http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/08/30/my-heart-bleeds-for-your-250gb-cap/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/08/30/my-heart-bleeds-for-your-250gb-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 Susabelle Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:27:53 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/08/30/my-heart-bleeds-for-your-250gb-cap/#comment-4207 I have ATT DSL. Right now we have no cap, but it is coming. I have the highest-end DSL package available, as I have teens and a husband who are addicted to YouTube (amongst other things). I have no idea how much bandwidth we use on a monthly basis and don't know how to find out (can anyone recommend a program to use?). I'm going to assume that since we have the highest tier broadband, that our caps would be higher once they are instituted, but I don't know. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I am one of those that feel the telco and cable companies are gouging, just as the oil companies are. These are public companies and we get to see their profits. They aren't spending those billions of dollars on infrastructure, which would make caps obsolete. They aren't using it to expand current infrastructure to reach those in rural areas. No, they are pocketing it, and that probably bugs me worst of all. I have ATT DSL. Right now we have no cap, but it is coming. I have the highest-end DSL package available, as I have teens and a husband who are addicted to YouTube (amongst other things). I have no idea how much bandwidth we use on a monthly basis and don’t know how to find out (can anyone recommend a program to use?). I’m going to assume that since we have the highest tier broadband, that our caps would be higher once they are instituted, but I don’t know.

I am one of those that feel the telco and cable companies are gouging, just as the oil companies are. These are public companies and we get to see their profits. They aren’t spending those billions of dollars on infrastructure, which would make caps obsolete. They aren’t using it to expand current infrastructure to reach those in rural areas. No, they are pocketing it, and that probably bugs me worst of all.

]]> http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/08/30/my-heart-bleeds-for-your-250gb-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 John Knights Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:33:16 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/08/30/my-heart-bleeds-for-your-250gb-cap/#comment-4206 You can. You just have to pay a lot more for it. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Bandwidth is an interesting commodity. Had Hawaii not been a US state Todd would be paying more per Gb than you are I would assume. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> In the UK we generally have a 'fair usage' policy which basically allows providers to advertise "UNLIMITED INTERNET" while at the same time the small print clause of "subject to fair usage" pretty much allows them enough wiggle room to charge extra to those who really flog their network. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Of course, some of these users are running such things as Torrent servers 24/7 which really does rape the (bandwidth shared) ADSL connections in their neighbourhood, which in turn denies their neighbours a decent connection. Is that fair? Clearly not but who it is not fair to is a matter of your perspective. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I don't know about other countries around the world but it is common in the UK for ADSL connections to be bandwidth shared between up to 50 users, that is how providers can offer the connections so cheaply. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Telecoms companies have always blatantly robbed consumers so none of this is surprising but there really can be consequences for other users. You can. You just have to pay a lot more for it.

Bandwidth is an interesting commodity. Had Hawaii not been a US state Todd would be paying more per Gb than you are I would assume.

In the UK we generally have a ‘fair usage’ policy which basically allows providers to advertise “UNLIMITED INTERNET” while at the same time the small print clause of “subject to fair usage” pretty much allows them enough wiggle room to charge extra to those who really flog their network.

Of course, some of these users are running such things as Torrent servers 24/7 which really does rape the (bandwidth shared) ADSL connections in their neighbourhood, which in turn denies their neighbours a decent connection. Is that fair? Clearly not but who it is not fair to is a matter of your perspective.

I don’t know about other countries around the world but it is common in the UK for ADSL connections to be bandwidth shared between up to 50 users, that is how providers can offer the connections so cheaply.

Telecoms companies have always blatantly robbed consumers so none of this is surprising but there really can be consequences for other users.

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