|
 |
|
05-24-2009, 06:12 PM
|
#16
|
|
Low Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 62
|
Quote: Originally Posted by malcom2073  Yeah well it's comcast or dial-up. DSL sucks around my area so I don't have much of a choice. Hate monopolies. And yes they have a 250gb monthly download limit. It won't be long until all cable companies enact the limit I'm sure just like satellite companies do.
250 Gee's? What? not for me I Easily pull 1-1 1/2 tera's a month, and have not once been "sold out"... but yeah I know of a friend that was through them
Currently in the lead for UP, and pretty far from the rest for that matter  haha just thought i'd point that out (just waiting for someone with a seed box to blow me away hahaha)
|
|
|
|
Sponsored links
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 06:53 PM
|
#17
|
|
Neither darque nor pervert
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Elsewhere
Posts: 12,911
|
Screw all of you. Screw you right in your ears!
I live in broadband hell.
The local telephone company has a monopoly on anything with a wire, and they are ridiculously expensive. $325/mo for 1.5mbit down/512k up 
In most markets, you can get a full-bore T-1 for that!
I get a better value through radio-based DSL, but it's still slow.
Farquing monopoly.
__________________
LOOKING FOR THE FAQ? IT'S HERE.
You never found that link, did you? Why? It's hard to find in the NavBar across the top of the forums, amongst a lot of other crap.
TELL MP3CAR YOU WANT A LINK TO THE FAQ IN A MORE OBVIOUS, NOTICABLE LOCATION HERE.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 07:03 PM
|
#18
|
|
Low Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 62
|
Quote: Originally Posted by DarquePervert Screw all of you. Screw you right in your ears!
I live in broadband hell.
The local telephone company has a monopoly on anything with a wire, and they are ridiculously expensive. $325/mo for 1.5mbit down/512k up
In most markets, you can get a full-bore T-1 for that!
I get a better value through radio-based DSL, but it's still slow.
Farquing monopoly.
OMG!!... Ha..haha wow dude that sucks, at&t ftw right there you should just get a phone plan and use its 3G...
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 07:14 PM
|
#19
|
|
Super Moderator & Wal-Mart Greeter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 3,394
|
Uhh... most all 3g data plans have a monthly transfer cap... wouldn't work all that well in a biz enviro. You'd rack up the extra charges quick.
__________________
Tidder
Try RevFE
The best frontend I've ever used, period.
Best Quote EVER!!
Quote: Originally Posted by bramlet I try to search but I usually only find posts where people ask questions and darquepervert tells them to search.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 07:23 PM
|
#20
|
|
Neither darque nor pervert
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Elsewhere
Posts: 12,911
|
Quote: Originally Posted by Jitters333 OMG!!... Ha..haha wow dude that sucks, at&t ftw right there you should just get a phone plan and use its 3G...
IF I need some bandwidth in a pinch, I'll use my work aircard.
It's Verizon, but it works.
As long as I don't go over the 5GB monthly cap, it's all good.
Quote: Originally Posted by Tidder Uhh... most all 3g data plans have a monthly transfer cap... wouldn't work all that well in a biz enviro. You'd rack up the extra charges quick.
That's the only thing that prevented me from going that route when I moved here.
Every major carrier has a cap: Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and regional carriers as well.
__________________
LOOKING FOR THE FAQ? IT'S HERE.
You never found that link, did you? Why? It's hard to find in the NavBar across the top of the forums, amongst a lot of other crap.
TELL MP3CAR YOU WANT A LINK TO THE FAQ IN A MORE OBVIOUS, NOTICABLE LOCATION HERE.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 07:34 PM
|
#21
|
|
Low Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 62
|
Quote: Originally Posted by DarquePervert IF I need some bandwidth in a pinch, I'll use my work aircard.
It's Verizon, but it works.
As long as I don't go over the 5GB monthly cap, it's all good.
That's the only thing that prevented me from going that route when I moved here.
Every major carrier has a cap: Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and regional carriers as well.
at&t, here anyways. you get UNLIMITED bandwidth on there mobile plan ie jailbroken iphone with a teth app is like 90$ and as long as you don't torrent/pull a huge amount of data, your good
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 07:56 PM
|
#22
|
|
Neither darque nor pervert
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Elsewhere
Posts: 12,911
|
Quote: Originally Posted by Jitters333 at&t, here anyways. you get UNLIMITED bandwidth on there mobile plan ie jailbroken iphone with a teth app is like 90$ and as long as you don't torrent/pull a huge amount of data, your good
If it were truly unlimited, then downloading all the torrents you could grab wouldn't be an issue, would it?
__________________
LOOKING FOR THE FAQ? IT'S HERE.
You never found that link, did you? Why? It's hard to find in the NavBar across the top of the forums, amongst a lot of other crap.
TELL MP3CAR YOU WANT A LINK TO THE FAQ IN A MORE OBVIOUS, NOTICABLE LOCATION HERE.
