't want to loose)... I was debating another USB drive vs. online backup for a long time and online won - simply to keep Murphy's law at bay (kind of like: If I do a local backup only the house will burn down to make sure the backup won't be of any use....)
I also work remotely a lot and actually use VPN with a local desktop (more out of need vs. want: If I use remote desktop I can't use the softphone with my office number - that only works over VPN) - and the upload is nice when editing word/powerpoint etc... documents...
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1 edit | said by blohner:I have a little over 3TB online with crashplan (mostly videos that I don't want to loose)... I was debating another USB drive vs. online backup for a long time and online won - simply to keep Murphy's law at bay (kind of like: If I do a local backup only the house will burn down to make sure the backup won't be of any use....)...
IMO there is no debate here - one absolutely needs to have an offsite backup for important stuff but I would never put anything I didn't encrypt myself there. For large amount of data that doesn't need to be retrieved often I would also look at Amazon Glacier (in case you were not aware of it). The pricing is $0.01/GByte/month if I remember correctly, don't know how this compares to Crashplan. If you do decide to try Glacier make sure you understand all the charges because data retrieval can be costly.
PS Well, it seems Glacier is not price competitive with Crashplan - can't beat "unlimited GB" for $6/month. However, I would be skeptical of anything "unlimited" for a fixed price. |
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xirianPremium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY
kudos:1 | said by JoeSchmoe007:said by blohner:I have a little over 3TB online with crashplan (mostly videos that I don't want to loose)... I was debating another USB drive vs. online backup for a long time and online won - simply to keep Murphy's law at bay (kind of like: If I do a local backup only the house will burn down to make sure the backup won't be of any use....)...
IMO there is no debate here - one absolutely needs to have an offsite backup for important stuff but I would never put anything I didn't encrypt myself there. For large amount of data that doesn't need to be retrieved often I would also look at Amazon Glacier (in case you were not aware of it). The pricing is $0.01/GByte/month if I remember correctly, don't know how this compares to Crashplan. If you do decide to try Glacier make sure you understand all the charges because data retrieval can be costly. PS Well, it seems Glacier is not price competitive with Crashplan - can't beat "unlimited GB" for $6/month. However, I would be skeptical of anything "unlimited" for a fixed price. I use backblaze with no issue space wise. Most of the backup services will allow you to use your own key to encrypt, though I haven't bothered. |
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| Cloud storage will never be safe regardless of how it's spinned. External Hard Drives with encryption is a much safer bet. Local is always better. |
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blohner
join:2002-06-26
Cortlandt Manor, NY Reviews:
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| Local is useless if you have a local disaster... Unless you make local backups and take them offsite at a reasonable distance you are not creating true safety....
If you provide the key for the cloud - the cloud is as safe as your key is...
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| I'll remember that the next time there's a report of a data breach. We also don't know if these providers build profiles of what one keeps in the cloud and sells it off to the highest bidder. Plus it just makes it easier for government officials (Three letter agencies) to snoop at what you have regardless of their reason.
Yes anyone doing local backups would need to do that, myself included. Not needing an internet connection to access my backups has always been and will be an added benefit. |
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| reply to kickass69
I bet all those Sandy victims in Far Rockaway, NY just happy they had local encrypted backups when the ocean came through their windows and washed everything away 
Joking aside, I have both. Local backups are great surely but an updated online backup is also key to any backup plan. |
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xirianPremium
join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY
kudos:1 | reply to kickass69
said by kickass69:I'll remember that the next time there's a report of a data breach. We also don't know if these providers build profiles of what one keeps in the cloud and sells it off to the highest bidder. Plus it just makes it easier for government officials (Three letter agencies) to snoop at what you have regardless of their reason.
Yes anyone doing local backups would need to do that, myself included. Not needing an internet connection to access my backups has always been and will be an added benefit.
See you're making the same mistake as people who only back up to the cloud. You do both. That way if something happens, building burns down for example. your data is safe.
And I haven't heard of any data breaches for actual backup providers, but if you use your own key they shouldn't matter much. |
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Rojo
join:2009-04-14
New York, NY
kudos:1 | reply to kickass69
said by kickass69:Cloud storage will never be safe regardless of how it's spinned. External Hard Drives with encryption is a much safer bet. Local is always better.
What he says. |
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 jaaPremium
join:2000-06-13
kudos:2
·Optimum Online
·Vonage
| said by Rojo:said by kickass69:Cloud storage will never be safe regardless of how it's spinned. External Hard Drives with encryption is a much safer bet. Local is always better.
What he says. I disagree. Encrypt locally and transmit to cloud. How is that not safe?
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Rojo
join:2009-04-14
New York, NY
kudos:1 | "Encrypt locally..."
Agree, but how many do that? |
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jaaPremium
join:2000-06-13
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| said by Rojo:"Encrypt locally..."
Agree, but how many do that?
I use Carbonite, and that is the only way they do it. Encrypted then transmitted.
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| reply to jaa
Because of what I said previously about 'trusting' a cloud provider and its security practices. Needing an internet connection to access said backup is never a good idea when a disaster strikes. Local offsite backups are always a better solution in my view. |
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