[GRLUG] An FYI - AT&T imposes byte limits

[Ben DeMott]

It sounds like AT&T needs to beef up their network and data connections.

I just moved back to the Grand Rapids area from Holland - and my DSL service
is bad, and unreliable - and I'm fairly positive it's all network
congestion.
My ping is great... my data transfer is ok - the connection is just very
'jittery'.
I went into my modem and tested it, I also tested my telephone line for
noise - they are both reporting an excellent connection to the node.
If I connect to my friend down the street who has DSL we can stream data to
eachother all day long without any problems.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/03/is-atts-new-150gb-dsl-data-cap-justified.ars
>
> **
>
> Starting May 2, AT&T will impose 150GB monthly limits<http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Exclusive-ATT-To-Impose-Caps-Overages-113149> on
> its currently uncapped DSL service, while its fiber-to-the-node U-Verse
> subscribers will get 250GB. AT&T says the move will affect "less than 2
> percent" of customers and that it is necessary to address congestion in the
> network.
>
> The cap structure is not currently set up to squeeze extra fees out of most
> users. Subscribers who exceed their monthly allowance will pay an additional
> $10 for each 50GB over the cap, but AT&T tells Ars that "customers will hear
> from us directly numerous times before they exceed usage and before they
> incur any additional fees."
>
> The company will notify users when they hit 65 percent, 90 percent, and 100
> percent of their monthly caps, and will also provide historical usage
> reports and a monthly usage tracking tool. (AT&T says that an average DSL
> user on its network currently transfers 18GB each month.)
> **
>
>   -- Bob
>
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