RayW
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Layton, UT
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1 edit | 1-3 GB a month?
I am a light user and we do about that each month, when we are not getting updates.
A bit anemic in today's world.
Edit: I looked at my stats for the last month, 3 GB metered and 12 GB unmetered up and down (metering by time of day and where to). So 15 GB transfer for me for the last 4 weeks. And no music or movies (and no porn despite some people thinking everyone above 100 KB is doing).
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ironweasel
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Belen, NM
1 edit | said by RayW  :I am a light user and we do about that each month, when we are not getting updates. A bit anemic in today's world. I don't read it as limiting you to 1GB - 3GB, Qwest is just saying that the "average" user consumes that much.
40,000 mp3's @ 3MB / file = roughly 120GB. So if you start hitting 100GB of data transfer a month, THEN you might be considered "excessive".
So far this month, as of this post, I have transferred a total of 9.37GB (7.66GB down, 1.71GB up), as an example.
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
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| Yeah, most of my MP3s are in the 3.5-4mb range, so it sounds like their limit is about 150GB.
I hate when companies try to dumb-down/overstate bandwidth limits by putting it in "big number" terms like that. Just tell us what you mean in GBs, please! Maybe someone should go do 299,999 huge RAW-image mode format "photo downloads" and claim that they should be below their stated "excessive use" threshold.  |
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Devanchya
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join:2003-12-09
Ajax, ON
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Re: 1-3 GB a month?
RayW, the truth is, the 'average' user is a light user.
When I worked for the ISP, I figured out one day that most people are on the internet for about an hour a day.
It's amazing what the law of averages will do to numbers. Because to get to a "1 hour average" you had to factor in those people who actually Have internet, DSL level, and VERY VERY RARELY use it.
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RayW
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Layton, UT
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| said by Devanchya :RayW, the truth is, the 'average' user is a light user. When I worked for the ISP, I figured out one day that most people are on the internet for about an hour a day. It's amazing what the law of averages will do to numbers. Because to get to a "1 hour average" you had to factor in those people who actually Have internet, DSL level, and VERY VERY RARELY use it. It's amazing. As in the famous old saw, "lies, damn lies, and statistics"? I am very familiar with statistics, I see the results of the massaging every week at status meeting.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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| reply to djrobx
I agree... its a poor attempt at making the numbers look high.
1-3GB (which is their 'average') will be killed in 1 Fedora Core ISO image.
What happens when people decide to run web cams, BitTorrents or Netflix movies, or streaming TV ?
I suspect basic light browsing would consume 1-3GB, but what happens when I want to transfer (or backup) my HD over the web, or send a DVD or 2's worth of info?
Also, frame circuits are really expensive.
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
| reply to RayW
No but really, 1-3gb a month is a VERY realistic number as the "average" person doesn't really sit online that much, and when they do they just check some sites, email, etc and log off. That doesn't add up to much.
IF YOU HAVE FOUND DSLREPORTS.COM YOU ARE ALREADY AN "ABOVE AVERAGE" USER! |
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dadkins
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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1 edit | reply to en102
»www.fileplanet.com/168866/160000···eplayer)
The Crysis Demo is 1,813MB! 
God forbid you want to try a couple demos, huh? 
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | You do realize they don't see 3GB as a limit, right? More like 150GB. If you are downloading 75 massive game demos each month I don't think the ISP is the problem. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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Hercules, CA | Sarcasm... I'll edit it to reflect such. |
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX | Ahh... your deadpan face threw me off . Not used to a straight man in your comedy act  |
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Viper007Bond
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join:2002-09-26
Portland, OR
| reply to RayW
I'm on Qwest's 1.5mbit DSL (too far away for faster) and with my modest downloading (seriously, my connection isn't doing much a lot of the time), I manage close to that. 95% of what I download is TV shows.
Last month I did 97.3GB down and 85.1GB up (that's 182.4GB combined). That's about average looking at my logs. I haven't heard a word from Qwest.
The limit's gotta be higher than that.
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tkaudio
join:2003-07-17
Ottumwa, IA | so far this month i have used allmost 170GB and im now at 970GB for the last 6 months |
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no_one
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said by djrobx :Yeah, most of my MP3s are in the 3.5-4mb range, so it sounds like their limit is about 150GB. I hate when companies try to dumb-down/overstate bandwidth limits by putting it in "big number" terms like that. Just tell us what you mean in GBs, please! Maybe someone should go do 299,999 huge RAW-image mode format "photo downloads" and claim that they should be below their stated "excessive use" threshold. I use RAW in photo as a hobby. I have a two year old. My wife shoots pictures also. Me as in hobby set her camera to RAW. Live with it Qwest. Sharing toddler pictures. Bah humbug. |
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