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#119216 24-May-2013 16:08
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http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/fios-customer-discovers-the-limits-of-unlimited-data-77-tb-in-month/

Did I see someone say the internet in the USA was not really that good compared to the rest of the world?



- A 1u server acting as router and VPN server with 4 1.5TB disks.
- A 1u testing server with two 1.5TB disks.
- A 2u server—formerly a "colo box"—with eight 750GB disks
- A 4u Solaris/ZFS backup machine with 24 1TB disks
- Another 4u server—houkouonchi's main server with 24 2TB disks and two 3u storage expansion units, each with 15 3TB disks.
- A 2u "Windows/miscellaneous" server with eight 1TB disks
- Two 2u uninterruptible power supplies
- Another 4u Solaris/ZFS server for backups with 24 1TB disks

In another unrelated off topic request. Could we get some list BBCode?

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  #824846 24-May-2013 16:15
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I thought houkouonchi must of had his own servers ever since I've joined, and seen him, on BakaBT (a semi-public anime tracker) he's uploaded a little over 2PB so far..



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  #824922 24-May-2013 18:58
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This makes me feel a lot better about my own usage Laughing

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  #824988 24-May-2013 20:35
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knew he had a large connection.. but wow.. if only we could get that at home ;)




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  #825005 24-May-2013 21:02
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Puts my ~700GB average to shame

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  #825096 25-May-2013 01:44
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So, I wonder when Telecom plan to launch their 77TB plans?

xD

I mean, US internet is not that impressive compared to NZ, right?

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  #825395 25-May-2013 22:31
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I worry about his elec bill. Not that the energy company will mind...




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  #825402 25-May-2013 22:59
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A particular GPForums user on Go Large in 2009:


then onto big time....



They were doing 100-180gb per day, crazy.

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  #825403 25-May-2013 23:08
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I can't remember if it was on go large or big time but that "secret" youtube.com referrer in your download manager that made all your downloads go at line speed was pretty funny.

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  #825405 25-May-2013 23:14
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Think that was Go Large

On Big Time there was another method of bypassing the throttle but you had to know someone

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  #825441 26-May-2013 08:33
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1080p: Did I see someone say the internet in the USA was not really that good compared to the rest of the world?


This has nothing to do with Internet and more to do one a single person using the connection to the extreme, completely unrelated to the average John Doe.

High geek factor, but unrealistic for most people around the world (or even in the US alone).






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  #825443 26-May-2013 08:54
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Sure, but would it be possible for someone to utilise a residential connection in that manner here?

 
 
 
 

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  #825446 26-May-2013 09:23
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Why not? The difference is that you'd have to pay over the allowance...





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  #825447 26-May-2013 09:31
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Which means it is not possible to do so, at least not in the same manner. Hence the difference between the internet here and the internet there.

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  #825448 26-May-2013 09:36
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The same type of fibre is available in New Zealand. The bits are the same. The Internet is the same.

What's different is consumers have different plans available, depending on the reality in each country. If that's so important to you, act to change it.

But really, what that guy is doing is not what most people are using the Internet for.





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  #825450 26-May-2013 09:51
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1080p: Sure, but would it be possible for someone to utilise a residential connection in that manner here?


Theoretically yes. Orcon have unlimited 100Mbps fibre.
This guy was on 300mbps, so has more capacity to use, but the principle is the same.

Orcons has a fair use limit, but then so does Verizon. They were just very very slow at catching up with him.

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