Just copy-pasting my explanation on the proposed bandwidth caps plans from the other thread:
About half of you guys are missing the point. Your perception of this plan is WAY WAY WAY off what is has been intended to mean. I guess there's no real way to show you how it will work out unless someone tests it out in real life, or a working "beta test group" is done by the telekom guys.
Basically, my Rapidshare model proposal has the following characteristics:
1. Everyone capped at 4mbit download.
2. Bandwidth limits are introduced, so that EVERYONE can enjoy the 4mbit. If an idiot ties up the line for 24/7 downloading stuff to fill his server room, then he'll be throttled to 128kb for the rest of the day. After which, his speed resumes back to 4mbit.
3. You are charged by how much you THINK you need a day. If you read my poll, at 5GB a day, that's 1000 mp3 songs PER DAY. Can you download that much? Do you need that much?
4. The intention of bandwidth caps are so that everyone can enjoy higher speeds. If the line is freed up, higher speeds can be offered to subscribers.
5. First you complain about not having fast enough speeds. Then you complain that you modem can't sync at these fast speeds!!! Ironic right? Of course for some people, their physical copper wire needs to be upgraded. For the majority of us, its a matter of flipping a switch or even configuration on TM's server side.
Basically, this is a proposal. Can't call it a rumour, because I don't work for TM or know people who do! Its just a theoretical model, hence the appropriate title name. I really hope TM will consider similar models.
Upon reflection, I notice that MANY people think this "limit" is insufficient for your needs. Well, I guess you can pay the RM 188 one for 10GB / day downloads. That ought to be sufficient. IN fact, now i have a sneaky feeling that the limits will be
lower:5 simple plans:
0.2 GB / day - RM 44 (for low b/width)
1 GB / day - RM 66
2 GB / day - RM 88 (might be popular)
4 GB / day - RM 128
8 GB / day - RM 188
As for "we gotta apply again, like we did for MyKad", of course not! TM is smarter than that! We'll just be capped according to our current charges. RM 88 users will auto-capped to 4mbit, and 2GB / day, after using up the day's quota, it'll be throttled to 128kbit. It resets at 12:00 midnight.
Users will be allowed to go online and upgrade / downgrade their plan once for free. If you think you need more or less, just adjust to the plan that suits you.
I think these caps SHOULD be applied to home users only. For cybercafes, they're paying close to RM 600 for 2 mbit speeds, so they deserve "truly unlimited" performance. Now that's the real cost of providing b/band.
Truth is, internet bandwidth and running an ISP is expensive. And the costs will ultimately be transferred to the consumers. We want low latencies and consistent speeds. Right now, TM's international backbone is OVER OVER congested. To put into perspective.... imagine you have a big lan party at PWTC or KLCC or Low Yat ... and imagine there's 100 people sharing a Streamyx line, at 1 mbit and assuming that Streamyx line is 100% efficient - meaning 24/365 you can get that speed.
Yupp, that's the situation RIGHT now for Home Streamyx users. We are so congested that for home users, its a 1:100 bandwidth sharing (contention) ratio. To make that number lower, we need to cap. CAP CAP CAP! In U.S., they even TERMINATE your line for downloading too much! They term it "abuse". TM haven't done that yet, cuz there's gonna be a public outcry.
After your "daily quota" is used up, you'll be at 128kb/s. Believe me, that's more than enough for your DOTA and WOW or whatever games you play. MORE than enough, unless you set up a server (which you are not legally allowed to under the ToS).
For those of you who wants to switch to Jaring, Time or whatever's out there, by all means, GO! TM doesn't need your business. They've got herds of people on the waiting list just to get Streamyx. I bet that other ISPs can't even fulfill 40% of your P2P needs, let alone provision you a stable internet line.
My prediction: for the next 2-3 years, TM will still be the number 1 ISP in terms of subscriber numbers and quality of service. Just look at maxis: 3G home b/band, at 3GB per MONTH downloads. LOL, who would buy that????
There is no way for TM to offer truly unlimited transfers... even if they cap everyone at 256kbit, ultimately, their lines will be saturated! At 256kb/s, people who are genuine users of the net (not for illegal stuff), they'll feel that the speeds are slow. And at the end of the month, they use only 3-5GB TOTAL PER MONTH, compared to a heavy BT user who tapao that amount PER DAY. So if caps are introduced, it levels the playing ground and all will be treated equally - pay for what you use!
Sorry if I've offended a little, but that's the simple truth!
Nope... you touch your 1GB quota, then your line will drop from 4 mbit to 0.128mbit (128kb/s) .. so you will see (15KB/s max) on your Torrents. Until 12:00
Good right? Its better than at <20KB/s the whole day right now, and depending on your luck, you go at XXX speed. Hopefully under this new proposal, you can fly at 450KB/s for the first few hours.. then when you touch your daily limit, you are throttled to allow OTHERS to fly. Its all about sharing the bandwidth, instead of leeching it all for yourself.
If you predict that you need a lot of transfers, get the RM 188 one lah. Your downloads will be geng for a longer time. Remember, it can be accumulated, meaning if you don't use all your 10GB you bought, it'll roll over up to 20GB or whatever-TM decides.... so you can download 20GB tomorrow and so forth.
[edited for clarity and factual accuracy]
Oct 28 2006, 10:23 PM
peace, ya'll.
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