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Re: Should I Be Concerned About Download CapI'm the OP and, wow, I think I'm a bit misunderstood  Really, my son is looking to listen to about 2 to 3 games a week, late nite, on his computer. He loves the Atlanta braves and we get bad A.M. reception at nite - thus the need for streaming. No hidden agendas here in my post. I'm not interested in torrents, downloading porn, or being a burden to my neighbors in bandwidth usage. Just hoping he could listen to the games and still feel like a good citizen of the web. So far, I'm thinking that everything is o.k., although a couple of posts have implied that maybe, just maybe there might be a problem. I really appreciate the replys. I get a lot of info from this forum. I wish I could find some topic that I could help someone with in return. Let's see - I have Vonage, use a Mac and avoid Microsoft when possible and am passionate about Ga. Tech football. So, I think I'm pretty isolated. |
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2006-Apr-3 6:58 pm
I agree with dadkins that hqh 51 story about his connections and downloads wasn't complete or his guesstimates on the size of downloads were in error. It's quite preposterous to suggest that normal audio streaming of one source at a time would result in any abuse letters. But then preposterous notions are quite prevalent on this board. as conclusions are often driven by agendas rather than reality or logic. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 6:58 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
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said by crcole:So far, I'm thinking that everything is o.k., although a couple of posts have implied that maybe, just maybe there might be a problem. That's the situation most Comcast customers are in. Not much you can do but guess and hope. Good luck. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 7:03 pm · (locked) |
dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
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As I stated at the beginning of this thread... 27MB per game will *NOT* push you over any limit! Tell your son to go ahead and enjoy his games!  |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 7:17 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
Keep in mind though... "dadkins at BBR's Comcast Forum said it would be ok" probably won't get you too far, just in case it's a wrong guess. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 7:23 pm · (locked) |
dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
LOL! If you think 324MB per month is going to flag someone, ya need to get a different calculator, or change the batteries in the one you're using. I download game demos WAY larger than that! More often too!
27MB per game x 3 games per week = 81MB
81MB x 4 weeks per month = 324MB.
Not even 1/3 of a GB... No worries! |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 7:47 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
Comcast's caps vary by region. Do you live in the same region as the original poster? |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 7:49 pm · (locked) |
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MILLIONS of customers have no problem streaming audio. doing the math listening to 3 games a week you will be under 1 gig a month. anyone that tells you you need to worry about 1 gig a month obviously has an agenda to lie to you. be careful of people that dont even have comcast HSI but come here just to post negative info everyday about them.
Everything ive read and seen people get letters for on here has been in excess of 100 gigs a month. some of these people are 600-900 gigs a month. doing the math that means they were downloading all day and night everyday. while they were sleeping they were downloading. from what your explaining thats not you, so I wouldnt worry 1 bit and let your son enjoy his games. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 8:14 pm · (locked) |
jansm38Vn800-B Premium Member join:2003-05-19 Blackwood, NJ |
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But he's an "MVM"! That has to account for something, no? Yeah, I know, that and a buck 85 will get you coffee at Starbucks.  said by JTRockville:Keep in mind though... "dadkins at BBR's Comcast Forum said it would be ok" probably won't get you too far, just in case it's a wrong guess. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 8:29 pm · (locked) |
dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
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LMAO! 324MB. Do you REALLY think that is going to push *ANY* Comcast customer over a limit? Any limit? Tell ya what, download this: » americasarmy.filefront.c ··· 26;56584897.21MB... see if you get "The Letter".  |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 8:31 pm · (locked) |
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Disregard the MVM tag... do the math! 324MB is not going to raise any flags... for any Comcast customer, in any Comcast market. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 8:34 pm · (locked) |
jansm38Vn800-B Premium Member join:2003-05-19 Blackwood, NJ |
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2006-Apr-3 8:46 pm
I totally agree. 100 times that won't raise any flags either. There's a guy at work that just got nuked from Comcast, he was pulling upwards of 300g / month. He was of the mindset that believed that if he wasn't pulling max bandwidth 24x7 he wasn't getting his money's worth so he ignored the 2 warning shots. He quickly realized that it's speed, not volume, that Comcast is providing. said by dadkins:Disregard the MVM tag... do the math! 324MB is not going to raise any flags... for any Comcast customer, in any Comcast market. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 8:46 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
And for anyone who gets "lettered", remember to say that "dadkins" AND "jansm38" at BBR's Comcast Forum assured you it would be ok to download up to 600GB per month. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 9:15 pm · (locked) |
dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
Ok JT, please point out where I stated ANYWHERE that it is alright to download 600GB! |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 9:28 pm · (locked) |
jansm38Vn800-B Premium Member join:2003-05-19 Blackwood, NJ |
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600Gig? No way. 100 Gig and you're probably at the limit or at least on the radar. My friend got nuked at somewhere in the vicinity of 300G, I wouldn't recommend pushing 600G. said by JTRockville:And for anyone who gets "lettered", remember to say that "dadkins" AND "jansm38" at BBR's Comcast Forum assured you it would be ok to download up to 600GB per month. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 9:30 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
Well alright then. Would you be willing to say 300GB puts you at risk? or 200GB? Reassuring someone, under these circumstances, gives a false impression that you're somehow "in the know" and should be trusted. The truth is, we really don't know what's acceptable, do we? 100GB could be enough to get you "lettered" in some areas, or even 60GB, like it was for oliphant . |
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2006-Apr-3 9:48 pm
You came up with two? Well, I must say that's overwhelming support of your contention that we Comcast users should shutter about how much audio streaming we are getting. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 9:48 pm · (locked) |
dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
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No, that person(from reading his previous posts) would never have been able to reach 60GB. His connection, so he said, was never up long enough to download anything.
