**Update** Comcast is claiming my parents downloaded

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
I downloaded that much just reading this thread. Does Dad listen to radio online or streaming video? 320GB is the total download, not just what he saved to his hard drive.

There is no way he streamed 320GB though. He'd have to have watched youtube nonstop the entire month.

 

[crystal]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: crystal
Comcast limite your download? I didn't know that. I was thinking switching over to them since my dsl is only 1.5mps/384kps and costs ~$70. Not to said I ever download that much in a given month, but why limite yourselves.

Limite? Is that french?

uh... sure why not.

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: j00fek
i go thru 1TB/mo

screw comcast get roadrunner

And a gallon of lotion?

movie sharing with family plus i have it for for, have to upload code/mp3's to credit union sites/vpn in to the system etc etc

the lotion is optional tho

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
dad.
porn.

Yep.

Or he's got a worm/virus.

FTW

Blame Teh Haxxors ... say that you took it to a local computer shop, it was infected, and that you're upset with Comcast for not blocking the Dangers of The Internets.

- M4H

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Or he's got a worm/virus.

That's a good guess.


If it's a neighbor stealing their connection, they probably still have an IP address assigned by DHCP. You can check that on your router.

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
dad.
porn.

Yep.

Or he's got a worm/virus.

FTW

Blame Teh Haxxors ... say that you took it to a local computer shop, it was infected, and that you're upset with Comcast for not blocking the Dangers of The Internets.

- M4H

What bothers him is that if it happens again within the next year comcast will drop his account. Meaning if it continues to happen this month, they will drop him.

 

[Nohr]

Probably got infected and has been running a FTP server or IRC bot.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Quasmo

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
I downloaded that much just reading this thread. Does Dad listen to radio online or streaming video? 320GB is the total download, not just what he saved to his hard drive.

There is no way he streamed 320GB though. He'd have to have watched youtube nonstop the entire month.

In several windows, too. As Elfenix pointed out, getting 320GB/month would entail about 120KB/sec for the whole month. Given that Youtube compresses the hell out of their videos, I think they wouldn't use up that much bandwidth.

And online radio would likely be either at 64kbps or possibly 128kbps, nowhere near fast enough to get 320GB in a month.

 

[imthebadguy]

ive got ccst residential and i live in a college house with 7 guys, im sure we DL more than 320GB a month.....never had them say anything

 

[CaptainGoodnight]

My sister got charged an extra $20 by her ISP because they claimed some one broke into her computer and was downloading stuff. So she called them and asked them to prove it, which they could not. They then removed the $20 on her bill.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Nohr
Probably got infected and has been running a FTP server or IRC bot.

That's what I thought. Someone could stick and FTP on his computer, upload Vista to it, and there ya go.

 

[Quasmo]

If he's been running an FTP server, people would be downloading from him, meaning his upload would be really high, but it's his download that's the problem.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Since when does comcast limit monthly usage anyway? I easily downloaded more than 320gigs in one month and Comcast never complained.

 

[SKORPI0]

Strange, never got a call from Comcrap when I DL'd more than 650GB a few months ago. I usually use more than 320GB/month (not pron).

 

[SlowSpyder]

I downloaded 2.83GB yesterday. <hugs DSL>

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
I downloaded 2.83GB yesterday. <hugs DSL>

I downloaded 70GBs on wednesday.

 

[Fox5]

I don't see why comcast would have a problem with 320GB downloaded, unless it's illegal data.

Anyhow, maybe someone guessed the password on your wireless network? Maybe they had the neighbors over one day and gave it to them so they could use the Internet?

 

[SlowSpyder]

Originally posted by: Quasmo

I downloaded 70GBs on wednesday.

Apparantly not with Comcast you didn't.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
I downloaded 2.83GB yesterday. <hugs DSL>

come over and check out my 30 meg FIOS... i can get your 2.83 gig in about 12 mins

 

[Nocturnal]

Yeah that sucks. You should go with Verizon FIOS or RR since I've downloaded several hundered gigs worth of stuff in a month and never been capped. Usenet ftw.

 

[SlowSpyder]

come over and check out my 30 meg FIOS... i can get your 2.83 gig in about 12 mins

It took me over 2 hours. I bought Titan Quest online...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Fox5
I don't see why comcast would have a problem with 320GB downloaded, unless it's illegal data.

It's cheaper for Comcast to drop their high use customers than to buy more pipes to push all that data through.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: mugs
It's cheaper for Comcast to drop their high use customers than to buy more pipes to push all that data through.

Yep. 90% of the traffic is from 5% of the users. It's not good business to keep them around when they abuse the service.

 

[Kelemvor]

Do any of the comcast agreements actually state that there is a limit and that you can be terminated if you go over it simply based on the amount of data you download? If not, sue them.

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: Fox5
I don't see why comcast would have a problem with 320GB downloaded, unless it's illegal data.

Anyhow, maybe someone guessed the password on your wireless network? Maybe they had the neighbors over one day and gave it to them so they could use the Internet?

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