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Since I don't know much about computers, a little help please

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Opentracker

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Got this in an email yesterday.



"Starting May 2, AT&T will begin

implementing monthly usage limits for its U-Verse and DSL

users and charge $10 fees every time a customer exceeds

the cap. According to Broadband Reports, DSL customers

will have a 150GB monthly usage limit, while U-Verse subscribers

will get 250GB. AT&T will impose the $10 fee for every 50GB

over the limit a customer uses."





Does my comp. have a odometer or some way I can tell how much I use it on the internet ?

If not, how much use is 158GB - is it measured by time or the amount of slams I do on the keyboard ?


I'm on DSL if that helps
 
150 is a lot. If I'm not mistaken that number is gonna be what you download. This is anything from a song, program, webpage, etc. Yes, every keystroke/enter is a download but very minute. You're gonna have to be blowing it up to exceed 150 GB in a month. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but that is how I'm reading it. Have you called them?
 
According to At&T this would only affect the top 2% of users. I guarantee you would not fall into that group. I wouldn't be concerned about yourself now but this sets up the future for similar programs from all providers. Not too mention, tomorrow it might be 100GB....then 50....

we need government intervention fast :sarc
 
I'm concerned because I use Netflix and the like to avoid cable. And since I don't get any other choice but AT&T, I might need some govt intervention. :shrug
 
"Jack1966" said:
I'm concerned because I use Netflix and the like to avoid cable. And since I don't get any other choice but AT&T, I might need some govt intervention. :shrug
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You seriously have no second provider option? This is the very kind of thing that could lead to one. Pick up the phone and make some inquiries.
 
Thanks guys. I don't download much of anything. I could A-Ford the extra 10 squids but I didn't know what the limit meant or how to measure it.
 
I am on Verizon....one of the few grandfathered "unlimited" services that is no longer available. My computer is very seldom off, but I do not download movies or music. I used 4.582 GB for almost a months time period. That most likely also counts my wife's time on line since the verizon unit runs thru a router. At times, I went over 6 GB with a few others in the RV park picking up my system. Out where I am now, no one is close enough so it is just our usage.
 
We , my wife , me and our kids ( 16y and 18y ) consume about 50GB tops.
I am a normal user but the kids do download once in awhile and look alot of vids like YouTube.
To give you an idea.
 
I hadn't considered Netflix and such, as Jack mentioned. More and more that is the direction things are heading so this is probably a bigger deal than it appears at first. At first that seemed like a big number. If someone is routinely downloading movies, etc. it would be pretty easy to get up there.
If it is only 2% of At&T's customers affected it would hardly seem worth the potential backlash they risk by implementing such a fee. They're looking down the road.

Pete, are you saying you are operating an unsecured wireless network? You really should enable some level of security. You have someone get on the web via your network visiting the wrong sites or downloading the wrong stuff and it gets traced back to your IP you could be dealing with a very difficult situation.
 
As it sits now, I don't think anyone is close enough to get it. I keep thinking of securing it ....just never do.

Is the IP address from the computer itself or the router/verizon card? I thought it was based on the computer...
 
"Jack1966" said:
I'm concerned because I use Netflix and the like to avoid cable. And since I don't get any other choice but AT&T, I might need some govt intervention. :shrug
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Are you sure it's not government intervention that is limiting your provider to AT&T. That is the usual issue, as in a local town here.
 
"AzPete" said:
As it sits now, I don't think anyone is close enough to get it. I keep thinking of securing it ....just never do.

Is the IP address from the computer itself or the router/verizon card? I thought it was based on the computer...
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As I understand it, the router. That's why I say the guys in the black cars will come looking for you.
 
"apollard" said:
Are you sure it's not government intervention that is limiting your provider to AT&T. That is the usual issue, as in a local town here.
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I'm sure that's the case where the city has granted them a monopoly--now I need government intervention to get rid of the government intervention. :roul
 
"AzPete" said:
As it sits now, I don't think anyone is close enough to get it. I keep thinking of securing it ....just never do.

Is the IP address from the computer itself or the router/verizon card? I thought it was based on the computer...
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If you use a wireless router for your internet connection, there are two IPs involved. One for the router connection to the ISP and one for your computers connection to the router.

The IP they would trace is for the connection itself - ie, to the ISP. Your router takes that connection and gives each computer a local IP. It is unlikely your router keeps logs of the MAC addreses (the actual computer) that it has given IPs to. Hence, you cannot prove someone else used your connection.
 
It was bound to happen. With the TV's and home entertainment devices getting joined more closely to the internet, tiered level bandwidth limits surely wasnt too far away. Kind've like the airlines charging overweght passengers for two seats instead of one.

TV's, DVR's, BlueRay players now have NetFlix, Youtube, and other internet connected widgets. HP now has a line of web connected printers that are internet connected. From the console on one of these units you can select news, recipes, and other content to pull down from the net and print. The printer has its own email address (Hp's E-print)and you can send content directly to the printer then from any internet connected device. Your mobile devices that connect to your Wifi can also add to that monthly usage.
 
"miketyler" said:
I did want to say that 150GB is still pretty generous and most general use households wont be impacted.
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I know I'm good and I don't even know what 150GB means. :yah
 
John, it sounds to me like you need more dilithium crystals, you can order them on ebay but make sure they don't send you tribbles by mistake.
Get 150GB of dilithium crystals, that should last you 6mos.
Jon
 
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