LoneGunman
Expert Member
Okay so theres a 3 gig cap coming. Fine.
(Actually its not fine - but wah wah wah let's
not waste energy on that particular subject.)
Instead of instituting the software to control
and maintain precise info on each users b/w usage
- Iburst have slowly but surely removed the ability
of most users, to access first one - then another
of the various file-sharing appz which are common
internet tools.
There has been NO clarity on - once the cap and
software is in place - whether IBurst will then
remove the 'throttling' which is currently blocking
a number of basic popular appz.
IBurst seem to think that only allowing 'http' in
a full relatively uncapped way, will in some way
reduce their current bandwidth usage, which is no
doubt eating into their profits.
Previously using certain P2P appz, I would get a daily
download of between 600 to 1300 megs of data.
I notice with a certain evil glint, that I can get
a daily pull of 2000 megs and higher, by raping local
download sites, and using a bandwidth manager to increase
threads.
What would happen, if other IBurst users who are also
currently blocked from using their favourite applications,
also tried to duplicate this?
Would IBurst begin to actually pay attention to its customers
and revise its http=good P2P=bad policy, if everyone began to
see how many gigs they can grab systematically each day, off
http?
The object of the game, would be to force IBurst to rapidly
either
1) institute their cap and control methods (and at the same
time, removing their current stupid limitations on P2P.)
or
2) to suffer the consequences to their profits, by having
it demonstrated to them that 'http' access can soak up vast
expensive quantities of gigabytes, and more bandwidth than
they thought possible.
I'm paying IBurst for internet access.
Not 'just those parts of the internet that IBurst thinks
won't dent their profits by allowing customers to access'
I'm aware its 'pre-launch' phase - but there's about 3 weeks
left, til we find out if IBurst are going to let us use our
caps however we want - or whether they're going to behave
like control freaks and illogically continue to block some
of the most popular and standard application in use on the
Internet.
There's also no clarity on the exact nature of the Service
we can expect, once the 'Cap' has been reached..
I'm not particularly concerned if the Game is damaging to
IBurst. There's no reason that I as a customer even SHOULD
care about this company's profits.
The only sane attitude for a Customer to have is:
"Is this Company providing me with the service and/or
ability to do what I want online?"
Currently the answer, as regards IBurst is: 'sort of'
And with no clarity at all, on whether this answer will change
upon Launch to 'Yes' - it seems the only way to get the clarity,
and perhaps make IBurst realise that we as customers don't care
at all about their profits, merely the quality of Service we're getting
from them - is to apply some pressure, with a little Game..
(Actually its not fine - but wah wah wah let's
not waste energy on that particular subject.)
Instead of instituting the software to control
and maintain precise info on each users b/w usage
- Iburst have slowly but surely removed the ability
of most users, to access first one - then another
of the various file-sharing appz which are common
internet tools.
There has been NO clarity on - once the cap and
software is in place - whether IBurst will then
remove the 'throttling' which is currently blocking
a number of basic popular appz.
IBurst seem to think that only allowing 'http' in
a full relatively uncapped way, will in some way
reduce their current bandwidth usage, which is no
doubt eating into their profits.
Previously using certain P2P appz, I would get a daily
download of between 600 to 1300 megs of data.
I notice with a certain evil glint, that I can get
a daily pull of 2000 megs and higher, by raping local
download sites, and using a bandwidth manager to increase
threads.
What would happen, if other IBurst users who are also
currently blocked from using their favourite applications,
also tried to duplicate this?
Would IBurst begin to actually pay attention to its customers
and revise its http=good P2P=bad policy, if everyone began to
see how many gigs they can grab systematically each day, off
http?
The object of the game, would be to force IBurst to rapidly
either
1) institute their cap and control methods (and at the same
time, removing their current stupid limitations on P2P.)
or
2) to suffer the consequences to their profits, by having
it demonstrated to them that 'http' access can soak up vast
expensive quantities of gigabytes, and more bandwidth than
they thought possible.
I'm paying IBurst for internet access.
Not 'just those parts of the internet that IBurst thinks
won't dent their profits by allowing customers to access'
I'm aware its 'pre-launch' phase - but there's about 3 weeks
left, til we find out if IBurst are going to let us use our
caps however we want - or whether they're going to behave
like control freaks and illogically continue to block some
of the most popular and standard application in use on the
Internet.
There's also no clarity on the exact nature of the Service
we can expect, once the 'Cap' has been reached..
I'm not particularly concerned if the Game is damaging to
IBurst. There's no reason that I as a customer even SHOULD
care about this company's profits.
The only sane attitude for a Customer to have is:
"Is this Company providing me with the service and/or
ability to do what I want online?"
Currently the answer, as regards IBurst is: 'sort of'
And with no clarity at all, on whether this answer will change
upon Launch to 'Yes' - it seems the only way to get the clarity,
and perhaps make IBurst realise that we as customers don't care
at all about their profits, merely the quality of Service we're getting
from them - is to apply some pressure, with a little Game..
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glad you pointed that out 
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