Whatever friend, OP of this thread asked about listening to 3 games per week. Using their numbers and my testing of the radio station's bitrate, it will net him 324MB per month of bandwidth.
There is no way that can violate anyone's AUP. You tried to say that I oked 600GB... please(again) point out anywhere on this site I have ever stated that!
You can't! Never happened. Likely never will. Now, what do you think I should tell the OP about what they asked? Do you think 324MB is going to get them "The Letter"? I sure don't!
I stand by my previous post. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 9:49 pm · (locked) |
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Oliphant admitted to over 100 GB. most every letter on here ive seen was well over 100 GB. none of that has anything to do with trying to scare this guy and his family from listening to a few shows that add up to not even 1 GB. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 9:53 pm · (locked) |
jansm38Vn800-B Premium Member join:2003-05-19 Blackwood, NJ |
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Well, since a very good friend was nuked at ~300G (by his estimation) I would have to say yes, that amount would put you at risk and I did say that 100 gig would probably put you on the radar. I do remember something about the thread where someone said they got the letter @ 60Gig, I'd have to re-read it but something doesn't sound right with that one. I'm only doing about 30Gig / month so I don't know for sure. It's probably safe to say that nobody ever got capped for listening to a couple of streaming ball games a week. said by JTRockville:Well alright then. Would you be willing to say 300GB puts you at risk? or 200GB? Reassuring someone, under these circumstances, gives a false impression that you're somehow "in the know" and should be trusted. The truth is, we really don't know what's acceptable, do we? 100GB could be enough to get you "lettered" in some areas, or even 60GB, like it was for oliphant . |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 9:55 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
"probably" |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:11 pm · (locked) |
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said by audiostream :
Oliphant admitted to over 100 GB. most every letter on here ive seen was well over 100 GB. none of that has anything to do with trying to scare this guy and his family from listening to a few shows that add up to not even 1 GB. oliphant used over 100GB in the month "the letter" was first sent. The next month's usage was 60GB and service was terminated. Who's scaring who? If you don't want to worry about your usage, then get a provider who doesn't "letter" and terminate people without disclosing the terms. Otherwise, all you can do is guess and hope. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:14 pm · (locked) |
jansm38Vn800-B Premium Member join:2003-05-19 Blackwood, NJ |
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Have any evidence to prove otherwise? |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:15 pm · (locked) |
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Care to point out examples of those who received abuse warnings for simply using audio streams? |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:16 pm · (locked) |
dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
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#3 Please point out anywhere on this site where I have ever stated that 600GB per month was ok.
Address this first friend. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:24 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
I thought I did address it. I changed it to 300GB, or 200GB. Your preference. Which do you guess is the limit? |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:26 pm · (locked) |
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said by jansm38:Have any evidence to prove otherwise? Of course not. That's my point. There is no hard-and-fast "proof" of what the mysterious ever-changing cap is. There's not even a good way for the average user with a couple of computers or a couple of devices to measure their consumption. Guess and hope. That's all a Comcast customer can do. It just seems a little misleading when someone doesn't disclose their guess as a guess, and states with authority that they don't have that they know what the cap is. Until Comcast posts the cap on their website, we'll all just be guessing. Is that so hard to admit? |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:32 pm · (locked) |
dadkinsCan you do Blu? MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA |
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said by JTRockville:And for anyone who gets "lettered", remember to say that "dadkins" AND "jansm38" at BBR's Comcast Forum assured you it would be ok to download up to 600GB per month. Uh, one more time... point out ANYWHERE on this entire site where I ever stated that it is ok to download 600GB. |
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But you haven't shown that anyone received any abuse warnings or termination for simply audio streaming, which is the point of the original post. |
· actions · 2006-Apr-3 10:35 pm · (locked) |
JTRockvilleData Ho Premium Member join:2002-01-28 Rockville, MD |
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You didn't. Ok? The point (which you seem to have missed), is that you haven't made it clear that you're just guessing when you tell people what they should or shouldn't worry about. And no matter what your guess is, it won't hold any weight if someone gets "lettered" by following your advice. |
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