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envoid

join:2002-12-21
Duluth, GA

reply to hayabusa3303
Re: BS

said by hayabusa3303 See Profile :

said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

said by The_Dude :

I think this is total BS!!!!!!!!! I just won't have Internet if they want to keep pushing shit like this!

Peace
Right. Cut off your nose to spite your face.
hey i was without internet for a month didnt bother me all that much. Alot of people are just plain hooked on the internet like a drug.
i can't be without it... i work from home. have to actually, and my company won't pay for internet. and i have GOBS of traffic managing servers all over the area. this would kill me and make it totally unaffordable to have or even be able to work. f'n money-grubbing is all it is.

side note... if they do this they really need to remove "unlimited internet" from any and all of their advertising then. that would just be a blatant lie if they kept that. sorta is now with comcast but the big companies fear not the DoJ or FCC or FTC. especially at&t.

openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

said by envoid See Profile :

i have GOBS of traffic managing servers all over the area. this would kill me and make it totally unaffordable to have or even be able to work.
Sounds like you're a primary candidate for a business class circuit.
said by envoid See Profile :

they really need to remove "unlimited internet" from any and all of their advertising then.
That was done quite some time ago.

wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..

join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH

I have looked on several ISP websites, and I cannot find any mention of traffic volume as being a perk in the business class tier. Actually, they mention performance and reliability, but not traffic volume... I'm wondering how envoid sounds like a prime candidate for this service to you?

said by Comcast :

With speeds up to 5 times as fast as DSL, our extensive fiber-optic network delivers the performance and reliability your business needs to succeed.
Please, help me understand this...

cw

openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

said by wentlanc See Profile :

I'm wondering how envoid sounds like a prime candidate for this service to you?
envoid See Profile appears to be using his connection to the Internet for business purposes. If envoid See Profile is truly reliant on a connection that doesn't inhibit his/her work, I'd recommend a business class circuit. I know that if funding my livelihood depended on my ability to access the Internet, I would have a much better setup than a residential connection from AT&T. In fact, I would most likely have a couple of connections to the Internet from different providers.


Noah Vail
Premium
join:2004-12-10
Lorton, VA
·RoadRunner Cable

said by openbox9 See Profile :

If envoid See Profile is truly reliant on a connection that doesn't inhibit his/her work, I'd recommend a business class circuit.
Why?

said by openbox9 See Profile :

I know that if funding my livelihood depended on my ability to access the Internet, I would have a much better setup than a residential connection from AT&T.
I do have a better setup than a residential connection from AT&T. I have a residential connection from Brighthouse. I use it to manage my business clients.

Point to point, it is the same connection that my business clients have, sans the static IP. There is no difference in performance or reliability. Paying 800% extra for the business line would gain me nothing.

The work I do is a lighter network load than a residential user who streams a radio station or watches a movie. My ISP isn't taxed a bit by it.

said by openbox9 See Profile :

In fact, I would most likely have a couple of connections to the Internet from different providers.
I keep an aircard in my van attached to an EVDO router. It's always on if not always in use. I suppose that might serve as a backup. Or my phone can morph into a HSUPA hotspot, if I get desperate.

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wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..

join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH

reply to openbox9
said by openbox9 See Profile :

said by wentlanc See Profile :

I'm wondering how envoid sounds like a prime candidate for this service to you?
envoid See Profile appears to be using his connection to the Internet for business purposes. If envoid See Profile is truly reliant on a connection that doesn't inhibit his/her work, I'd recommend a business class circuit. I know that if funding my livelihood depended on my ability to access the Internet, I would have a much better setup than a residential connection from AT&T. In fact, I would most likely have a couple of connections to the Internet from different providers.


Please describe in some logical detail, and in a fashion that can be compared against the business class service offering of any ISP, WHY this person's internet connection should be a business class connection.

None of you supporters have been able to do this as of yet. There is in fact NOTHING about a business class account that is different than a residential account with the exception of service level, and advanced features. There is no usage related benefits to a business class account. I've asked this question many times, and nobody can produce an answer with any type of substantial support for the decision.

Again, I asked to understand it, and you just are not getting me there. Please try again.

cw

openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

said by wentlanc See Profile :

Please describe in some logical detail, and in a fashion that can be compared against the business class service offering of any ISP, WHY this person's internet connection should be a business class connection.
To avoid the caps? If envoid See Profile really transfers "gobs" of data, then s/he might enjoy a business account and the ability to transfer as much as the connection allows.
said by wentlanc See Profile :

There is in fact NOTHING about a business class account that is different than a residential account with the exception of service level, and advanced features.
I beg to differ. A DS1 or DS3 circuit brings additional advantages compared to a DSL or cable connection.

wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..

join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH

said by openbox9 See Profile :

said by wentlanc See Profile :

Please describe in some logical detail, and in a fashion that can be compared against the business class service offering of any ISP, WHY this person's internet connection should be a business class connection.
To avoid the caps? If envoid See Profile really transfers "gobs" of data, then s/he might enjoy a business account and the ability to transfer as much as the connection allows.
said by wentlanc See Profile :

There is in fact NOTHING about a business class account that is different than a residential account with the exception of service level, and advanced features.
I beg to differ. A DS1 or DS3 circuit brings additional advantages compared to a DSL or cable connection.
The business account does not differentiate how much data can be transferred. Please provide some proof that shows otherwise.

A T1 or DS3 circuit is not a DSL or cable connection, so I fail to see how you could differ. That is not a business grade account, that's private line service. You are comparing apples to antelopes.

cw

openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

said by wentlanc See Profile :

A T1 or DS3 circuit is not a DSL or cable connection
Of course they aren't, that's why my original post referenced a business class circuit.

wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..

join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH

DSL and Cable connections are be definition a circuit. What you may have meant, but failed to mention, is a dedicated service, or private line service. A tremendous waste of his money. And BTW, some T1 services are merely throttled DSL connections because they are cheaper for the carrier to provide.

cw

openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

said by wentlanc See Profile :

A tremendous waste of his money.
How can you make that determination?

wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..

join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH
Because he does not need dedicated bandwidth. That is the advantage of dedicated service over a shared service like DSL or Cable.

cw

openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

said by wentlanc See Profile :

Because he does not need dedicated bandwidth.
Really?
said by envoid See Profile :

i have GOBS of traffic managing servers all over the area

wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..

join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH
Are those metric gobs??


openbox9

join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
·AT&T Southeast

Since I like the metric system, yes they are. So if envoid See Profile transfers 500 Megagobs per month, does s/he require a dedicated connection?

wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..

join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH

1 megagibbles per second = 321.013651 gigagobs per month (assuming that we are talking in a single direction)

Sound like too much to expect from your 20/2 connection, which is capable of transferring up to 6.5 teragobs in a month?

So what you are saying is that ~6% of the capacity that you are purchasing is too much usage??

REALLY?!

What percentage of the bandwidth that we purchase would you LIKE for us to be able to get?

cw
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