Lindsay Hunter wrote:
> Has anyone done the math on this? If it is Saturn cable at 500k, it has a
> max throughput of about 40kB/sec, exploited at that rate for 30 days
> (between billings ) at $0.20 a mB gives a different figure to $6000? It is
> scary.
The outgoing rate for Telstra / Saturn cable is capped at 128 kilobits
per second for all plans. ( I'm 99.99% sure that's correct )
I don't know about Telecom, but judging by recent press reports I don't
think the rate is capped on the full-speed ADSL product.
So on the cheapest Telstra / Saturn plan:-
12800 x 60 x 60 x 24 x 30 = 33,177,600,000 (Traffic in bytes / month)
Subtract your 'free ration' 10,000,000,000
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23,177,600,000
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Divide by 1,000,000 To get Megabytes 23,177.60
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Divide by 5 to get Dollars 4,635.52
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On the next plan:-
33,177,600,000
Free Ration 5,000,000,000
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28,177,600,000
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28,177.60
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5,635.52
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On the next plan:-
33,177,600,000
Free Ration 2,500,000,000
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30,677,600,000
30,677.60
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6,135.52 ( Here's the "$6,000" )
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What to do?
1) Never, ever, go broadband without a separate firewall machine.
There are several very good ones which you can use in an old '486.
2) Never, ever, run Microsoft IIS
(Take care, it's activated by default on some older systems)
3) Check your traffic volumes every day. Some firewalls have this
built in, and Telstra / Saturn have a www page for it.
4) Take a regular peek at the "Activity" light on the Cable Modem.
If it's on continuously when you are not expecting it, you
have problems.
4) Check your firewall logs every day. ( Do as I say, not as I do :-)
5) Set up a $100 limited liability company to run your connection.
This might provide you with some protection. ( IANAL )
6) Go bankrupt.
--
C.
