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Comments on: Reality Check https://whynow.dumka.us/2008/04/09/reality-check-6/ On-line Opinion Magazine...OK, it's a blog Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:13:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Bryan https://whynow.dumka.us/2008/04/09/reality-check-6/comment-page-1/#comment-35533 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:13:13 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2008/04/09/reality-check-6/#comment-35533 I have an “unlimited” line and have been looking for some software for an application which involves 40-60meg downloads. If I didn’t have a download manager, I would never be able to get this stuff. They choke on the PDF manuals that can be 10 megs. The ISPs don’t want you to do this – they don’t want you to use the promised bandwidth.

]]> By: LadyMin https://whynow.dumka.us/2008/04/09/reality-check-6/comment-page-1/#comment-35530 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:04 +0000 http://whynow.dumka.us/2008/04/09/reality-check-6/#comment-35530 I recently switched from a DSL line to cable. Before signing up I read the website of my new ISP, and they sure are promising the moon.

Get that edge for online gaming. Stream video in minutes, not hours with our Ultra speed that’s up to 100 times faster than dial up. Download large pictures in seconds, video clips in less than three minutes, and large feature-length films in about 20 minutes.

And this gem:

Ultra Plus is the perfect choice for customers with larger upload requirements and those who frequently file share.

I’m not too sure they really want me to file share though. I left uTorrent (file sharing client) running overnight a few times, and each time all the seeds were disconnected in the morning. All of them were queued, but none would connect on their own. And I’m pretty sure they don’t really want me to download movies either.

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