Gary VanderMolen,
Yes, I so realize that many servers (ISPs) have rate limits.
Rate limits are not part of my calculus. I was just sharing what my
current cost/rate is vs. what my new cost/rate might be. Nothing more.
Certainly I expect my "new" ISP to have similar limits now, or, in the
future. I do not yet know who THEIR up-stream providers are yet. I
suspect 2 or more layers. I can not talk TIERS. Tiers don't mean much
here in the SE.
From your share, I am jealous. And maybe stupid for not joining your
party sooner.
Yes, for only $5 more, my current ISP will give me 3M/768K xDSL. And,
they have been marketing me for the past 18mo to do just this. I have
passed. I waited for where I might have now - FIOS.
Best,
Duncan
On 06/22/2010 18:26, Gary VanderMolen wrote:
First, you have to realize that many servers on the Internet have a rate
limit, so that
a few users don't hog the bulk of the server capacity. So you will
seldom actually see
that 50 Mbps down.
Secondly, how much is increased speed worth? I currently have 3.0 Mbps
ADSL for
$24.95 per month (see
https://www.dslextreme.com/Services/Internet/DSL/Default.aspx ).
I can easily afford the 6.0 Mbps tier for only $5 more, but I don't need
it.
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
-----Original Message----- From: DSinc
So I've now looked at the dollars about this potential conversion.
I do this because many on our List are dollar conscience.
Yes, I am leaning toward FIOS. I figure it this way:
Present xDSL service (1.5M down / 512K up)
$32.95/mo $395.40/yr
Pending FIOS service (15M down / 15M up)
$57.99/mo $695.88/yr
Seems to me like ~2x dollars for ~10x speed.
Am I close?
Or, am I looking dollars the wrong way? Yes, I know Sux2BMe because I do
NOT live in a HUGE Internet Node. OK. My bad.
