[GRLUG] Comcast and blocking port 25 delivery

[Michael Mol]

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Greg Folkert <greg at gregfolkert.net> wrote:
> 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:
>> > 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...

My brother uses a Sprint cell modem as his sole Internet connection,
and tells me it has no cap. (He called them to verify that before
signing up, after being burned by a couple other providers.)  You
might try them.

>
>> >
>> > 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.

Strange.  I figured Comcast's business accounts would have a higher cap, if any.

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