All Blog Posts Tagged 'bandwidth' (4)

My family complain that i use up too much bandwidth, what software is there that can slow me down heavily if i download too much? Continue

Obviously today the gaming market is doing rather well in the recession, and has a huge community behind it, but are the ways that game developers distribute games efficient enough? Will it be the same for many years? Well, today there are services like Steam and Direct to Drive which offer games via downloading, or just going online/to the store to order/pick up a game. And recently this year, a company who have been working undercover for 7 years of development on a games service, which not on… Continue

As a libertarian programmer with experience running an ISP, I've been following the Obama administration's quest for 100% broadband coverage across the nation with rabid interest. It's an easy idea to sell - after all, what patriotic American would begrudge her fellow citizens their (ahem) *right* to fast, affordable broadband? Let's look at the options presented so far: "Higher education IT consortium EDUCAUSE suggests $100 billion be spent on fat fiber optic links to homes, while FreePress,… Continue

A member of the chat room at live.combs.tv mentioned a few days ago, that he has to deal with bandwidth caps. He lives in Canada, and in Canada the only reliable service in his area is Rogers for DSL. What is just sad about this is Rogers sells internet service in bandwidth packages. For example, 30GB per month for 30 dollars, or 60GB for 60 dollars etc… I’m not sure if I’m the only person who thinks this, but that is just wrong. The internet is not meant to be limited in any… Continue