I agree and have been saying that since 1997! The problem is, getting there.
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Roger Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the solution is to cap the connections to x Gb per month. Our > plans start at 30Gb of transfer per month. Then charge per Gb after > that. > > People's usage is just going to go up and up, with more and more > streaming video, torrents, gaming etc. My opinion is, eventually you > will NOT be able to keep up trying to provide unlimited service, > unless you have sky high prices. I think caps and metered usage is > inevitable, even for the big guys. > > Thanks, > Roger > > > On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Josh Luthman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Only 20 connections? I've found 75 to be a good number (Butch put that in >> place ages ago and I've been the only person in 3 years to get up to that). >> >> I'm looking at an SM now from a customer that called in this >> morning...they're using 43 connections. It's one (wireless) laptop on a >> Linksys into the SM. Each connection is port 80 or 443 except one - 4500 >> (Cisco VP?) >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue >> that counts.” >> --- Winston Churchill >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 4:16 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> They can do what they want, with the following caveats: >>> >>> They don't open more than 20 connections. >>> >>> The overhead on the pipe allows, while being subject to packet delays if >>> the >>> thread is long duration, and the overhead IS needed. >>> >>> I think the key to network control is to NEVER let ANY user impact the pipe >>> at the peril of others. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of D. Ryan Spott >>> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:40 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Cc: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] bit torrents >>> >>> I allow it at 4kbps... For the entire network. muhahahahahahah *cough* >>> >>> But seriously. I have a play nice policy. If someone is affecting >>> other users, we call them and ask them to slow down thier up/downloads >>> so they don't piss off thier neighbors. >>> >>> My wife called one of our customers to ask that they stop bittorenting >>> so much. The dad said that no-one was torrenting in the house... >>> Further investigation showed it was the 13year old son downloading >>> movies etc. >>> >>> He was grounded for the rest of his life... Turns out dad was the >>> group program manager for Microsoft's DRM group! (whoops! We sure >>> felt bad) >>> >>> ryan >>> >>> On Feb 13, 2010, at 9:54 PM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > Even though our AUP & TOS does not allow it, I have a customer >>> > demanding to run bit torrents. I want to be fair in all matters. Am I >>> > being over >>> > zealous on not allowing torrents? Who here allows or disallows them? >>> > -RickG >>> > >>> > >>> > --- >>> > --- >>> > --- >>> > --- >>> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> > http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> > --- >>> > --- >>> > --- >>> > --- >>> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > >>> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> > >>> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> > >>> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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