Re: Re: Yahoo News fires Davi   
     By: Poindexter Fortran to the doctor on Fri Aug 31 2012 16:30:38   
      
    > I wasn't aware of this, did some googling when I realized I'd run over my   
    > cap this month. if you downloaded Lubuntu 12 via BitTorrent this month,   
    > well, you're welcome.  :)   
      Yeah, ISP's are getting really raunchy with their ISP service, much like the   
    Cellular companies.  They'll eventually feel the push and be forced to do like   
   the Cellular companies and go back to earning their money!  When the internet   
   first came to the home market everyone claimed "Unlimited Internet!"  Then   
   cellular plans started claiming Unlimited Data.... Then their Unlimited Data   
   started having more and more Limits.  AT&T recently discovered their limits   
   caused it to be cheaper for my girlfriend and I to leave them.  We've got an   
   awesome plan on Cspire that I'd love to see an internet provider start doing   
   and pushing the others to doing!  We get unlimited data and text, but the only    
   clause is that "Streaming" they allow you to have unlimited audio streaming,   
   but video streaming is limited to 30 mins / month.  I do have issues with this,   
   as I don't see how you can call streaming not 'data'.  Data defines any form of   
   internet use, it'd seem like someone could get them on that...  But not   
   complaining, because despite their limited voice plans, I can launch Skype and   
   pay $2.99/month and make unlimited skype calls via their DATA plan!  So for   
   $100 a month, I get 2 phone lines with 1000 minutes shared between the two and   
   unlimited text and data and audio streaming, $2.99 more and I can effectively   
   talk to anyone any time as much as I want...  I'd love to catch an ISP   
   advertising Unlimited internet again....  Then nail them for using the word   
   unlimited with their conditions (unless they are truely unlimited, in which   
   case, I'd have to switch to them!)  Every one I see has bandwidth limits, and   
   charge you extra if you exceed the bandwidth.    I also have a hard time with   
   bandwidth metering.  How am I to know their info is accurate?   
      
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