[GRLUG] Comcast and blocking port 25 delivery

[Greg Folkert]

On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 10:34 -0500, Michael Mol wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Greg Folkert <greg at gregfolkert.net> wrote:
> > I'm *NOT* running a server. I cannot get anything delivered to my
> > machine, At home.
> >
> > Comcast is also resetting my (numerous) SSH Sessions every once in a
> > while. They also are profiling my data stream, I am flagged as a "HEAVY"
> > user. Even though I have paid for "Comcast BLAST" I am getting singled
> > out as I was told I came close the limit.
> 
> Comcast announced their transfer cap this summer.  A quick search
> suggests it's 250GB per month.  That's only four and a half hours at
> 16MB/s to blast through your monthly quota.  If you need Comcast, you
> should see if getting a business-oriented plan will get you around
> your current cap.  If FiOS or the like is available in your area, you
> should consider switching; I haven't heard of anyone getting kicked
> off by AT&T or SBC for excessive usage.

U-Verse is available, but no kicks yet, but they have a similar cap.

The worst part is, its slower and more lag. I'd rather pay for a REAL
Cell Broadband Carrier that allows me to USE it. I have a Verizon Cell
Broadband card right now and it has a 5GB cap...

> >
> > I did *ZERO* non-work related traffic. This includes... E-Mail, Doc
> > sharing etc (through google apps), SSH Sessions, SCP transfers, VPN
> > connections and just plain browsing to out front end app.
> 
> If it's all work-related, you may want to look into a business account.

They still have CAPS, I frickin pay for higher bandwidth (but a higher
CAP is not available). U-Verse, I had it for about 3 weeks, nothing
consistently pisses me off more than CAPS and blocking ports than
intermittent connectivity.
-- 
greg at gregfolkert.net
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