http://startupmeme.com/comcast-users-to-have-a-250gb-limit/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:41:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://startupmeme.com/comcast-users-to-have-a-250gb-limit/comment-page-1/#comment-9989 Rob Conn Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:25:45 +0000 http://startupmeme.com/comcast-users-to-have-a-250gb-limit/#comment-9989 250GB / month = 2^12 bits / month If you have 15Mbps service, that would take 133,333 seconds to download (assuming the supplying server could match the speed). 133,333 seconds is about 5% of a month. So when you buy Comcast 15Mpbs service, they're saying you can use it 5% of the time. If you buy 6Mbps service, you can use it 12.5% of the time. 250GB / month = 2^12 bits / month
If you have 15Mbps service, that would take 133,333 seconds to download (assuming the supplying server could match the speed). 133,333 seconds is about 5% of a month.
So when you buy Comcast 15Mpbs service, they’re saying you can use it 5% of the time.
If you buy 6Mbps service, you can use it 12.5% of the time.

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