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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 02:29 PM Original message |
AT&T To Impose Caps, Overages |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Every gig is a lost voice of freedom. |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. If everyone calls AT&T and says we are going to drop |
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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well, there goes my one and only alternative to Comcast |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. Have you checked DSLREPORTS.COM? |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. internet needs to be a public utility asap nt |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Like water is a public utility? |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. To exceed the cap in any single month, |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Bull. And shit, too. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. By your terms, that's at least three movies (or equivalent) every day. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Got kids? |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. But if you use more hot water than anyone else on the block, |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-15-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Sure ... |
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Denninmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Good to know. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. They're finally trying to kill off the server users. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. You can get a business account (instead of residential) |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. They won't do it. |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. The only "business gear" you need is a Motorola 3347 modem/router |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. It's not a matter of technical capability. It's a matter of willingness on AT&T's part |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I'm sure you've been all through it with them. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
10. People are beginning to get rid of their Pay TV and using streaming |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. AT&T estimates that less than 2% of its residential customers |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. That's fine. There is no way any normal person should be using 150 GB per month. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I have, several times. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. So now there are limits on your slow-as-a-snail downloads and netflix usage... |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. I've got U-verse, so it's significantly faster than DSL (like 18M vs. 3 or 6 for DSL) |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Ours is 42... |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well I was just going to have that put in |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. Makes me glad I have Cox Cable Internet. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Again there is a subtext there. |
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devils chaplain (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-14-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Unfortunately... |
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