 NOCManMacChatterPremium
join:2004-09-30
Colorado Springs, CO | reply to Jeffrey
Re: Cable companies need to wake up I agree. Music downloads, web surfing, online radio, video games, Movie rentals from Itunes range from 600M to over 6G.
Backing up all my digital media online would put me over a terabit. So you're telling me it would take me several months to download all of it. That limit would severely limit innovation on the internet. |
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 ropeguruPremium
join:2001-01-25
Mechanicsville, VA | said by NOCMan:... Backing up all my digital media online would put me over a terabit. So you're telling me it would take me several months to download all of it. That limit would severely limit innovation on the internet. Sad part is that with all the wimpy upload speeds, you would be through a month and still wouldn't have a complete backup.. |
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Great point NOCMan. There should be no limitations on a unlimited service. And if they cant offer unlimited SOMEONE WILL! |
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thats why you upload 24/7, but still takes awhile with 120kb/s |
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NOCManMacChatterPremium
join:2004-09-30
Colorado Springs, CO | reply to ropeguru
I have FIOS 15mbit upstream. Not my fault other ISP's are crap. |
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 JeffreyConnoisseur of leisurely thingsPremium
join:2002-12-24
Long Island
kudos:3
 ·Verizon FiOS
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said by NOCMan:I agree. Music downloads, web surfing, online radio, video games, Movie rentals from Itunes range from 600M to over 6G. Backing up all my digital media online would put me over a terabit. So you're telling me it would take me several months to download all of it. That limit would severely limit innovation on the internet. Shit, I forgot about 3rd party online backup. Yep, that would set me over the 1TB limit as well.
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I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing. |
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA
kudos:6 | See, it's working already! |
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 Quaoar
join:2004-08-11
Fort Collins, CO | reply to JamesPC
Comcast dropped the "unlimited" at least two years ago, perhaps three.
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Then I guess you would need to pay the extra cost to back it up or find a better and more affordable solution.
I personally would recommend a good backup tape, raid 5 drives, or a mirrored drive setup. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to JamesPC
said by JamesPC:Great point NOCMan. There should be no limitations on a unlimited service. And if they cant offer unlimited SOMEONE WILL! Since when is broadband run by a socialist or communist state?
Concept of capitalism guarantees there will not be true unlimited service.
Cisco and Lucent don't make unlimited speed equipment............. |
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JeffreyConnoisseur of leisurely thingsPremium
join:2002-12-24
Long Island
kudos:3 Reviews:
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said by Skippy25:Then I guess you would need to pay the extra cost to back it up or find a better and more affordable solution. I personally would recommend a good backup tape, raid 5 drives, or a mirrored drive setup. Yeah, I hear ya. I don't use online backups at the moment, with no immediate plans to do so. I have a sufficient local backup setup, similar to what you're suggesting that works fine for me. I just know some less than PC literate people I know prefer to use online backups, in lieu of locally managed storage. For them, as Comcast users, they would have a problem.
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