Newbie Question

[species8350]

I use a 56k modem and am thinking of going over to braodband.

I see a package that gives:

10GB monthly use

8MB download.

I hope that this does not mean only 8MB can be downloaded a month (an
mp3)

Can someone clarify the 8MB download.

Thanks

[Lynn W]

On 27/12/09 19:15, in article
624ec80e-77b9-4753...@c34g2000yqn.googlegroups.com,
"species8350" <not_here.5....@xoxy.net> wrote:

Your monthly usage is what it says 10GB usageag per month. So in essence
you can download 10GB per month. The 8MB download is the maximum speed you
will be expected to be downloading at, though you probably won't get that
speed such a lot depends on it. I am on up 8MB download speed but I
currently get 6.5 MB.
Lynn

[Martin]

8Mbps is the speed you can download. 10GB monthly use is the amount of
data you can download during the month.

[Barry Oakley]

It means you can download 10GB a month without penalty. 8Mb download is
the max download speed you can expect. Usually quoted as "Up to 8Mb" -
note this means (MegaBits not bytes) - and you would be extremely
fortunate to see anything like 8Mb - if you live next to your telephone
exchange with a line straight in - maybe!!
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[spud]

8MB is the maximum speed the service provides, but I think they mean
8Mbps ( 8 Mega bits per second). You will only get that speed if you
are close to the exchange. See here:

http://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/guides/adsl_and_distance.aspx

[Ato_Zee]

8MB could be a mis-print, or it could mean a maximum limit
per file, or a per-day limit (as with some fair useage, and mobile
packages).
You don't say who it is.
If you tell us we can tell you how good they are.
If it is a monthly contract, they have to be good, or they rapidly
lose customers, with 12-18 mth contracts you are locked in,
and if the service is crap, you are stuffed until the contract runs
its term, and then they will promise you the moon.
10GB is fine unless you are a streaming media or on-line game
addict that plays through the night and sleeps by day.
Worth checking if their fair use throttles download speeds at peak
times.

[Bob Eager]

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:49:24 +0000, Lynn W wrote:

> Your monthly usage is what it says 10GB usageag per month. So in
> essence you can download 10GB per month. The 8MB download is the maximum
> speed you will be expected to be downloading at, though you probably
> won't get that speed such a lot depends on it. I am on up 8MB download
> speed but I currently get 6.5 MB.

<pedant>
It's actually 8Mb (per second), not 8MB. In other words, 8 megaBITS, not
8 megaBYTES.
</pedant>

May be pedantic, but it's a factor of 8 difference!

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[Rodney Pont]

On 27 Dec 2009 20:10:45 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

>On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:49:24 +0000, Lynn W wrote:
>
>> Your monthly usage is what it says 10GB usageag per month. So in
>> essence you can download 10GB per month. The 8MB download is the maximum
>> speed you will be expected to be downloading at, though you probably
>> won't get that speed such a lot depends on it. I am on up 8MB download
>> speed but I currently get 6.5 MB.
>
><pedant>
>It's actually 8Mb (per second), not 8MB. In other words, 8 megaBITS, not
>8 megaBYTES.
></pedant>
>
>May be pedantic, but it's a factor of 8 difference!

To be even more pedantic it's the maximum sync speed that your ADSL
modem could achieve if you are close to the exchange and have a good
line and good house wiring. The maximum IP rate with an 8mbps sync is
7150kbps and that will give you a bit over 6mbps average download rate
if you measure a transfer.

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[Bob Eager]

On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:35:41 +0000, Rodney Pont wrote:

> On 27 Dec 2009 20:10:45 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:49:24 +0000, Lynn W wrote:
>>
>>> Your monthly usage is what it says 10GB usageag per month. So in
>>> essence you can download 10GB per month. The 8MB download is the
>>> maximum speed you will be expected to be downloading at, though you
>>> probably won't get that speed such a lot depends on it. I am on up
>>> 8MB download speed but I currently get 6.5 MB.
>>
>><pedant>
>>It's actually 8Mb (per second), not 8MB. In other words, 8 megaBITS, not
>>8 megaBYTES.
>></pedant>
>>
>>May be pedantic, but it's a factor of 8 difference!
>
> To be even more pedantic it's the maximum sync speed that your ADSL
> modem could achieve if you are close to the exchange and have a good
> line and good house wiring. The maximum IP rate with an 8mbps sync is
> 7150kbps and that will give you a bit over 6mbps average download rate
> if you measure a transfer.

To be even more pedantic (!) it's the max you would get with ADSL 1. With
ADSL2+, 4km from the exchange, I sync at about 9.7 Mb/s...

[species8350]

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Thanks all for responding.

As a matter of interest, can the user check to see how much of the 10
GB has been used?

Best wishes

S

[Barry Oakley]

species8350 <not_here.5....@xoxy.net> wrote on Sun, 27 Dec 2009:

It depends on the ISP - plusnet for one certainly do allow me to check
that.

[Peter Crosland]

"species8350" <not_here.5....@xoxy.net> wrote in message
news:624ec80e-77b9-4753...@c34g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...

This is a good place to start and learn about how ADSL works and what the
limitations are.

http://www.dslzoneuk.net/adsl_info.php

As is this

http://www.kitz.co.uk/index.htm

Peter Crosland

[species8350]

On Dec 28, 9:57 am, "Peter Crosland" <g6...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> "species8350" <not_here.5.species8...@xoxy.net> wrote in message

Thank you.

PlusNet is the likely choice. Although it is not my decision.

Some poeple seem to watch TV on the Internet.

I assume that to do this a TVcard as well as a wifi card are needed
(or are there combo's?). I will connect via wifi.

But for TV viewing I assume that 10GB would not be sufficient.

Thanks

[Peter Crosland]

"species8350" <not_here.5....@xoxy.net> wrote in message

news:8b5e8317-8f7c-4074...@h9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...

Thank you.

If you want to watch TV over the internet then you don't need a TV card as
the images come down your phone line. However they do take up a lot of
bandwidth so you could easily use up you 10GB allowance. The other thing to
remember is that unless you use a wireless network that employs "N"
technology the wireless link can be very slow.

Peter Crosland

[The Natural Philosopher]

No TV card required IF you are watching it off the Internet., Its just
(typically) a flash or Silverlight or Moonlight plugin on the browser.

TV cards used to receive off air - not off internet. Hauppauge are good.

[species8350]

On Dec 28 2009, 2:05 pm, The Natural Philosopher

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ref. PlusNet.

I believe that they supply Thomson Routers. Are these a good source of
signal for a wifi conenction to an antenna that is one floor up in a
house, relatively short distance.
Do they produce the N band (not sure what this is)

[alexd]

Meanwhile, at the uk.telecom.broadband Job Justification Hearings, Peter
Crosland chose the tried and tested strategy of:

> The other thing to remember is that unless you use a wireless network that
> employs "N" technology the wireless link can be very slow.

s/unless/even if/

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