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alexintexas
join:2003-01-11
San Antonio, TX
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Re: Typical Customer Data Usage

said by Fleeced:

What about a household that has someone watching a movie on netflix, someone uploading and downloading files for work, one console gaming, another kid streaming her favorite TV show and the other kid hiding downloading porn trying not to get caught.

even if this is the case a 15mb line is overkill for all above usage
not just in speed but in total monthly avail data one could download in a month. you yourself state you only d/l 60gb a month.
so for an occasional game d/l or patch you overpay $60+ a month for speed you dont really utilize,,,,facts are facts,,,sorry

on a 50Mb line you could d/l upto 16tb in a month so you avg less then 200kbps on a 50mbps line. think about that
said by Fleeced:

Or the house near the college that has 4 guys all trying to torrent/stream/game at the same time. Speed doesn't matter then?

torrents id allow if legal and set QOS as you well know without this torrents will saturate a line

sivran
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sivran

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Do you just not realize how pointless your argument is?

NormanS
I gave her time to steal my mind away
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said by alexintexas:

even if this is the case a 15mb line is overkill for all above usage

My ISP charges my mother the same price for 5 Mbps Internet at her residence as they charge me for 15 Mbps at mine; less the stupid $6.50 modem rental fee they started collecting last year. No tiers, just a limit due to DSL and wireline distance.

hobgoblin
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join:2001-11-25
Orchard Park, NY

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said by sivran:

Do you just not realize how pointless your argument is?

Here is an analogy.

I used to own a Sebring, I drove 20 miles to work every day. It took me 20 minutes.
I now own a Chevrolet Camaro. its still 20 miles to work, but the car is faster so it takes me 15 minutes.
I dont drive 25 miles for fun I save 5 minutes each trip.

Hop
alexintexas
join:2003-01-11
San Antonio, TX
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Sadly this is the tech for DSL, however.....

if you are speaking of sonic.net

Fusion delivers our fastest residential broadband at up to 20Mbps and traditional home phone service with unlimited nationwide calling all for a single low price $39.95+$6.95 modem fee. and is not an intro rate according to the site.

home phone on TWC alone = $39.95 a month
15Mb line is $54 a month + modem
3Mb line is $39.95 + modem a month if not mistaken

so i would take a 5Mb line and home phone at that rate

the same level of phone service on ATT or verizon = $70+ a month.
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said by hobgoblin:

said by sivran:

Do you just not realize how pointless your argument is?

Here is an analogy.

I used to own a Sebring, I drove 20 miles to work every day. It took me 20 minutes.
I now own a Chevrolet Camaro. its still 20 miles to work, but the car is faster so it takes me 15 minutes.
I dont drive 25 miles for fun I save 5 minutes each trip.

Hop

That is a terrible analogy. Do you live in Germany and commute on the Autobahn or something?

Even the shittiest of cars can easily exceed American highway speed limits by 10+ mph.

sivran
Vive Vivaldi
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join:2003-09-15
Irving, TX

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sivran

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I got a better twist on it.

I take a toll road to get to work and back. It's getting me to the same place, just faster and more expensive. I pay the extra to save 20-40 minutes a day. I consider this worth it. Someone else might not. Fine by me, but if they tell me I'm wasting my money, I'll tell them they're wasting their time.

hobgoblin
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Orchard Park, NY

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hobgoblin

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"I take a toll road to get to work and back. It's getting me to the same place, just faster and more expensive. I pay the extra to save 20-40 minutes a day. I consider this worth it. Someone else might not. Fine by me, but if they tell me I'm wasting my money, I'll tell them they're wasting their time."

Thats a nice analogy!

Hob