Notewell

Posted 14 years ago2010-01-07 21:08:52 UTC

NotewellGIASFELFEBREHBER

You may not be seeing much of me for a while.
The reason? I'm getting highspeed.
Now, you might be thinking "That's great, JeffMOD, but why would that stop you from coming here?" The answer is because it's a "mobile internet stick" designed for laptops, and to supplement a highspeed connection at home.
The usage limit is 512MB a month.
And the dialup, which is unlimited, is going to be canceled.
It's not like I have much of a choice, a 3 year contract was signed while I was at school.
What's this mean for me? Rationing of my browsing, and faster video load times and download speeds. Not that I can make too much use of them without torrents to pause downloads so I don't deplete my monthly usage.

Archie

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 21:19:33 UTC Comment #60539

512mb won't last you a week let alone a month.
What a dumb contract.

monster_urby

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 21:22:29 UTC Comment #60538

Jesus Christ. Just browsing, youtubing and gaming I usually get through 50+ Gigs a month.

Oskar Potatis

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 21:29:55 UTC Comment #60543

512mb won't last you a day. I'm downloading a 12 GB movie, that would take you at least two years to complete? Shit...

Soup Miner

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 22:09:19 UTC Comment #60536

512MB a month? Half a gig a month?! You'll run through it in a week!
I hope you're not paying too much.

Tito

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 22:26:50 UTC Comment #60546

@ potatis_invalid: Downloading a 12 GB movie? What movie could possibly be that big in size? Is it a Blu-ray ISO file?

Oskar Potatis

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 22:33:41 UTC Comment #60544

No, but it's is in high resolution. I have The Dark Knight in 1080p, 30 GB.

Notewell

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 22:34:07 UTC Comment #60548

Soup Miner: It's around $30, plus $10 or so (I think) for every MB past the 512.
I told my parents I'd run through it in less than a week, too. So, I have to ration my browsing and watch what I download. For 3 years.
Nobody ever listens to me, even though I use it the most. It's just all about bloody cost.
And today I found out that just $15 more a month, and we could have gotten unlimited use from an ISP that seems much more reliable and faster.

At least I still have dialup intil the damn thing arrives.

Archie

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 22:35:36 UTC Comment #60540

$30/month for 512mb?

Link or it didn't happen.

seriously, that's robbery.

Soup Miner

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-07 23:06:56 UTC Comment #60537

Seriously.
Road Runner averages 45 USD per month, and that's arguably the best ISP out there.

hlife_hotdog

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-08 01:51:41 UTC Comment #60541

I barely come under my 10gb monthly limit, you poor fella

naserve

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-08 03:33:50 UTC Comment #60545

I agree with Huntey, I don't believe that a plan this retarded actually exists.

Captain Terror

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-08 07:15:01 UTC Comment #60542

tell your parents that's child abuse, i mean, really.. i don't know what's worse, being severely limited with broadband or unlimited with dialup...

It's like burn me or drown me: i can't decide which is more horrible.

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Notewell

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-08 08:36:31 UTC Comment #60549

The dialup is better, because I can use it as much as I want.
And it's real, it's from Telus mobility.
We can upgrade ro 1GB a month, but that's an extra $5, and I don't think my dad would go for that unless I can prove I need it.
Welcome to the bullshit world of Canadian Internet.

Tito

Commented 14 years ago2010-01-08 12:28:35 UTC Comment #60547

I'm thinking about upgrading my broadband service sometime this year. it's currently at 512k, which gives me an actual average download speed of about 52k whenever I download something. For now, When I do upgrade, I will start with a 5mb speed service which will cost me about $50 a month. Of course, the one I really want is the max service of 25mb broadband speed, but my ISP wants $229.95 a month,....OUCH!

http://www.caribe.net/netspeed.html

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