Soo...Just got a call from comcast, apparently 374GB is too much?

[kranky]

I've met some people who have a compulsion to download anything and everything, even though they can't even get around to watching/playing it all. But after a while, they realize there is far more crap out there than they can ever hope to grab, and the urge fades away.

 

[kranky]

dp

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: kranky
I've met some people who have a compulsion to download anything and everything, even though they can't even get around to watching/playing it all. But after a while, they realize there is far more crap out there than they can ever hope to grab, and the urge fades away.

I'm pretty much the antithesis of that. I download something only if I have to and I delete it as soon as I can, ie finished watching it.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: kranky
dp

well, for me there is... Once I move, I lose broadband and go back to dial-up. So, I have a compelling urge to download the whole internet before I move

 

[Anubis]

i call BS, ive pulled in HUGE amounts of bandwidth myself but that number is INSANE, and Honestly there isnt that much stuff out there worth DLing every month

374gigs is 87 4.3 gig DID rips
or
250 1.5 GB telesyncs
or
75000 MP3s

WHAT THE FVCK ARE YOU DOWNLOADING

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Anubis
i call BS, ive pulled in HUGE amounts of bandwidth myself but that number is INSANE, and Honestly there isnt that much stuff out there worth DLing every month

374gigs is 87 4.3 gig DID rips
or
250 1.5 GB telesyncs
or
75000 MP3s

WHAT THE FVCK ARE YOU DOWNLOADING

Maybe he stays home all day and watches the random movies he downloads.

 

[Kilgor]

I would cancel your service just for the hell of it, you're just a bandwidth hog admit it. A greedy little Urchin is all you are you see all that free stuff so you just can't help yourself. One Buttman video wont do ya you need the whole collection.

 

[hevnsnt]

I don't think that number is out of reach.. I am not a heavy downloader and I would say there have been days where I have pushed 5-10gb.. It adds up.. I bet he just always has 5-6 torrents up..

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: paruhd0x
Switch to Road Runner. They won't bother their customers.

No, but they WILL disconnect you if your bandwidth gets really high for an extended time (like, 200k/s for an hour or so). It just means you have to reset your modem, but it's still a pain because you can't leave something to download through the night or while at work, etc.

They say it is a deter hackers, but I think that's a load of crap. It doesn't seem like they would give a crap.

Why have the bandwidth if you can't use it?


In any case, 374GB/mo is a lot of f'ing files. I can't imagine regular browsing using more than 1GB/mo, and even that is a long shot. How the hell do you have room for 300GB of data per month anyway? Downloading movies then deleting/burning them or something?

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: paruhd0x
Switch to Road Runner. They won't bother their customers.

No, but they WILL disconnect you if your bandwidth gets really high for an extended time (like, 200k/s for an hour or so). It just means you have to reset your modem, but it's still a pain because you can't leave something to download through the night or while at work, etc.

They say it is a deter hackers, but I think that's a load of crap. It doesn't seem like they would give a crap.

Why have the bandwidth if you can't use it?


In any case, 374GB/mo is a lot of f'ing files. I can't imagine regular browsing using more than 1GB/mo, and even that is a long shot. How the hell do you have room for 300GB of data per month anyway? Downloading movies then deleting/burning them or something?

RR has never disconnected me and I've downloaded for like 2-3 weeks straight.
at 250-300kb/sec

 

[MaxDepth]

<keanu>whoa!</keanu>

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: kranky
I've met some people who have a compulsion to download anything and everything, even though they can't even get around to watching/playing it all. But after a while, they realize there is far more crap out there than they can ever hope to grab, and the urge fades away.

On the contrary - I have all the crap that there is out there (that's worth having) - I havn't used 90% of it.

I was only ever a few months behind on dialup.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: paruhd0x
Switch to Road Runner. They won't bother their customers.

