ADSL Capping – Is it a real issue?

a 3Gbyte cap was introduced which created a major uproar amongst those who used mega bandwidth for applications for which ADSL was not designed.
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is this another way to say we're "abusing" by not restricting our use of the internet to browsing websites and email? :mad:
 
While most users seldom reached their caps in the past, unless they are online gamers, the position is changing.
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I'm not a gamer (have never played online, ever) but I thought that online gaming used very little of your cap???
 
Shadow Dragon said:
wrong some games like battlefield 2142 use around the order 50megs an hour
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Mmmm... have to have a serious talk to my son, then! :D

Edit: hang on, that's not much? Even if he played for 6 hours a day, that's only around 9 Gigs a month, right?
 
those who used mega bandwidth for applications for which ADSL was not designed
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What a complete tosser old Hans is. 1. What would he know about what it is supposedly "designed" for. 2. WTF is he to say what we should and shouldn't use our bandwidth for.

Methinks Hans is ex-Telkom!
 
Local bandwidth should be free, regardless on how much you do.

Yes charge for the international, but also don't kill us at the same time.
 
Podcasts, uploading photos and some video conferencing and my cap is GONE.
 
I think they'll have to start with 20Gb or 30Gb caps as entry-level.

This will be more than enough, but they'll have to revise this at regular intervals.

Once you've reached your cap, then you can buy extra bandwidth.

A more realistic way to look at things will be :

Lite email and surf package : 5Gb cap (for grannies and ppl who just check their email seldom and who want to write to their children and grandchildren once in a while)

Email and surf package : 10Gb cap - for ppl who use email and a bit of surfing on a frequent basis

Home package : 20 to 30Gb cap (allow a bit of downloading, as well as gaming)

Advanced home package A : 30 to 60Gb cap (power users who download every pr0n site) :p

Advanced home package B : Same as the 'A' package, but with static IP.

BusinessLite + static IP : 60 to 100Gb - small businesses.

Business + static IP : 100 to 200Gb - medium businesses.

BusinessMax + static IP : 200Gb to uncapped - large businesses.


Just a thought from my side.

You can also top-up should you've reached your threshold.

IMO they can throttle slightly during office hours to provide a good, responsive service for business users during office hours, and a good service after hours for gamers.
 
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major uproar amongst those who used mega bandwidth for applications for which ADSL was not designed.
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ROFL so what then was ADSL desiggned for dear Hans? Please enlighten us as it appears that you are suggesting that ADSL was designed to use only for browsing and e-mail.

Argh I really wish people with such narrow minded opinions based on their own privately created dictionary. Maybe a look at this link will provide you with a bit more info Hans : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymmetric_Digital_Subscriber_Line (took me bout 2 minutes to get).

The following is stated:

The distinguishing characteristic of ADSL over other forms of DSL is that the volume of data flow is greater in one direction than the other, i.e. it is asymmetric. Providers usually market ADSL as a service for consumers to connect to the Internet in a relatively passive mode: able to use the higher speed direction for the "download" from the Internet but not needing to run servers that would require high speed in the other direction.
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rwenzori said:
What a complete tosser old Hans is. 1. What would he know about what it is supposedly "designed" for. 2. WTF is he to say what we should and shouldn't use our bandwidth for.

Methinks Hans is ex-Telkom!
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That line made it sound like a paid-for article didn't it?

Odd.
 
I can live with a per gig pricing model, but at rates more aligned to the cost of provision, and with significant bulk discounting.

But then the ADSL access rentals should be scrapped.

At the moment we are double charged. And when you add the telephone rental, tripple charged.
 
Looking at statistics it is an interesting fact that most of Telkom’s customers never reach their 3 G cap.
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Yes, I don't reach the 3Gb cap because I use ADSL to support my customers and need a few 100Mb at the end of a month as a safety margin.
What it requires is constant vigilance and often delaying watching really worthwhile videos and presentations.
It is a pain, and in terms of education a disgrace that we sit with such a minute cap.
 
Where is the response from the author?

Agreed with the general sentiment "for which ADSL was not designed" - Ha! Hans, with this statement you have shown a completely imature understanding of the nature of ADSL.
 
The_Librarian said:
I think they'll have to start with 20Gb or 30Gb caps as entry-level.

This will be more than enough, but they'll have to revise this at regular intervals.

Once you've reached your cap, then you can buy extra bandwidth.

A more realistic way to look at things will be :

Lite email and surf package : 5Gb cap (for grannies and ppl who just check their email seldom and who want to write to their children and grandchildren once in a while)

Email and surf package : 10Gb cap - for ppl who use email and a bit of surfing on a frequent basis

Home package : 20 to 30Gb cap (allow a bit of downloading, as well as gaming)

Advanced home package A : 30 to 60Gb cap (power users who download every pr0n site) :p

Advanced home package B : Same as the 'A' package, but with static IP.

BusinessLite + static IP : 60 to 100Gb - small businesses.

Business + static IP : 100 to 200Gb - medium businesses.

BusinessMax + static IP : 200Gb to uncapped - large businesses.


Just a thought from my side.

You can also top-up should you've reached your threshold.

IMO they can throttle slightly during office hours to provide a good, responsive service for business users during office hours, and a good service after hours for gamers.
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I agree. ~30GB should be normal, and affordable. Even if I "abuse" my connection, I don't see myself needing more than about 50-60GB/month of bandwidth, so I'll take "Advanced Home Package A", thank you ;)

I don't need a static IP - dyndns works just fine. They can make that a 'nice-to-have'. I don't even mind the periodic resets either.

Shaping really irks me though. There should be no shaping!!! Or, if they absolutely MUST to guarantee decent speeds for business users, throttle to, say, 1Mbps any non HTTP, FTP, etc. traffic from 8am-5pm Monday-Friday and nothing beyond that (or slower than that)!

I also agree with the comment about getting a discount on bulk purchases of bandwidth. Why is it common to see that getting 2x10GB SAIX accounts is actually CHEAPER than 1x20GB?!? And why is it that the per GB cost seems to only vary about R10-15 on lower-usage vs. "high-cap" accounts? It's pretty pathetic :mad:
 
risingtide said:
Yes, I don't reach the 3Gb cap because I use ADSL to support my customers and need a few 100Mb at the end of a month as a safety margin.
What it requires is constant vigilance and often delaying watching really worthwhile videos and presentations.
It is a pain, and in terms of education a disgrace that we sit with such a minute cap.
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That is exactly why we don't exceed the 3Gb cap!!!:mad::mad::mad:

FFS - can't the id10t's at hellskommels understand it?

Wait - maybe we should limit THEIR households to 3W of electricity and 3l of water per month - then see how they like that...
 
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