RAR File Format

AgentZero · #1 December 25th, 2004, 01:46 PM

Well, I've got broadband, but my ISP uncooly slaps me with a monthly download limit, so anything that makes files smaller is a good thing by me.

Arkcon · #2 December 25th, 2004, 03:24 PM

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AgentZero said:
Well, I've got broadband, but my ISP uncooly slaps me with a monthly download limit, so anything that makes files smaller is a good thing by me.

Wow. What's your ISP, and what's the limit? I hope you get a nice price break for the limitation. Mine would probably just bump me off if they thought I was overusing bandwidth.

AgentZero · #3 December 27th, 2004, 04:17 PM

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Arkcon said:

Wow. What's your ISP, and what's the limit? I hope you get a nice price break for the limitation. Mine would probably just bump me off if they thought I was overusing bandwidth.

My ISP, as far as I know, is Eircom (Irish Telecomunications). My limit is 4GB per month download and 1GB upload. I know it sounds like a lot, but it's not really given the amount of artwork, music, etc that I deal with on a given day.

AT, I'm afraid I don't have anything as fancy as satellite ISP, just good ol' DSL.

Fyron, I have to tell you I burst out laughing when you mentioned 'developing countries' among those who would set a download limit, since most of Ireland (no matter how hard the Tourism Board may try to convince you otherwise), remains a Third World country.

Anyway, I'm sick as a dog, so it's back to bed for me.

boran_blok · #4 December 28th, 2004, 07:24 AM

holy fck 4 gb dl and 1 GB upload, and I'm already struggeling with my 10 GB download and 1.5 Gb upload :/

Gandalf Parker · #5 December 25th, 2004, 10:31 PM

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AgentZero said:
Well, I've got broadband, but my ISP uncooly slaps me with a monthly download limit, so anything that makes files smaller is a good thing by me.

Thats why Im quite happy not using any ISP. No download limits, no email limits, no web-space limits, no restricted ports, no filtering. Its abit more headache doing it all yourself but I consider that fun. I guess its like guys who work on their own cars, or make their own furniture.

Suicide Junkie · #6 December 26th, 2004, 01:24 AM

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Gandalf Parker said:
Thats why Im quite happy not using any ISP. No download limits, no email limits, no web-space limits, no restricted ports, no filtering. Its abit more headache doing it all yourself but I consider that fun. I guess its like guys who work on their own cars, or make their own furniture.

How would you start going about doing that and connecting to the net? (Generically in general)

Atrocities · #7 December 26th, 2004, 01:47 AM

AgentZero, do you happen to have Satellite ISP?

Fyron · #8 December 26th, 2004, 01:52 AM

Many nations outside of the US have ISPs that use per month bandwidth caps. This is either due to relatively poor infrastructure (such as in developing nations), or it is combined with much higher per second rates (such as some ISPs in Canada). There are likely some in the US too, with nothing to do with satellite, but with cable or some form of DSL...

Atrocities · #9 December 26th, 2004, 01:53 AM

Its all about the $$$$$$$ and nothing more.

Suicide Junkie · #10 December 26th, 2004, 02:17 AM

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Atrocities said:
Its all about the $$$$$$$ and nothing more.

Which can work to your advantage if you have competing providers...

Bell got hosed a few years back near here because they tried to put a cap on the DSL. This region is reasonably tech savvy, and everybody went over to cable for its equivalent, no limit service. A few months later the old pricing scheme was back and Bell was making apology calls to try and recover some of their customer base