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RE: good choices for a jetstart isp?

From: Jeremy Brooking <jbrooking_at_actrix.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 20:37:44 +1200
Message-ID: <000201c11bf7$90f01610$0c3760cb@squiddlydiddly>

I think ya math is a bit wrong dude.

%> -----Original Message-----
%> From: Jp Wise [mailto:jpwise@softhome.net]
%> Sent: Friday, 3 August 2001 8:30 p.m.
%> To: Jeremy Brooking; adsl@unixathome.org
%> Subject: Re: good choices for a jetstart isp?
%>
%> LOL, it's close to DOWNLOAD saturation yes.
%> At full capacity of 16k, you can do 1382.4gig in a day download.
%> ((16*60*60)/1000). The flipside of that is, you also have 16k upload
%> capacity aswell. Giving you a complete saturation of 2764.8gig/day.
%>
%> And for anyone interested, giving you a total throughput of 82,944gig
in
%> a
%> month, if you actually manage to keep 100% saturation both ways 24hrs
a
%> day,
%> 7 days a week, for a 30day month.
%>
%> I guess the ISP's are thankful most people don't saturate their
links. :p
%>
%> Jp.
%>
%> Jeremy Brooking wrote:
%>
%> > Yeah...
%> >
%> > Share ya 'ftp' sites with us :)
%> >
%> > %> -----Original Message-----
%> > %> From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org
[mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org]
%> On
%> > %> Behalf Of David McNab
%> > %> Sent: Friday, 3 August 2001 5:22 p.m.
%> > %> To: Matthew; adsl@unixathome.org
%> > %> Subject: Re: good choices for a jetstart isp?
%> > %>
%> > %> > Yep, you can get around 30Gigabytes/month on jetstart..
%> > %>
%> > %> Holy shit - I thought I was greedy for nudging 14GB.
%> > %>
%> > %> The mind boggles at the kind of traffic which would run up 30GB
@
%> > 16kBps
%> > %> in
%> > %> a month.
%> > %>
%> > %> A popular web/ftp server?
%> > %> Perhaps Gnutella, swapping lots of DivX movies?
%> > %>
%> > %> That's close to total full-time saturation.
%> > %>
%> > %>
%> > %> ----- Original Message -----
%> > %> From: "Matthew" <gossard@xtra.co.nz>
%> > %> To: <adsl@unixathome.org>
%> > %> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 16:01
%> > %> Subject: Re: good choices for a jetstart isp?
%> > %>
%> > %>
%> > %> > Yep, you can get around 30Gigabytes/month on jetstart..
%> > %> >
%> > %> > ----- Original Message -----
%> > %> > From: "Darrin Cooke" <darrin.cooke@dse.co.nz>
%> > %> > To: "'David McNab'" <david@rebirthing.co.nz>;
%> > %> > <daniel.carter@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>; <adsl@unixathome.org>
%> > %> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:28 PM
%> > %> > Subject: RE: good choices for a jetstart isp?
%> > %> >
%> > %> >
%> > %> > > Do they prevent you from going over 8GB / Month? Or do they
ask
%> > you
%> > %> to
%> > %> try
%> > %> > > and keep from going over 8GB / Month?
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > > Just out of interest has anyone here managed to Download 8GB
of
%> > data
%> > %> on
%> > %> a
%> > %> > > 16K connection within a month?
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > > -----Original Message-----
%> > %> > > From: David McNab [mailto:david@rebirthing.co.nz]
%> > %> > > Sent: Friday, 3 August 2001 2:14 p.m.
%> > %> > > To: daniel.carter@stonebow.otago.ac.nz; adsl@unixathome.org
%> > %> > > Subject: Re: good choices for a jetstart isp?
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > > Web Internet may have good prices, but on talking to a sales
rep
%> > just
%> > %> now,
%> > %> > > it seems they don't like customers exceeding 8GB/month
traffic.
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > > So while they may be a bit cheaper, they're certainly *not*
a
%> > true
%> > %> > flat-rate
%> > %> > > plan.
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > > So, it seems Xtra and World-Net are the best for heavy
users.
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > > ----- Original Message -----
%> > %> > > From: "dan the person" <hedonist@win.co.nz>
%> > %> > > To: <cesther@release.com>
%> > %> > > Cc: <adsl@unixathome.org>
%> > %> > > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 13:36
%> > %> > > Subject: Re: good choices for a jetstart isp?
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > >
%> > %> > > > I'd recommend web internet. The service is excellent, and
the
%> > %> price
%> > %> is
%> > %> > > right. Why pay more for the same service?
%> > %> > > >
%> > %> > > > Only exception is if you're going to be gaming on
paradises
%> > %> servers,
%> > %> > might
%> > %> > > be worth paying a bit more to be a few hops closer
%> > %> > > >
%> > %> > > > Chris Esther wrote:
%> > %> > > >
%> > %> > > > > So what ISPs would be a good choice for Jetstart? Or
what
%> > factors
%> > %> > would
%> > %> > > > > others use to make this decision? Is there already a
body of
%> > %> > information
%> > %> > > on
%> > %> > > > > this available? A nice product matrix comparing ISPs
perhaps
%> > ;)
%> > %> > > > >
%> > %> > > >
%> > %> > > >
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