[wplug] Data caps :(

[Mark Rauterkus]

Might want to check out Clear.com and get one of those wifi hot spots. Then
you can take it where ever you go, mostly.

The $49.95 per month charge has good speeds and no cap.



-- 
Ta.


Mark Rauterkus       Mark.Rauterkus at gmail.com
Swimming and Water Polo Coach, Schenley High School, Pittsburgh, PA
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On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Justin Smith <justin at adminix.net> wrote:

> Oh man...FIOS would be such a great deal, but I called them up and they
> don't offer service in my area.
>
> I called Comcast as well, but they couldn't find my location and said
> they'd
> call me back in 3-5 business days once they figured it out. /This/ is my
> only
> alternative?
>
> Well, anything has to be better than playing along with data caps. If
> Armstrong was really concerned about congestion, it would offer pay as
> you go rates to try and cut traffic as much as possible. That's not
> happening because it would make the "you only pay for what you use"
> argument actually valid because most people would save money.
>
> If congestion during peak hours was so problematic - which it isn't -
> they'd
> let people use as much as they want during off-hours. I bet if the network
> was really that bad, they probably wouldn't be advertising their "blazing
> fast" Internet service and accepting new customers!
>
> Such foolishness.
>
> --
>
> *Justin Smith*
>
> "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius
> to understand the simplicity."
> -Dennis Ritchie
>
>
> > i recommend fios, that's what i have. they are fast and have no annoying
> > caps! caps suck!!!
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Eric Wood <esw148 at cawunited.com>
> wrote:
> > > I had that same issue with Comcast; went over the cap a few times.
> > > Verizon
> > > FIOS has no cap and great speeds. I used over 450GB over the past
> month
> > > and
> > > I know I've used much more than that in the past. Haven't had any
> issues.
> > >
> > > On Oct 5, 2013 11:19 AM, "Justin Smith" <justin at adminix.net> wrote:
> > >> While browsing the Web earlier this week, I was redirected to a
> landing
> > >> page from my ISP, Armstrong Cable, saying that I'd used roughly 80%
> of my
> > >> 250GB monthly bandwidth allowance. Since there hasn't /been/ a
> monthly
> > >> bandwidth allowance up until this point, you can imagine how ticked
> off I
> > >> was.
> > >>
> > >> Not only is Armstrong trying to pad its profits with data caps, it's
> > >> trying to
> > >> lock people into paying for extra services by lowering the data cap
> by
> > >> 50GB
> > >> for each service you /don't/ get through them. Want to cut the cord
> on
> > >> cable? Sorry, that's a 50GB penalty. Want to use an Ooma for phone
> > >> service? Sorry, that's another 50GB penalty.
> > >>
> > >> Can anyone recommend an uncapped ISP that services the North
> Hills? I'm
> > >> looking for speeds approximately equal to what I receive now - 10
> Mbps
> > >> down, 2 Mbps up.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> *Justin Smith*
> > >>
> > >> "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a
> genius
> > >> to understand the simplicity."
> > >> -Dennis Ritchie
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