So you are doing 3-4TB/month to your house? That's a *bit* on the high side, I would think.
> On Apr 10, 2016, at 6:57 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > > My house runs between 10-15 Mbps sustained. When we do our 4K upgrade next > year, that will be between 50-75Mbps sustained depending on HDR/non-hdr > content and codec type. > >> On Apr 10, 2016 5:34 PM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Me too. Just checked our traffic, and we've actually got a 95th percentile >> of less than 500 Kbps (although in November/December we were running closer >> to 1.5 Mbps). We can go way higher than that due mostly to where we are on >> the network, but we can't (or don't choose to) saturate our online-ness like >> a millennial. >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >>> On 4/10/2016 3:24 PM, George Skorup wrote: >>> I can get 30Mbps at home on my 450. I might hit 25-30 to download windows >>> updates or a game patch or something, but my average is less than a meg. >>> Would I notice if I had only 10Mbps, probably not. And yeah, mine is free. >>> :) >>> >>> I guess I'm just not an average millennial. Meh. >>> >>>> On 4/10/2016 5:06 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>>> I’m talking about Comcast’s $10 Internet Essentials. >>>> https://internetessentials.com/ >>>> >>>> Available if child qualifies for school lunch program. Not a contract or >>>> promo price. And you don’t have to live in public housing. >>>> >>>> I do realize typical residential pricing is around $50/mo. What I’m >>>> saying is the “free” price was ridiculous, especially since Google Fiber >>>> is so holier-than-thou showing the other ISPs how it’s done. It was >>>> either a stunt to get municipal approval, or they honestly believed 10 >>>> Mbps was so lame that most people would rather pay for gigabit. >>>> >>>> No matter what their logic, increasing your minimum tier from $0 to $50 is >>>> a helluva price increase. It would certainly seem to offer the local >>>> cable and telephone companies an opportunity to offer 10 Mbps at something >>>> less than $50, maybe around $30. And maybe get some cable TV revenue. >>>> Because lots of people will still be happy with a meager 10 Mbps if it’s >>>> affordable, no matter what the elites think. Just like some people are >>>> fine with French’s mustard instead of Grey Poupon, and beer instead of >>>> wine. >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Josh Reynolds >>>> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 4:45 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Google Fiber ends free 5Mbps Internet offer in Kansas >>>> City| Ars Technica >>>> >>>> I am under the impression you are not familiar with common metro broadband >>>> pricing. >>>> >>>> Honestly. >>>> >>>> I have a rather large spreadsheet of major North American fiber / cable / >>>> DSL providers, contracts, misc fees, etc. >>>> >>>> Once you get past the "contract promo" pricing, seeing 10Mbps for $45-55+ >>>> a month is far from uncommon - especially for the cable cos, which sucks >>>> when you see that 10Mbps stay at 2-4Mbps during peak because of how vastly >>>> over provisioned much of those networks are. >>>> >>>> That said, their 1Gbps pricing (which they want customers on, as gpon >>>> ports aren't free in the strategic sense) really stoked a fire under most >>>> of the providers asses. >>>> >>>>> On Apr 10, 2016 4:38 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Free was silly. But hiking the minimum tier from $0 to $50 is kind of >>>>> extreme. They must have been surprised how many people were OK with a >>>>> mere 10 Mbps at America’s favorite price. >>>>> >>>>> Comcast’s $10 price is more reasonable than either $0 or $50. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: Jaime Solorza >>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 2:31 PM >>>>> To: Animal Farm >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Google Fiber ends free 5Mbps Internet offer in Kansas >>>>> City| Ars Technica >>>>> >>>>> http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/google-fiber-ends-free-5mbps-internet-offer-in-kansas-city/
