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  1. hope there's still anyone on........
  2. The article has quite a few glaring errors. However, 250GB is quite a lot of bandwidth - but I don't see why they should place a barrier on it. They should offer unlimited bandwidth, while at the same time increase the price a little.

    The bit I don't like is that they don't offer tools to monitor your usage. Surely it wouldn't be too hard to offer a page like most ISPs where they show your current usage, and if they make you pay for the starter software, then that's ripping you off - and I certainly wouldn't pay more for a company's restrictions. But the 'consumer hard drive' makes me laugh - so they know what every single customer is downloading and uses, at the exact codecs, song lengths etc.

    An average consumer's hard drive is 40GB-80GB. From calculations, this works to be about 160GB.


    * Send 50 million e-mails (at 0.05KB/e-mail)

    Incorrect - the average e-mail is more like 0.02Kb, of about 500 characters.

    * Download 62,500 songs (at 4MB/song)

    Incorrect - it's around 2.8 - 3.2MB per MP3 song, and they're working it out at 128Kbps MP3 for four minutes.

    * Download 125 standard-definition movies (at 2GB/movie)

    Incorrect - try 1.2GB - 1.5GB per standard definition, but what resolution, FPS count etc.

    * Upload 25,000 high-resolution digital photos (at 10MB/photo)

    This would be about 7000x7000 resolution - which most consumers don't have anywhere near.


    And MobileMe is crap too. It regularly fails, is too expensive and is like an expansion to what you have - why bother.
  3. Originally posted by drewhiggins:The article has quite a few glaring errors. However, 250GB is quite a lot of bandwidth - but I don't see why they should place a barrier on it. They should offer unlimited bandwidth, while at the same time increase the price a little.

    The bit I don't like is that they don't offer tools to monitor your usage. Surely it wouldn't be too hard to offer a page like most ISPs where they show your current usage, and if they make you pay for the starter software, then that's ripping you off - and I certainly wouldn't pay more for a company's restrictions. But the 'consumer hard drive' makes me laugh - so they know what every single customer is downloading and uses, at the exact codecs, song lengths etc.

    [..]

    And MobileMe is crap too. It reguarly fails, is too expensive and is like an expansion to what you have - why bother.


    I thought it seemed like a bit of bullshit. They'll have to stop running their commercials advertising unlimited access, though.
  4. I think you guys have already heard that Mike has got a new car.......quite a big one

    I'm happy there's a big ocean between us
  5. Originally posted by easports43:[..]

    I thought it seemed like a bit of bullshit. They'll have to stop running their commercials advertising unlimited access, though.


    Please don't let them come to Australia - our internet service provisions are shit as they are already.

    For 200MB (yep, megabytes), one certain ISP wants around $39.95 - $69.95. Imagine how much they charge for 2GB - 10GB. And that's not wireless.
  8. hoi hoi
  9. Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]

    Please don't let them come to Australia - our internet service provisions are shit as they are already.

    For 200MB (yep, megabytes), one certain ISP wants around $39.95 - $69.95. Imagine how much they charge for 2GB - 10GB. And that's not wireless.


    I've got wireless connection......................only around 56kbps .........at least we've got it from my dad's friend company so it's for free
  10. See you guys later.
  12. what up ya;ll
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