Daphoid
join:2005-01-04
| reply to Makaveli998
Re: [Extreme] Hot off the wire: Rogers annouces 18Meg service
A little pricey for my blood I think, but still not to shabby.
As for the cap though, I don't see an issue with it really, you must remember that most of the people here complaining are probably bit-torrenting everything under the sun, including stuff that's *cough* not overly legal *cough*, and thus - why should Rogers cater to you?
I'm not saying I don't use bit-torrent, but I've had no issues staying under 100GB (averaging 50-70) and even with that much bandwidth I still get to download a few music albums, some TV shows, etc.
I've found the trick is to limit my seeding to 1.5:1, I'm still helping out everyone else, but not letting it go all night long and eating my bandwidth. I've also trimmed the download to 250K/second max as to not eat my connection for regular web stuff/gaming.
Basically I've found if you take your head out of your ass, it's not really that bad at all. It could be better sure, but it's not hell.
My 0.02
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AnotherAnon
@rogers.com
| reply to hopetindall
^^Well that's great that you don't really use BT and you still do 50-70GB a month, but what would happen if you also wanted to stream tv content from your homeland an hour a day too? Maybe live in a house with 3 other roomates? Regular back-ups offsite?
There's plenty of reasons why caps should be increased, especially with this new service tier. As for this new $1.25 surcharge per every GB over; do they have any intention of informing us at all?? |
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Eldorados
join:2005-11-25
| reply to Daphoid
said by Daphoid  :A little pricey for my blood I think, but still not to shabby. As for the cap though, I don't see an issue with it really, you must remember that most of the people here complaining are probably bit-torrenting everything under the sun, including stuff that's *cough* not overly legal *cough*, and thus - why should Rogers cater to you? I'm not saying I don't use bit-torrent, but I've had no issues staying under 100GB (averaging 50-70) and even with that much bandwidth I still get to download a few music albums, some TV shows, etc. I've found the trick is to limit my seeding to 1.5:1, I'm still helping out everyone else, but not letting it go all night long and eating my bandwidth. I've also trimmed the download to 250K/second max as to not eat my connection for regular web stuff/gaming. Basically I've found if you take your head out of your ass, it's not really that bad at all. It could be better sure, but it's not hell. My 0.02 - D Plase keep the illegal/legal quips out of this, it's no one's business what someone else is downloads.. that's for them and the ISP to worry about
The problem with this package and the cap that comes with it is that only those 'heavy users' would buy this package, who in their right mind would pay $100/month for that kind of speed and only casually use it? Would you buy it just so that you don't have to limit yourself to 250K anymore? Probably not... that's alot of money to spend for someone who would not take full advantage of it
This is a power users package that comes with an average users download cap.
Your simply paying more to get to the same finish line as everyone else, just faster. One would think that the more you pay, the longer you get to play... (Express vs Extreme)
For 2x the price, this should be 150-200gig min cap (or no cap at all) |
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Bender_2k
join:2003-01-12
clubs: 
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
 ·Rogers Hi-Speed
| said by Eldorados :said by Daphoid :This is a power users package that comes with an average users download cap. Your simply paying more to get to the same finish line as everyone else, just faster. One would think that the more you pay, the longer you get to play... (Express vs Extreme) For 2x the price, this should be 150-200gig min cap (or no cap at all) That would be logical thinking and logic+Rogers just don't go together. Anyway, not gonna be hopping on the 18 MB bandwagon (OBVIOUSLY!!!). Did end up paying the extra $5/mo though to stay with the 6 MB speeds, but that's pretty much my limit on price hikes (off to 3Web or Sympatico if Rogers thinks they can get anymore money out of me). |
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Solearius
@rogers.com
| Hmm, is it just me or did Bell just change the price of Optimax 16? I swear it said "$100/month" like 5 minutes ago.
quote:
Sympatico Optimax 16 Internet service:
16 Mbps download speed/1 Mbps upload speed
Regular price: $80 per month
I definitely might consider that. |
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Sean
join:2004-01-23
Ottawa | reply to hopetindall
It's $80/m in Quebec. In Ontario it's still $100/m for Optimax 16. |
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bbmchamp
@rogers.com | reply to hopetindall
Re: [Extreme] Hot off the wire: Rogers annouces 18Meg service
Has Rogers Elite service become available anywhere? (I know they said 4th qtr but sometimes they allow some users to test it before it becomes mainstream) |
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Angelo_
The Network Guy
Premium
join:2002-06-18 | yes in dreams... |
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Eldorados
join:2005-11-25 | reply to hopetindall
Not for sale yet, but the config exists... |
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