Can anyone explain what a ubot or any bot could be doing to use that much bandwidth? Is the bulk of the bandwidth from browsing? downloading? posting? scraping?
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Man, when I worked - for a short time - at DSL tech support, I used to hear shit like this all the time:
Comcast sucks, no doubt, and that's fucked up what they did to you. But if you're really running thousands of dollars in lost profit in a few days, you seriously should be running a dedicated connection T1 / BONDED / shit, even here in NW Louisiana I just got a contract for 50Mbps metro ethernet direct fiber circuit for $2495/month including local loop charges.
So yeah, Comcast sucks. But you were being a cheap bastard. Especially if you're running TERABYTES of bandwidth.
Comcast sucks, no doubt, and that's fucked up what they did to you. But if you're really running thousands of dollars in lost profit in a few days, you seriously should be running a dedicated connection T1 / BONDED / shit, even here in NW Louisiana I just got a contract for 50Mbps metro ethernet direct fiber circuit for $2495/month including local loop charges.
So yeah, Comcast sucks. But you were being a cheap bastard. Especially if you're running TERABYTES of bandwidth.
I just got a contract for 50Mbps metro ethernet direct fiber circuit for $2495/month including local loop charges.
WTF I just got my morning in the wrong throat, what so special about that connection.? It comes with its own leprechaun that will share with his pot of gold.
I have 100 m/bit both down and up here and I pay $70/month
Your fault for running business processes on a home connection. Bum ass nigga.
edit: Saw the connection to RDP usage. My bad
edit: Saw the connection to RDP usage. My bad
It's the same with my ISP Exetel which gives me unlimited off peak downloads... Basically if you're not a profitable customer for them they'll kick you off. If you bitch about them and complain on forums etc and they can trace the complaints back to you.. they'll kick you off. If you use customer support too often they'll kick you off. Report them to the telecommunications ombudsman and you're kicked off.
The upside is they're extremely cheap. I pay $35 a month for ADSL2 with 30gb peak and unlimited off peak... nothing compares to that here in Australia.
The upside is they're extremely cheap. I pay $35 a month for ADSL2 with 30gb peak and unlimited off peak... nothing compares to that here in Australia.
Everyone who posted a comcast sucks with a link to this thread is a fucking idiot.
And why the fuck do you need so much damn bandwidth?
And why the fuck do you need so much damn bandwidth?
Faster and more reliable. Having Comcast, you get used to the internet connection regularly dropping for minutes (sometimes hours) at a time and the speeds being far, far below what they advertise.
I've had FIOS since Jan. 2010 and I haven't had a single second of downtime and my connection is exactly as advertised.
So yeah, Comcast sucks. But you were being a cheap bastard. Especially if you're running TERABYTES of bandwidth.
I didn't even know a bandwidth meter existed until the call.
Since none of my botting actually occurs at my house (and it never has) I never realized that RDP + my general internet usage was taking up that much bandwidth. If Comcast even gave me a friendly warning 5 months ago (when I was over there bandwidth limit) we wouldn't be having this conversation now because I would've found ways to lower my bandwidth.
I don't want to steer away from the thread topic (about how much Comcast sucks) too much, but all the stuff I'm doing now started 9 months ago with me purchasing uBot. I do not know if I would've come up with what I'm doing now if uBot didn't open my eyes to what automation can do. There is not a piece of software I have ever used that has had a more positive impact on my life (and my bottom line) than uBot has.Can I use this as a testimonial for how addictive UBot and automation can be?BTW if you are having issues because of UBot Bots, you do know that you can compile them and run them on a Windows Server/VPS.
Sweet. Do you know which tier you have for your internet (15/25/35 mbps)? Is it noticeable? I'd rather save money on it where I can, but if I won't be able to say stream tv shows on Hulu without it skipping and stuff, it would drive me nuts.
I have 25/25 and here's what SpeedTest.net shows:
With Comcast, I supposedly had 35/25 yet I never got speeds above 20/15 and even that was rare.
I have 25/25 and here's what SpeedTest.net shows:
With Comcast, I supposedly had 35/25 yet I never got speeds above 20/15 and even that was rare.
shiiit, my ISP absolutely blows ass
WTF I just got my morning in the wrong throat, what so special about that connection.? It comes with its own leprechaun that will share with his pot of gold.
I have 100 m/bit both down and up here and I pay $70/month
Sheesh guys, don't get me wrong I run my home stuff from a $40 ADSL. But $2495 for metro ethernet is a good deal here. I remember when a 1.5Mbps T1 was over $1200 plus local loop charges.
If you're making serious cash, you pay the price for a true circuit because whether it's a T1 or Metro, you get a dedicated unmetered connection directly to the backbone, guaranteed up/down, availability for in-line QoS, and stability.
At the office, over the past two years, our Comcast (for lab and overflow surfing bandwidth) has had about 402 hours of downtime. Our dedicated circuits have had 6 minutes.
I'm just saying - yeah, Comcast sucks. So does AT&T, so does Embarq, so does anyone else that's making their money $30-50 at a time from home users that half of them are compromised systems and don't know what they're doing. So if you're looking to make serious money, either get two or three home systems for redundancy, or invest in a dedicated circuit for direct control.