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 07:57 PM
|
#23
|
|
Super Moderator & Wal-Mart Greeter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 3,394
|
Meh, can tether with verizon for free. I was speaking of data cards only. Tethering is slower on CDMA networks than a data card ime.
__________________
Tidder
Try RevFE
The best frontend I've ever used, period.
Best Quote EVER!!
Quote: Originally Posted by bramlet I try to search but I usually only find posts where people ask questions and darquepervert tells them to search.
|
|
|
|
|
Sponsored links
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 08:31 PM
|
#24
|
|
Low Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 62
|
Quote: Originally Posted by DarquePervert If it were truly unlimited, then downloading all the torrents you could grab wouldn't be an issue, would it?
It is Unlimited BUT if you get caught tethering there is a hefty fine and a torrent would stick out like a sore thumb on your bandwidth so thats why its not a good idea, but you cab do what you want
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 10:05 PM
|
#25
|
|
Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 50
|
Last I checked it was around 5 up and .75 down
__________________
1997 3.8L M5 Camaro: Too many mods :evil:
235RWHP/232RWTQ
|
|
|
|
|
05-24-2009, 11:54 PM
|
#26
|
|
Fusion Brain Creator
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Colorado, but Canadian!
Posts: 8,862
|
Quote: Originally Posted by Jitters333 It is Unlimited BUT if you get caught tethering there is a hefty fine and a torrent would stick out like a sore thumb on your bandwidth so thats why its not a good idea, but you cab do what you want
It is not unlimited. I pay for "unlimited" data on my AT&T account and I had a lengthy and quite heated debate over the phone with an AT&T manager on my bill. There is a 2Gb/mo maximum, and then they shut you off until you call them and explain what you have been doing to eat up 2Gb.
|
|
|
|
|
05-25-2009, 02:24 AM
|
#27
|
|
Low Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 62
|
Quote: Originally Posted by 2k1Toaster It is not unlimited. I pay for "unlimited" data on my AT&T account and I had a lengthy and quite heated debate over the phone with an AT&T manager on my bill. There is a 2Gb/mo maximum, and then they shut you off until you call them and explain what you have been doing to eat up 2Gb.
youtube video's?? haha yeah i have verizon but was thinking about switching for that, thats to bad to hear, I have a couple friends that have done it (tethering/iphone) and they never mentioned anything about at&t giving them crap.
|
|
|
|
|
05-25-2009, 02:40 AM
|
#28
|
|
Fusion Brain Creator
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Colorado, but Canadian!
Posts: 8,862
|
Quote: Originally Posted by Jitters333 youtube video's?? haha yeah i have verizon but was thinking about switching for that, thats to bad to hear, I have a couple friends that have done it (tethering/iphone) and they never mentioned anything about at&t giving them crap.
Well I consistently use more than the 2Gb/mo, and they havent kicked me off, but I do have to call regularly and say things like "it must have downloaded things from my pocket, sorry."
I have had the unlimited data usage since 2002/2003 with ATT before the Cingular merger, and before the split again. We have the same prices ($35/mo "unlimited") and no contract. So they may be more willing to let it go seeing as how we have no reason to stay with them. if you have a 2yr contract, they may just shut you off, never know.
|
|
|
|
|
05-25-2009, 08:58 AM
|
#29
|
|
Low Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Indiana
Posts: 97
|
Quote: Originally Posted by RadRacer
Last I checked it was around 5 up and .75 down
Don't you mean 5 down and .75 up. I haven't any cable network that allows 5 up.
__________________
Lilliput EBY701, M2-ATX, Intel 1.8 GHz, 1GB Ram, 160 GB 2.5 hard drive, Centrafuse, Garmin Mobile PC, GlobalSat BU-353.
My 2000 Saturn SL2 Worklog
|
|
|
|
|
05-25-2009, 02:16 PM
|
#30
|
|
Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 498
|
Go to Testmy.net and do one of their tests. They offer sustained test's and are much more accurate. These were mine  The download test was done with a 100MB file so it goes well beyond Comcast's "Powerboost." DOCSIS 3 FTW!
To prove my point, first is a test I just ran at Speedtest.net. I'd love to say I got 100 Mbps, but it's just not the case. The two tests shown after this are my "real world" speeds.
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Download Connection is:: 27588 Kbps about 27.6 Mbps (tested with 102391 kB)
Download Speed is:: 3368 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/05/21 - 9:22pm
Bottom Line:: 481X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.3 sec
Tested from a 102391 kB file and took 30.404 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 327.32 % faster than the average for host (Comcast.net)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-KQ7ZXIDMA
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; OfficeLiveConnector.1.3; OfficeLivePatch.0.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Upload Connection is:: 6166 Kbps about 6.2 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 753 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/05/21 - 9:23pm
Bottom Line:: 108X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 1.36 sec
Tested from a 5983 kB file and took 7.949 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 450.04 % faster than the average for host (Comcast.net)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-HWMZL3N9J
User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618; OfficeLiveConnector.1.3; OfficeLivePatch.0.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
Last edited by techy101; 05-25-2009 at 02:21 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
Sponsored links
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:12 AM.
| |
