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On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:16:12 +0100, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote:

> Peter Hucker wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:15:18 -0000, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Peter Hucker wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:17:12 -0000, Chris Caputo <ccaputo@alt.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> engineer2 <engineer2@the.lab> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> I imagine the reasons vary.
>>>>>
>>>>> With multiple connections you can download binaries in one group while
>>>>> browsing text messages in another, for example.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On our throttled connections, although our terms indicate that bandwidth
>>>>> is distributed across parallel connections, I haven't found it necessary
>>>>> to actually implement that and enforce it.  Therefore, on our throttled
>>>>> offerings, multiple connections will actually increase overall
>>>>> throughput.
>>>>>
>>>>> In general, with TCP performance testing, I find that a single
>>>>> unthrottled stream is best able to utilize available bandwidth.  Others
>>>>> may disagree or have more scientific input.
>>>>
>>>> My newsreader downloads using four connections.  I usually get exactly the
>>>> bandwidth I've paid for, not four times that.  Occasionally at non-peak
>>>> times it goes a lot higher, but I assume it's not being limited at those
>>>> times.
>>>
>>> That's a reasonably safe assumption, though it could be buffer under-run
>>> compensation.
>>
>> It's My ISP doing traffic shaping.  Avoid Plusnet.
>
> I did some traffic shaping, once.  Avoid linux.

I always avoid linux.

>>>>> Some ISP's are rumored to be heading in that direction, no doubt.
>>>>>
>>>>> ISP's frequently buy from backbones using a 95th percentile method of
>>>>> billing, so bringing usage billing down to the consumer may be tempting
>>>>> for some business models.
>>>>
>>>> My ISP has an x GB per month for y amount of cash, plus can choose to pay
>>>> more per GB if you go over the limit, or have it just stop working.
>>>
>>> Sweet!
>>
>> Except for the usenet speed.  Although I could pay more for the gold band.....
>
> Is that GSM, or LTE?

No idea what you're talking about, they just give more priority to usenet and p2p.

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