[TriLUG] OT - TWC bandwidth caps on the way?

Tue Jun 3 14:46:28 EDT 2008

I've not tried it - so I might be smoking crack on this idea... however:

If you setup one of the USB cell internet sticks on your PC (I'm thinking in
Widnows terms for a minute) - Windows would allow you to share that internet
connection on your local network.

If the other machines on the LAN look to that one for internet connectivity,
you should be able to run a couple simultaneous VPN connections through it -
though I wouldn't bank on "screamin" speeds.

WMM

On 6/3/08, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In my household it would be difficult, given our occasional requirement to
> run two VPNs, etc.  But it is an option.  I have less and less of a need to
> host services at my house.
>
> Greg
>
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Greg: would one of the broadband USB sticks from any of the cell
> providers
> > work?
> >
> > My employer just bought me one a couple months back, and I've ditched
> > roadrunner because of it.
> >
> > Just a thought :)
> >
> > WMM
> >
> >
> > On 6/3/08, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't have an alternative in my area.  I can't do satellite because
> of
> > my
> > > need for VPN and DSK is not available in my area.  I'm a sitting
> > > duck.  This
> > > sucks.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:59 AM, <OlsonE at aosa.army.mil> wrote:
> > >
> > > > TimeWarner can suck it if this happens in our area. I'd even go as
> far
> > > > as droping all of my services with them. I've had my finger on the
> > > > trigger for a long time, until that last b/w increase ...which cooled
> > me
> > > > off for a bit.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]
> On
> > > > Behalf Of Greg Brown
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:36 AM
> > > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
> > > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT - TWC bandwidth caps on the way?
> > > >
> > > > Fark it all.  Good thing I just spent $100 on the Roku and I'm sure
> > glad
> > > > I
> > > > rent movies on my Apple TV.   Ted Stevens was right... the Internet
> > > > isn't a
> > > > big truck you can just dump something on.  At least not without
> paying
> > > > the
> > > > truck owner, the driver, the driver's union, the highway tax, the
> fuel,
> > > > new
> > > > tires for the truck, the driver's lunch, a tax for a worker to clean
> up
> > > > the
> > > > roadkill hit by the driver............
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Jason Watts <jsnonzzr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Wasn't it posted by someone that when you guys got your rate
> > increase,
> > > > that
> > > > > the bill increase was shortly to follow?
> > > > >
> > > > > Subscriber:  "WHAT, my bill just went up $64k"
> > > > > TWC:  "True, but you can download things a 2k quicker."
> > > > >
> > > > > Heath,  if those numbers are right and they carry over to dsl... I
> > > > guess
> > > > > the
> > > > > only surfing I do will be done at from work.
> > > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Nick Goldwater <
> trilug at dogstar1.com
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > If all of this is in the works and they are oversubscribed then
> why
> > > > boost
> > > > > > the speeds?
> > > > > > I sort of like the idea of no speed caps and perhaps 0.15 per
> > gig...
> > > > > > similar to Amazon pricing.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nick
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- "Heath Roberts" <htroberts at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > | Interesting. For $54.90 per month, you can use 15 megabits per
> > > > second
> > > > > > | for 26
> > > > > > | minutes (40-gigabyte cap, assumed 10 bits per byte). If you
> > > > include
> > > > > > | IP
> > > > > > | overhead, maybe 20-23 minutes per month. After that it's
> $90/hr,
> > > > or
> > > > > > | $64K per
> > > > > > | month. That should certainly help "finance the needed
> investment
> > > > in
> > > > > > | the
> > > > > > | infrastructure".
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > | I know that broadband access has always been oversubscribed,
> and
> > > > the
> > > > > > | providers have been extremely close-lipped about by how much,
> but
> > > > this
> > > > > > | seems
> > > > > > | to say it's by a factor of 2000 or so.
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > | On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Ben Pitzer <bpitzer at gmail.com
> >
> > > > > > | wrote:
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > | > Suprised that no one has posted this here yet.  Could this be
> > > > the
> > > > > > | end of
> > > > > > | > the
> > > > > > | > basically unfettered server functionality on TWC's network?
> >  I'm
> > > > > > | thinking
> > > > > > | > that it may be, for me at least.
> > > > > > | >
> > > > > > | >
> > > > > > |
> > > > >
> > > >
> > http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jwm8wu3jZWZLcKfIlycqFqFegknwD9126HN8A
> > > > > > | >
> > > > > > | > Let the discussions begin.
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