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

[Team Xlink]

This is horrible, I exceed 250 gigabytes by far every month, this is
horrible.

I'm not going to use AT&T at all.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> That would explain the very, very bad service I was getting until I
> put a BIND server between my computers and the open Internet. Could
> also explain why Google Voice doesn't work well at all from home.
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Ben DeMott <ben.demott at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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 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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