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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 01:04:53 -0500, "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote:
unlimited, compatible. 2 terms that computer companies have redefined for their
own special needs.
compatible : means if it works for you that's fine, if not tuff. This one
doesn't really have much more to it as a 2nd redefinition.
unlimited : is even more modified. Earthlink's unlimited web space last time I
was there [they hijacked me in an ISP buyout that I'd been foolish enough to
pay a year ahead on] went from unlimited web space. My web site was over 500
megs when EL got it, went to 5 accounts of 10 megs each.
5 worthless accounts. But since it was already paid for, I had no bills to pay
them.
My current ISP unlimited time is 2 accounts. 1st is 200 hours a month, 2nd
account is 100 hours a month.
Unless I fall asleep at the keyboard this can pass for unlimited.
The 1st account could run out after just a bit over 8 days. and the 2nd would
add only 4 more days of sleeping while online.
I have run out the 1st account as early as the middle of the month b4, but
that's not the norm.
Trouble is that all the ISP's claim unlimited, and you don't get to know what
they've redefined the word to mean until after you've paid your money.
There may be other words that have new meanings as it relates to computer
companies. Many out of employee ignorance such as byte, megabyte, kilobyte
etc... these don't normally cost you anything but embarrassment., many like
unlimited and compatible, hoping you are ignorant enough to accept their
redefinition's of them cost you in cash and trouble.
>Something doesn't make sense here: 10GB is a term for storage, while 64mbps
>is a term for bandwidth. And how can something be "unlimited" if it has a
>size of 10GB?
>
>Sounds to me like you have exceed the terms of your agreement with your ISP,
>and as a result your ISP has cut back your service. Can't blame Windows for
>that.
>
>No matter how you try to fiddle with Windows, your bandwidth won't exceed
>the amount allowed by your ISP.
>
>Ted Zieglar
>
>"freddieboy201" <freddieboy201@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:0F91C9CD-6A08-4FA0-81F7-6E709186C174@microsoft.com...
>>I have used up my Bigpond (Australia) unlimited 10G cable usage, and so my
>> supplier has cut me back to 64mbs but this is slower than normal dialup
>> which
>> they acknowledge. I have spoken to the supplier and they have informed me
>> it
>> is an XP problem (something to do with MTU's whatever they are) - can
>> anyone
>> help please
>> Thanks
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