heh, ure stuck with covad too huh, well let me just apoligize for the last half a year of using my line 24/7 will ya... i say make them advertise shitz correctly; get their act together. and btw... 80% downstream? HA! i wish, damn *uckers cut me off from day one i tell ya... oh well, i bet my upstream (expensive) is hurting them... too bad for the big might covad... im switching to telocity when my contracts up in july... the switching center in philly supposedly was revamped or something. btw... funny that my isp is in maryland... trippy net-shitz.
Dsl, at least here, isn't an unlimited bandwidth medium. If 80 people connect through one networked dsl line, their not going to use up more bandwidth as 1 person using it 24/7, nope, nadda, just not going to do it; at here at least (philly baby). So i say go for it... 80 plp on a std. 640/128 line... they might as well go out to their local run down rat shack and pick up that old 300 baud modem for $1 (with $5 rebate if they signup for long distance service with sprint) and make $4 bucks in the process.
Sure, isps could actively work with these plp to get them service, at least dial-up (which would be faster in my example), but i don't think its bad pratice or even wrong. 1 IP addy, 1 lines worth of bandwidth... nope don't see a problem with it.
Only way I could see a problem is if the isp doesn't like a user being on 24/7, leeching every damn thing on the planet (like me). I can understand that, but we pay a monthly fee for use of this line. I know in my contract it doesnt say anything about *you may not use your connection to the max, so I do it... even if they didnt allow me i would find a way.
In short, *uck it, leech, offer a leech server, connect your whole damn neighborhood, just do it.
linux vs freebsd.... rather linux vs freebsd vs windows vs beos, its all about choice and what os gives u the most features you require and want. i went from win2k to freebsd for server/dameon needs but on my personal play/dev/work box im stuck on freebsd wondering if i should just say phuck it and build my own damn os. NOT; hear me, _not_ 1 os i have tried gives me total satisfaction. i want the best of all rolled into 1 os. after reading 8 million reviews of personal opinions and maybe 2 of fact i am no closer to deciding. might as well pack it up and move to the rain forrest with some sun block, a hunting knife, sheep skin condoms, and some kidnapped girl.
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heh, ure stuck with covad too huh, well let me just apoligize for the last half a year of using my line 24/7 will ya... i say make them advertise shitz correctly; get their act together. and btw... 80% downstream? HA! i wish, damn *uckers cut me off from day one i tell ya... oh well, i bet my upstream (expensive) is hurting them... too bad for the big might covad... im switching to telocity when my contracts up in july... the switching center in philly supposedly was revamped or something. btw... funny that my isp is in maryland... trippy net-shitz.
Dsl, at least here, isn't an unlimited bandwidth medium. If 80 people connect through one networked dsl line, their not going to use up more bandwidth as 1 person using it 24/7, nope, nadda, just not going to do it; at here at least (philly baby). So i say go for it... 80 plp on a std. 640/128 line... they might as well go out to their local run down rat shack and pick up that old 300 baud modem for $1 (with $5 rebate if they signup for long distance service with sprint) and make $4 bucks in the process. Sure, isps could actively work with these plp to get them service, at least dial-up (which would be faster in my example), but i don't think its bad pratice or even wrong. 1 IP addy, 1 lines worth of bandwidth... nope don't see a problem with it. Only way I could see a problem is if the isp doesn't like a user being on 24/7, leeching every damn thing on the planet (like me). I can understand that, but we pay a monthly fee for use of this line. I know in my contract it doesnt say anything about *you may not use your connection to the max, so I do it... even if they didnt allow me i would find a way. In short, *uck it, leech, offer a leech server, connect your whole damn neighborhood, just do it.
linux vs freebsd.... rather linux vs freebsd vs windows vs beos, its all about choice and what os gives u the most features you require and want. i went from win2k to freebsd for server/dameon needs but on my personal play/dev/work box im stuck on freebsd wondering if i should just say phuck it and build my own damn os. NOT; hear me, _not_ 1 os i have tried gives me total satisfaction. i want the best of all rolled into 1 os. after reading 8 million reviews of personal opinions and maybe 2 of fact i am no closer to deciding. might as well pack it up and move to the rain forrest with some sun block, a hunting knife, sheep skin condoms, and some kidnapped girl.