No, but they WILL disconnect you if your bandwidth gets really high for an extended time (like, 200k/s for an hour or so). It just means you have to reset your modem, but it's still a pain because you can't leave something to download through the night or while at work, etc.

They say it is a deter hackers, but I think that's a load of crap. It doesn't seem like they would give a crap.

Why have the bandwidth if you can't use it?


In any case, 374GB/mo is a lot of f'ing files. I can't imagine regular browsing using more than 1GB/mo, and even that is a long shot. How the hell do you have room for 300GB of data per month anyway? Downloading movies then deleting/burning them or something?

RR has never done that to me. and ive had stuff run at 200+ k/s for days before

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: Mellman
well none of it is pr0n....so that leaves just about everything else

uh...you are soooo lame

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: Mellman

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Mellman
well none of it is pr0n....so that leaves just about everything else

Um.. what then, movies? Programs? Games? Are you around the house so much you can watch movies so fast you need them at a constant rate? Do you continually need new games every few hours? I dont understand what you could possibly be downloading that would require that much bandwidth. Any normal person wouldn't have enough time during a day to watch/play/use all the crap that was just downloaded

DVD's ar 4.5GB, xbox games typically 2GB +, TV series ~ 5 GB per season unless its DVD, which would be 7 DVD's or so. it all adds up apparently

yes you might be right...and how much time do you spend burning/watching that stuff ?

 

[eakers]

someone subscribes to newsgroups!

 

[MrChad]

How about you stop pirating? :roll:

 

[Anubis]

o and ill add that you should be BANNED from these forums for openly admiting they you pirate HUGE amounts of sh!t

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Mellman

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Mellman
well none of it is pr0n....so that leaves just about everything else

Um.. what then, movies? Programs? Games? Are you around the house so much you can watch movies so fast you need them at a constant rate? Do you continually need new games every few hours? I dont understand what you could possibly be downloading that would require that much bandwidth. Any normal person wouldn't have enough time during a day to watch/play/use all the crap that was just downloaded

DVD's ar 4.5GB, xbox games typically 2GB +, TV series ~ 5 GB per season unless its DVD, which would be 7 DVD's or so. it all adds up apparently

you know they have stores where they sell those things, right? :Q

personally, I'd recomend a little known place called amazon.com, or possibly Best Buy.

 

[Kilgor]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: Mellman

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Mellman
well none of it is pr0n....so that leaves just about everything else

Um.. what then, movies? Programs? Games? Are you around the house so much you can watch movies so fast you need them at a constant rate? Do you continually need new games every few hours? I dont understand what you could possibly be downloading that would require that much bandwidth. Any normal person wouldn't have enough time during a day to watch/play/use all the crap that was just downloaded

DVD's ar 4.5GB, xbox games typically 2GB +, TV series ~ 5 GB per season unless its DVD, which would be 7 DVD's or so. it all adds up apparently

you know they have stores where they sell those things, right? :Q

personally, I'd recomend a little known place called amazon.com, or possibly Best Buy.

Why would he do that he and his fellow urchins can steal it for free?

 

[hevnsnt]

maybe he likes multiple copies of Linux Distros?

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: chuckieland
i am very curious on what are the 374gb you are down/uploading
can i have access to your ftp

offical goatse.cx mirror

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: JackBurton
You need to upgrade to Verizon's 15Mbps down/2Mbps up fiber connection. Not bad for $45/month.

MORE INFO PLEASE!

I can't seem to find this on Verizons site!

 

[everman]

He's probably the Pirate King! Arrr

 

[PoPPeR]

yes Comcast has a hidden limit. Lots of discussions about it on dslreports or something. Used to be 100 gigs, and when I passed that in a month for the first time I got scared. But the letter never came, so I went a little higher the next month. I've still yet to cross the 200gb threshold, but I've come close once or twice, past 175 gigs. I can't imagine how you do 374 in a month though. I mean, I could do it, but even downloading a bunch of 4 gig files wont put you anywhere close to that