Am I downloading on 56k more than you can on cable?

[tickticker]

Was it 3 GB you downloaded or did they stop you around 100 GB and give you the corporate line?

anthony

ps.  If you could post that letter it would help alot of people.

From: technomage <technomage-hawke@cox.net>
Date: 2003/04/24 Thu PM 01:36:18 EDT
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: Am I downloading on 56k more than you can on cable?

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I do, and I've already gotten a letter on it from cox.net.

They really should consider doing away with it though. 3 Mbits/sec is a hefty 
amount of BW and they always advertise on local tv guarateeing "instant 
access to download "....

Mage

On Thursday 24 April 2003 07:30 am, tickticker wrote:
> Who has a 3GB per month limit?  I wouldn't get past day 3 of the month. 
> Thats about 4-5 full sized isos and wouldn't leave any room for anything
> else. Sounds like you've been hearing some FUD from the phone company or
> just plain misinformation.
>
> anthony
>
> On Thursday 24 April 2003 04:57 am, Rob Wultsch thought they were smart and
>
> wrote:
> > After seeing a /. article (cable beats dsle for speed) it occured to me
> > that I can download more over 56k (15 MB/hr* 24 hr *10days) in the time
> > that I am not home than I could by paying twice as much for cable
> > (something like 3 gig/ month limit).
> >
> > How nuts is that?
> >
> > -------------------------
> > Robert James Wultsch III
> > robert.wultsch@asu.edu
> > sheepsleep7 (AIM)
> > (480)951-3169 (Home)
> > (602)692-7564 (Cell)
> > 6900 East Gold Dust #107
> > Scottsdale, Arizona 85253, USA
> > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
> > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
> >
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