-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 As far as I know, the new bandwidth restrictions apply only to those ISPs on Lavender (I.E. using Datastream's servers directly). This includes several new ISPs such as Bellnet, Vanilla and Ondnet.
http://www.datastream.com.mt/page.jsp?id=3983&siteid=1&mainid=841 Before this change, Lavender ISPs where the only limitless and fast ISPs on the Island. Now, with these limits, they're crap just like the rest. Keith Iain Sims wrote: > jurgen cachia wrote: > >> DataStream has advised that the limits are going to be as >> follows: >> >> Under 12Gb the performance will be very good but if exceeded the >> performance will be reduced. If 20Gb are exceeded the performance >> will be like a dialup > > > (The following comments are purely my opinion) > > Yeah right, Datastream have >STM-64, my arse! Get real. I highly > doubt they have even a single STM-16. More like a couple (tops) > STM-4s. Actually, they're Maltacom's lines in any case and > Datastream are limited in their use as the cost of IP connections > is so prohibitively high that ISPs locally are hard pressed to be > able to sell services at any profit. What IP connectivity used by > the local ISPs, I suspect, is nothing approaching even STM-4, > perhaps (probably) even not touching STM-1. > > 12/20GB, where did that come from?? > > In addition to the above, Datastream could not guarantee any amount > of bandwidth in terms of service availability and as such they > will give no SLAs. 'Service', pfffft!! > > <remaining rant removed> > > All pigs fueled and ready to fly... > > Iain. _______________________________________________ MLUG-list > mailing list [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list - -- Keith Vassallo Registered GNU/Linux User #290991 http://www.keithvassallo.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCbDj1ym3HAdrlsyERAqNQAJ0ZmKs6utG5FXhDJqZpiOQr6OodUwCcCdkR 2pQyW8Yhq8pMa+rRmpit5PU= =nQ/H -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
