> >if cablemodems were unmetered, you'd have a point.
> >they are most certainly not unmetered (if you take that
> >to mean "we don't care how much you transfer") because they
> >can and have shut people off for using too much bandwidth,
> >there not only can they arbitrarily define too much, but they
> >will not TELL you how much is too much until you step over
> >the line and even then they may not let you know.
>
> Hadn't heard about that... bad news. I've got a friend who's had
> one for awhile now, and I'm surprised they haven't had a word
> with him. He runs a fairly active FTP server off it AND plays
> Everquest every non-working moment (literally) AND runs a Roger
> Wilco server half of that time so he can verbally talk with his
> EQ buddies. Good lord.
>
> >now, your t1 deal sounds pretty sweet tho =)
>
> Yeah, it really is. They do have some server restrictions, but
> I've never heard of anyone running into enforcement.
I can back that up though; a couple of my friends have been shut down by
RR.... serving MP3s is pretty heavy load, but they also seem to be very
inconsistent about their enforcement. One friend got shut down, told them
he was sorry, and put the server back up, and hasnt been bothered for
about 4 months...
brax.
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