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By: davidrobertlewis

davidrobertlewis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:57 +0000

I believe there is a way to defeat the cap by changing the MAC address of the machine/router, spoofing IP and playing with ARP. I managed to get extra gigs this month, but was then blocked. Still searching for the better method.

By: DariePeredile

DariePeredile — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:10:24 +0000

I http://watchtvonline1.com – watch tv onlinealot, lol some of my favorites are youtube. What are places
can I watch tv online.

Is it legal for me to have explained here?, and bank accounts? How to start? Can I move my existing business offshore

Thanks

By: Thomas Traub

Thomas Traub — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:38:20 +0000

Interesting : I can use (claim) 1,500.000 WiFi hotspots all over France

EDIT: tethering only as option : another 30 Euros per month

By: infonollningen

infonollningen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:19:54 +0000

Wow… i used 4gig (combined up/down) in two days with my iPhone tethered… 3gig in a month!? Thats just sick.
Here in Sweden I’ve got 10/2 mbit for around 35 bucks a month. No cap, no nothing. Depending on where you live you can get 100/100mbit for around 30 bucks, and ofc no capping…

USA is a sick country :D

By: AScott

AScott — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:42:20 +0000

There’s also the problem with their $10 monthly “cable transport fee” if you don’t sign up for an additional T.V. package. I asked the tech about it, and he said that it’s to pay for them coming out to block out the remaining channels. The one time they have to, and I pay for it every month.
B.S.

By: Phillip Dampier

Phillip Dampier — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:53:43 +0000

The term “capped” refers to the maximum amount of usage you can have at that price point. Internet Overcharging is a far better, and more accurate term, because it describes the pricing model and what happens when you exceed their arbitrary “cap.”

A $2.00/GB overlimit fee is outrageous. If you plan to go over, you can buy one of their “bandwidth packs” in pre-set increments, but that pre-supposes you:

a) know you are going to go over before you do;
b) will consume all of that extra pack to avoid letting any go to waste from being unconsumed.

Anyway you look at it, that sunflower is going to cost you more than a dozen roses in other communities.

Lawrence Free-net is a wi-fi proposition at this point, which has been stuck with older technology and signal issues. It’s not really a comparable competitor in any meaningful way, at least until it can upgrade its technology. AT&T is currently deploying DSL in Lawrence, which is always dependent on distance from the central switching office (or remote equipment nearby).

If you sit around and read e-mail and look at web pages and do little more, any plan from any provider is going to be fine. If you start getting interested in transferring files or watching a lot of online video, Sunflower may be faster, but it’s a whole lot more restrictive and potentially obscenely expensive.

Comcast does not throttle speeds — they were slapped by the FCC for trying a few years ago. They have a 250GB maximum usage limit, and informally tell customers if they want more than that, buy a second account. Compared to the egregious pricing of Sunflower, that’s online nirvana.

I am sure any company will be friendly and responsive to a request to add gigabyte packs to your account, because they aren’t free. That’s money in their pocket.

Should AT&T bring U-verse to Lawrence, they’ll mow down the sunflower at current pricing and terms.

By: doublesix

doublesix — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:25:40 +0000

Try living in South Africa. Telkom is a fixed line/DSL monopoly. I’ve lived with 3 gig cap for years. Telkom are asking the independent telecommunications authority for all-round increases – but not DSL. Surprise. The cap is being increased from 3 to 5 gig at no extra charge on August 1. South Africa does not yet have access to the iTunes store so I am spared that. But upgrades are costly. Today, I upgraded my old G4 466 with a bunch of Mac upgrades, Quicktime, Security, iTunes etc. Took hours to download more than 4 gig. But, hey, its the last day of the month. Clean slate again tomorrow/