[aklug] Re: InstallFest

> But the point is that what
> is sold as unlimited need not truly be un-limited.
=20
Thank you. I have a headache now.... Need moar coffees to process that =
one. :-)
=20
I have GCI's Ultimate Whatever-they're-calling-it, and based on the fact =
that my own download habits are probably one of the main reasons MTA now =
has download limits, I'd say it truly must be unlimited. BUT...for =
creating mirrors, bidirectional speed is important, and GCI's package is =
extremely asymmetric. =20
=20
Stephen King

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From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org on behalf of David Prentice
Sent: Fri 10/31/2008 10:16 PM
To: Alaska Linux User's Group
Subject: [aklug] Re: InstallFest

It wasn't a rhetorical question. I wish it were. But the point is that =
what
is sold as unlimited need not truly be un-limited.
If unlimited truly is un-limited, then it sounds like at least a couple =
of
us have the bandwidth access to create a mirror.

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Aaron A. <akbeancounter@yahoo.com> =
wrote:

> David Prentice wrote:
> > Whats the monthly limit on the "unlimited downloads" with GCI's
> > Ultimate Xtreme package?
>
> As far as I can tell, it truly is unlimited. Several months ago, I
> downloaded about ten DVDs' worth of software (several distros plus the =
World
> of Warcraft client), and I didn't hear a peep from them or see any
> additional charges.
>
>

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