On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Steve Comstock <[email protected]>wrote:
> Sam Siegel wrote: > >> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Steve Comstock <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> Had a strange thing happen today. Basically Qwest, our >>> broadband supplier, shut off access to the internet >>> because we've supposedly exceeded our monthly download >>> limit of 200GB. >>> >>> Their phone menu system is awful so I ended up in an >>> online chat with tech support. I didn't even know we >>> had a limit. Even so, 200GB/month should be plenty of >>> capacity. So I asked the guy how we can tell: how can >>> we monitor download activity and find out where it's >>> coming from and to at least keep an eye on things. >>> >>> He told me there were free download monitors available; >>> but he wouldn't point me to any since they did not >>> come from Qwest. >>> >>> So, I thought I'd ask this group if they had any >>> recommendations; after all, installing software >>> monitoring your network usage is opening up a lot >>> of potential holes, it seems to me. So who can >>> ya' trust? >>> >>> Bringing it back on topic: to get back connected to >>> the internet I had to shut down my modem; which meant >>> bringing down my browser, my email client, and my >>> connection to the mainframe system in Dallas. >>> >>> Thanks for any insights / experiences you can share >>> on this. >>> >>> >>> Sounds very odd. Does your gut tell you that you are moving that much >> data >> a month? >> >> > No, it doesn't. But I have no way of confirming / proving it; > hence my search for this program. When I lived in Highlands Ranch, I used Comcast cable instead of Qwest DSL. Never had any issues on bandwidth usage and I downloaded my fair share of stuff. Speed was good and pretty reliable. Something to consider. I hope you are not locked into a long term deal. > > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-393-8716 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > * z/OS application programmer training > + Instructor-led on-site classroom based classes > + Course materials licensing > + Remote contact training > + Roadshows > + Course development > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
