is 40gn monthly allowance enough?
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billb said:
Plotloss said:
Almost a gig and a half a day.
Two 2 hour movies in divx format daily.
Enough for you?
Two 2 hour movies in divx format daily.
Enough for you?
they dont count eg listening to xfm online as downloading to they?
Yes, any bandwidth usage at all is included in the 40gb, whether that be browsing the web, streaming radio/tv, online gaming or downloading the latest game or movie (for testing purposes of course!
).When ntyonderl sent the capping email they gave a link to see how much you download.
www.hageltech.com/dumeter/
Normal surfing is something like 50mb an hour, whereas Pandora.com will ramp that number sky high
www.hageltech.com/dumeter/
Normal surfing is something like 50mb an hour, whereas Pandora.com will ramp that number sky high
billb said:
Plotloss said:
Almost a gig and a half a day.
Two 2 hour movies in divx format daily.
Enough for you?
Two 2 hour movies in divx format daily.
Enough for you?
they dont count eg listening to xfm online as downloading to they?
As said it will all be counted, the above was meant as a guide to give you a scale of the data rather than a hard and fast rule of whats included.
I'd read the fine print of their policy to see what they consider usage. It sounds daft but a lot of these policies are rather like mobile phones, if you keep within their network it doesn't count. So if you're an AOL customer (for example) not going outside AOl's various websites doesn't hit your traffic allowance.
Also, make sure your read it to see if upload is counted against this allowance, if it is then by doing the tortuga dance you could seriously burn through your limit rather faster than anticipated; plus visiting a website is bi-directional (but you don't transmit more than reciced... considerably less in fact).
However, in general terms 40GB is an average amount and unless you seriously thash it you won't come close. Although, what are the penalties for charging through it like a sprinter on speed? Disconnect, bitching & moaning, or throttled back until next month?
Also, make sure your read it to see if upload is counted against this allowance, if it is then by doing the tortuga dance you could seriously burn through your limit rather faster than anticipated; plus visiting a website is bi-directional (but you don't transmit more than reciced... considerably less in fact).
However, in general terms 40GB is an average amount and unless you seriously thash it you won't come close. Although, what are the penalties for charging through it like a sprinter on speed? Disconnect, bitching & moaning, or throttled back until next month?
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