[WBEL-users] What to do with idle bandwidth and processor?

[Nick Bright]

As an ISP I have to second what Chris said here. The bandwidth you buy 
isn't "dedicated", it's shared. For small service providers like me, it 
can get eaten up in a hurry if lots of people use their "spare" 
bandwidth to do things like seed torrents, or just download lots of crap 
they don't need. Sure you're paying for it, but by far the cost to 
constantly feed a saturated DSL line is WAY more than that customer pays.

I guess my point is: don't feel shy about using your line, but don't 
waste other peoples' resources friviously.

- Nick Bright
  Terraworld, Inc
   http://home.terraworld.net

Chris Mason wrote:

>If you are on an ADSL line, it’s not spare bandwidth, it’s shared bandwidth.
>The resources you want to hog are shared with others on the ISPs network,
>and you will be taking from them. Most of the time it will not affect
>everyone but during peak times, you will be causing slowdowns.
>ADSL is priced attractively because domestic users don't host repositores
>etc. If you want to do that you should move to dedicated bandwidth, be ready
>for sticker shock.
>
>Chris Mason
>masonc at masonc.com
>Box 340, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies
>Tel. (264) 497-5670 - Cell: (264) 235-5670 - Also (305)-735-3483   
>Fax: (264) 497-8463 - US Fax (815)301-9759
>Yahoo IM: netconcepts_anguilla at yahoo.com
>Skype ID: netconcepts
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: whitebox-users-bounces at beau.org 
>>[mailto:whitebox-users-bounces at beau.org] On Behalf Of kirby
>>Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 3:19 AM
>>To: whitebox-users at beau.org
>>Subject: [WBEL-users] What to do with idle bandwidth and processor?
>>
>>
>>This is more of a generic question that I thought this list 
>>might have some
>>input on...
>>
>>While I am at work or sleeping my computer and DSL don't do much...
>>
>>I run SETI at home in the background since it doesn't affect 
>>my performance
>>at all.
>>Occasionally I'll launch bit torrent on a large DVD or maybe 
>>Shareaza if I
>>have idle bandwidth.
>>
>>I'd consider hosting a repository, but I think 256k upload 
>>from my machine
>>might not be welcome :-)
>>
>>So ... Being a civic minded type.. Any ideas on what to do 
>>with my spare
>>bandwidth and CPU?
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Whitebox-users mailing list
>>Whitebox-users at beau.org
>>http://beau.org/mailman/listinfo/whitebox-users
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
>>Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/2005
>> 
>>
>>    
>>
>
>  
>