[sllug-members]: Host my own, or pay someone?

[Lonnie Olson]

On May 31, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Don on Google wrote:

> Sorry it OT, my $.02 re: XMission+ UTOPIA:
>
> I prefer to support local companies when practical to do so (my car  
> wasn't
> made in UT ;)), but when I contacted XMission I was informed that  
> they had a
> 200GB cap per month throughput (but that they did not lways  
> enforce).  Now
> when you are used to Cable/DSL, this may not sound too bad but last  
> Saturday
> I transfered just over 100GB (USENET, it's the devil ;)) . . . my  
> first
> month I transfered 500GB on USENET alone.  Not that you /have/ to  
> transfer
> lots, but it's nice being allowed to.
>
> BTW: Again last I checked, XMission was $5 more per month.  I liek the
> company & I wish the president all the luck in Nov, but I like my  
> bandwidth
> & $5/mo is noticeable.

FYI.  Almost every single ISP has a bandwidth cap.  Last I checked  
Comcast refused to tell anyone what it is, but they will enforce it  
when they want to. (http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7940)   
Xmission's 200GB is a very good cap comparatively.  Most ISPs cap  
around 100GB.

So I think your complaints about Xmission's cap are lame.

You should count yourself as one of the few lucky ones to be able to  
get that kind of speed.  I can't even reach 500GB in a month if I  
maxed out my 1.5mbps DSL every second  of the month.

On a side note:  Anyone downloading that much from USENET is either a  
pirate just asking to get caught and thrown in jail, or a person so  
far addicted to porn they need their head examined.  :)

--lonnie