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Chrysalis · 17-02-2005, 21:05

in regards to what ignition showed me in part 1 og thread.

Broadband Option3

Surfing 24 hours a day
Sending photos by email 700 per week
Receiving photos by email 700 per week
Downloading music tracks 700 per week
Sending emails without attachments 5,000 per week
Receiving emails without attachments 5,000 per week
Watching videos 7 hours per week
Online gaming 35 hours per week
TOTAL 30GB / month

this is from wannaddoo site, not hard to see why not many people complaining.

24 hours a day surfing on 30 gig a month?

There wont be any heavy gamers on wannaddoo 35 hours a week is nothing for them. I have no idea if thats accurate but an isp shouldnt post info such as this as it cannot be accurate for everyone.

Video clips another example of this, 7 hours a week of what?
2 hours of quality xvid amounts to 1500 megabytes, so for that it is fairly accurate, but of course if it is lower quality streaming or higher quality dvd then it is inaccurate.

But the bigger problem comes in is if you mix stuff together, if you surfing 24 hours a day and downloading xvid video, then unless your 24 hour surfing is using under 2 gig a month (very unlikely) then you wont have 28 hours of xvid, this list can be confusing and people reading will probably thing wow I can do ALL of those things, not just one or the other or even worse not realising it is completely wrong.

17-02-2005, 21:05	#24
Chrysalis cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,048	*Re: ALL* Speed Upgrade Discussion In Here Please (Part 2) in regards to what ignition showed me in part 1 og thread. Broadband Option3 Surfing 24 hours a day Sending photos by email 700 per week Receiving photos by email 700 per week Downloading music tracks 700 per week Sending emails without attachments 5,000 per week Receiving emails without attachments 5,000 per week Watching videos 7 hours per week Online gaming 35 hours per week TOTAL 30GB / month this is from wannaddoo site, not hard to see why not many people complaining. 24 hours a day surfing on 30 gig a month? There wont be any heavy gamers on wannaddoo 35 hours a week is nothing for them. I have no idea if thats accurate but an isp shouldnt post info such as this as it cannot be accurate for everyone. Video clips another example of this, 7 hours a week of what? 2 hours of quality xvid amounts to 1500 megabytes, so for that it is fairly accurate, but of course if it is lower quality streaming or higher quality dvd then it is inaccurate. But the bigger problem comes in is if you mix stuff together, if you surfing 24 hours a day and downloading xvid video, then unless your 24 hour surfing is using under 2 gig a month (very unlikely) then you wont have 28 hours of xvid, this list can be confusing and people reading will probably thing wow I can do ALL** of those things, not just one or the other or even worse not realising it is completely wrong.