AT&T Has been 128kbit upload cap advertising for over 2 years

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Apr 12, 2001 7:30 pm

What more can I say? I've had this book since the day my cable was installed!!!

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ruger-dfw · Post by **ruger-dfw** » Thu Apr 12, 2001 9:03 pm

AMAN, Please no dial-up.

Now I have @Home dial-up is a thing of the past

bkuhl · Post by **bkuhl** » Fri Apr 13, 2001 12:18 am

Well, I'll give you want you want. I think it is unfair! Such a ridiculously low upload cap could be potentially stiffling new ideas, and surely the way people use the connection.
You got a broadband connection because you thought it would be liberating and transform the way you use the internet. I think that upload cap kills that possibility!

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Fri Apr 13, 2001 1:20 am

the thing is not ALL of AT&T has the uplaod cap

it'd be different if EVERY part in the US had the 128kbps upload cap, but truth is not every place does, not every node is capped, that's what makes it unfair

also 128kbps is lame for cable, it's potential is so much greater, that's a real lame cap, in reality it should really be 384kbps that's much more reasonable...

bkuhl · Post by **bkuhl** » Fri Apr 13, 2001 2:16 am

Agreed.... 384kpbs would be fair, but 128 is such a ridiculously low number it is insane. Don't give me the crap about the node bandwidth either! There is plenty for a higher cap, unless they just do not know how to engineer their network properly.
My provider, OOL, has a 1000kbps cap which I think is very fair. Furthermore, they don't seem to have any problems with their network architecture. Although, they seem to do a very good job of upkeep. @Home could defenately do better for their customers!

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Fri Apr 13, 2001 2:18 am

OOL use to be part of @Home

but they got fed up with all the complaints about @home and all the problems, so they broke off into their own thing called OOL and are doing MUCH better without @Home

just goes to show ya...

HalfLifer · Post by **HalfLifer** » Fri Apr 13, 2001 11:42 am

Nodes dont matter on which cap you get. Its all set in your individual boot record. As a matter of fact, I have 15 people on my node, yes, thats all. All but 5 were capped. The 5 that were uncapped were me and 3 other people.

Mr 56K · Post by **Mr 56K** » Fri Apr 13, 2001 2:00 pm

Im OOL's biggest fan. I cant get it or anything but ill be damned if i dont wish that i could. Im in GA so nj is quite far from me. I even go to the forum at dslr. A man can dream cant he?

bkuhl · Post by **bkuhl** » Fri Apr 13, 2001 3:08 pm

Nodes matter only when they become saturated. Although, there is plenty of downstream bandwidth available. And the limited upstream is plenty if divided right (caps) and they monitor and split as required.
BTW, been searching for a new place. I told the real estate agent, that it had to be in OOL territory. I don't care how many bathrooms, but internet access options (or lack there of) could be a deal breaker!

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