dodgetech2
join:2002-01-01
Gouldsboro, PA | reply to fbj
Re: just been given termination
How much bandwidth did you use?
I have 3 computers running , with heavy gaming on 2..plus my son downloading every game steam has..and a VOIP phone....
and I average about 80 gigs down and 15 up.....
never got a warning once.... |
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Donkaroo
join:2000-07-02
Hawley, PA
 ·Vonage
 ·ProLog
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September 18th, @01:02PM
| I got two warning letters. They said one more and I would be cut off. The thing of it was I had no idea what the limits were. I finally called them and asked for the limits on their 15/2 plan. They said it's 80Gigs down and 45Gigs up. Since then I havent went over their limits.
They have a site you can check once an hour to see what your usage is for the month. It also lists your previous months usage. You can find it at »www.engr.ptd.net/ and then click on Residential Cable Modem Utilization. Just click it once. It can take a few seconds to show the chart but you can only check once an hour. If you click it twice it won't show your info.
I do agree that bandwidth caps stink. I came from OOL with 30/5 speeds and no caps. Verison Fios has similar packages. This tells me it's certainly possible and profitable to offer a service with high speed and no caps. This also tells me having these caps is either pure greed or not having the business sense to upgrade their networks. I don't appreciate these letters stating I'm "abusing" their network. Everyone knows in this digital age everything is downloadable. Theres plenty of legal services that offer 6GB+ movies, 12GB games, etc.
PTD's only option for removing the caps is getting a business plan which is like 5 times as much for half the speed and you also have to sign a contract. Not very economical. In any case I think they only suspend your account for a month or so, then you can reconnect. Good luck to you. |
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pende_tim
Premium
join:2004-01-04
Andover, NJ
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·ViaTalk
| Thanks for the link to the data usage page. I have been looking for that for again for a while. Used to use it but lost track of it a few months ago.
Tim
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. |
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