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stuartk
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With the advent of mobile broadband it seems that every ISP / Telco provider is providing users with a FREE laptop with their mobile broadband service.
However we have noticed that users end up paying a lot more due to the bandwidth restrictions on mobile broadband (usually between 1 - 15GB). The reason for this is that most users DO NOT realise that any data transfered using mobile broadband is countable against your bandwidth limit. This includes browsing web pages, sending emails, chat rooms, remote support, file sharing, Windows Updates, Anti-virus / spyware updates etc.
In one case we recently noticed. A user had installed the Limewire peer to peer, file sharing application on the netbook provided by a UK telecoms company. Unfortunately for them, the Limewire application had scanned the users "My Music" and "My Videos" folder in My Documents and was uploading everything from these folders. This resulted in a hefty monthly bill for the user.
Most peer to peer applications or websites (such as utorrent etc) require that users upload what they download to a minimum of a 1:1 ratio. So if you download a 700MB divx file and also upload the same file on a 1:1 ratio, you will have used 1400MB or 1.4 GB of data, and if your mobile broadband limit is 1GB then your over and will be billed for it.
So our advice for mobile broadband users is:
However we have noticed that users end up paying a lot more due to the bandwidth restrictions on mobile broadband (usually between 1 - 15GB). The reason for this is that most users DO NOT realise that any data transfered using mobile broadband is countable against your bandwidth limit. This includes browsing web pages, sending emails, chat rooms, remote support, file sharing, Windows Updates, Anti-virus / spyware updates etc.
In one case we recently noticed. A user had installed the Limewire peer to peer, file sharing application on the netbook provided by a UK telecoms company. Unfortunately for them, the Limewire application had scanned the users "My Music" and "My Videos" folder in My Documents and was uploading everything from these folders. This resulted in a hefty monthly bill for the user.
Most peer to peer applications or websites (such as utorrent etc) require that users upload what they download to a minimum of a 1:1 ratio. So if you download a 700MB divx file and also upload the same file on a 1:1 ratio, you will have used 1400MB or 1.4 GB of data, and if your mobile broadband limit is 1GB then your over and will be billed for it.
So our advice for mobile broadband users is:
- Use you service for browsing web pages and emails only
- DO NOT use any peer to peer (P2P) or file sharing / downloading applications with mobile broadband
- Monitor your usage regulary - most providers provide an application for this - PAY ATTENTION TO IT
- Download Windows (especially service packs) or ant-virus / spyware updates from another source and transfer them to your laptop via flash drive etc then install
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With the advent of mobile broadband it seems that every ISP / Telco provider is providing users with a FREE laptop with their mobile broadband service.
However we have noticed that users end up paying a lot more due to the bandwidth restrictions on mobile broadband (usually between 1 - 15GB). The reason for this is that most users DO NOT realise that any data transfered using mobile broadband is countable against your bandwidth limit. This includes browsing web pages, sending emails, chat rooms, remote support, file sharing, Windows Updates, Anti-virus / spyware updates etc.
In one case we recently noticed. A user had installed the Limewire peer to peer, file sharing application on the netbook provided by a UK telecoms company. Unfortunately for them, the Limewire application had scanned the users "My Music" and "My Videos" folder in My Documents and was uploading everything from these folders. This resulted in a hefty monthly bill for the user.
Most peer to peer applications or websites (such as utorrent etc) require that users upload what they download to a minimum of a 1:1 ratio. So if you download a 700MB divx file and also upload the same file on a 1:1 ratio, you will have used 1400MB or 1.4 GB of data, and if your mobile broadband limit is 1GB then your over and will be billed for it.
So our advice for mobile broadband users is:- Use you service for browsing web pages and emails only
- DO NOT use any peer to peer (P2P) or file sharing / downloading applications with mobile broadband
- Monitor your usage regulary - most providers provide an application for this - PAY ATTENTION TO IT
- Download Windows (especially service packs) or ant-virus / spyware updates from another source and transfer them to your laptop via flash drive etc then install
the type of person who installs this sort of prog with no idea what it does is the same type with no idea about traffic management and bandwidth useage
U torrent doesnt require seeding bar during downloading,its the tracker sites that require this0 -
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sorry i had taken this post from my website and didnt edit those parts
regards
It seems as though you're touting for business.
Two copy and pasted posts within several minutes exhorting people to contact you for help with their computer problems, while coincidentally you run a business doing the same thing (which you link to in your profile), doesn't exactly bode well.0 -
It seems as though you're touting for business.
Two copy and pasted posts within several minutes exhorting people to contact you for help with their computer problems, while coincidentally you run a business doing the same thing (which you link to in your profile), doesn't exactly bode well.
hi there
i'm not touting for business, any advice etc i offer is FREE
See my post in the freebies section
But if need be i'll alter my profile
regards0 -
hi there
i'm not touting for business, any advice etc i offer is FREE
See my post in the freebies section
But if need be i'll alter my profile
regards
Well I'm not a mod, so I'm just saying. Quite a few of our regulars have IT related businesses, and their advice here is much appreciated by many, but they have to watch what they say sometimes if they wish to stay within the rules.0 -
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One thing, you might want to change the favicon of your pages, it's still the joomla one.Ubuntu is an ancient African word, meaning: 'I can't configure Debian'.0
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