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=k9= 08-12-2004 20:43
1mb connection
 
hi
am new to these forums and have just read about the new net speeds for NTL
could somebody tell me how long i would last with a 1 MB connection with 5GB max per month
i play games during the week around 7 hours and at the weekend about 12 hours
i dont download much of sites
so would any body have any idea how long i would last on 5GB per month
thank you
=k9=

paul11974 08-12-2004 21:03
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by =k9=
hi
am new to these forums and have just read about the new net speeds for NTL
could somebody tell me how long i would last with a 1 MB connection with 5GB max per month
i play games during the week around 7 hours and at the weekend about 12 hours
i dont download much of sites
so would any body have any idea how long i would last on 5GB per month
thank you
=k9=

i often wondered this and tried to find a good tool to monitor my connection when i discovered THIS TOOL I have been monitoring my connection for aprox 9 days and i have so far used 1.1gb. Also with the above tool you can set a limit ..i.e 5gb and see if you exceed it . I hope this is of some help for you

eshaq786 08-12-2004 22:16
Re: 1mb connection
 
1mbit with 5gb! lmao. how pathetic. just as pathetic as the 128k upload on the 2mbit service. lmao again......

paul11974 08-12-2004 22:26
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by eshaq786
1mbit with 5gb! lmao. how pathetic. just as pathetic as the 128k upload on the 2mbit service. lmao again......
as a average user i have used 1.1gb in 9 days. So for the month it should be about 4gb which still leaves me 1gb and i listen to quite a bit of streaming radio and surf about 4 hrs a night and about 15 hrs at the weekend so 5gb is not to sad for me ;)

paulyoung666 08-12-2004 22:31
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by =k9=
hi
am new to these forums and have just read about the new net speeds for NTL
could somebody tell me how long i would last with a 1 MB connection with 5GB max per month
i play games during the week around 7 hours and at the weekend about 12 hours
i dont download much of sites
so would any body have any idea how long i would last on 5GB per month
thank you
=k9=

hi and :welcome: to the site , if you are limiting your downloading then i cant see you having any problems tbh , do you mean you are on ntl 1.5mb or on another providers service ?????? :)

@ eshaq786 , have you ever heard of ' if you have nothing good to say then dont bother saying anything ' ??????? , second time tonight i have seen you post crap for the sake of it , no need my mate , no need ;)

eshaq786 08-12-2004 22:40
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulyoung666
@ eshaq786 , have you ever heard of ' if you have nothing good to say then dont bother saying anything ' ??????? , second time tonight i have seen you post crap for the sake of it , no need my mate , no need ;)
dont u know?:Yikes:
i love posting crap. its what i do for a living.

paulyoung666 08-12-2004 23:18
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by eshaq786
dont u know?:Yikes:
i love posting crap. its what i do for a living.

no kidding ;)


i aint going to feed you anymore though ;)

MatTman 16-12-2004 23:53
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by =k9=
hi
am new to these forums and have just read about the new net speeds for NTL
could somebody tell me how long i would last with a 1 MB connection with 5GB max per month
i play games during the week around 7 hours and at the weekend about 12 hours
i dont download much of sites
so would any body have any idea how long i would last on 5GB per month
thank you
=k9=
you wont last a week.. i garauntee it.

i play ww2online 4 hours a Day 5 days a week and that uses up 500-600 megs per 4-5 hour session with Teamspeak aswell.

your Sh*t out of luck my friend.

MatTman 16-12-2004 23:54
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paul11974
as a average user i have used 1.1gb in 9 days. So for the month it should be about 4gb which still leaves me 1gb and i listen to quite a bit of streaming radio and surf about 4 hrs a night and about 15 hrs at the weekend so 5gb is not to sad for me ;)
thats not average, and plain **** poor for a 1meg connection.

ian@huth 17-12-2004 00:22
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MatTman
thats not average, and plain **** poor for a 1meg connection.
What is average? I bet you would be amazed if you knew the answer. :)

SMHarman 17-12-2004 00:33
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by =k9=
hi
am new to these forums and have just read about the new net speeds for NTL
could somebody tell me how long i would last with a 1 MB connection with 5GB max per month
i play games during the week around 7 hours and at the weekend about 12 hours
i dont download much of sites
so would any body have any idea how long i would last on 5GB per month
thank you
=k9=
This might help a bit, but as a gamer, not much.
Demons mag this month has a bit on restricted services.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Demon News
What does a 1Gb restriction mean?
  • Surfing - up to 4 hours a day
  • Sharing / uploading 20 photos a week
  • Sharing two digital home videos a month
  • Downloading 10 MP3 audio tracks a week
So multiply by 5 for NTL. I would imagine gaming is not much more BW intensive than surfing, so if 1GB allows 4hrs surfing, then 5GB should cover 7hrs gaming.
And thats way to much time in front of a computer, remember take a break every 20 mins, your eyes need to last you a lifetime and they are non transplantable.

eshaq786 17-12-2004 13:15
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SMHarman
This might help a bit, but as a gamer, not much.
Demons mag this month has a bit on restricted services.

So multiply by 5 for NTL. I would imagine gaming is not much more BW intensive than surfing, so if 1GB allows 4hrs surfing, then 5GB should cover 7hrs gaming.
And thats way to much time in front of a computer, remember take a break every 20 mins, your eyes need to last you a lifetime and they are non transplantable.
A



re u mad? Gaming is really bandwidth intensive. Especially if u host a game. 5gb is no where near enough. Enough said.

Graham M 17-12-2004 13:18
Re: 1mb connection
 
Gaming is no way bandwidth intensive if you are playing, the max i've ever seen any online game use is about 20k/s and that was a high requirements game. Even Counter Strike Source doesnt use anywhere near that.

eshaq786 17-12-2004 13:20
Re: 1mb connection
 
I regularly play halo and it uses a lot of bandwidth when i host. Even if the games didnt use much bandwidth, do u think someone can concentrate on a game while thinking about going over their cap?

SMHarman 17-12-2004 14:53
Re: 1mb connection
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by eshaq786
I regularly play halo and it uses a lot of bandwidth when i host. Even if the games didnt use much bandwidth, do u think someone can concentrate on a game while thinking about going over their cap?
Well hosting will be more BWI as you are getting the info from each of the players and sending it back to all of them, so it will be players-1 * more intensive than joining a game not hosting. Rereading the OP lt looks like the OP joins not hosts, perhaps they could clarify.


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