Average Transfer?

dahamsta

I'd appreciate if a few people would post their average usage of their broadband product per month, in gigs; plus what they would be using it for. I'm particularly interested in the usage levels of web developers.

Thanks,
adam

The Brigadier

ADSL 1Mb line.

Average use per month - 25-35Gigs Down 15-20 Gigs Up

Main use.... Email server, Web Surfing, P2P sharing of niche video footage (Non porn - old TV shows), Online Gaming

Tenshot

I have iStream Solo (512K) and averaged around 3-6 GB/month for most of last year. Since January though, it's dropped drastically to around 1-2 GB/month. Lots of P2P stuff in the early days, but now it's mainly web surfing and downloading software patches. I think the novelty has finally worn off...

At work we have 1 MB business DSL and are hitting about 10 GB/month (20 people in the office, mainly tech heads and football fans).

disco_rob_funk

I'm going tenshots' way alright, I've been connected to Netsource for a week now, after 7 years of dial-up and i'm already on 10GB, mostly P2P stuff.

I can finally see myself running out of things to download...!

po0k

Same way in college from time to time, but you always find somethign you ahven't seen

Updates for this that and the other, plus Eps of TV shows = constant dl

dahamsta

Thanks to everyone who replied, I'd like to hear more if possible.

I have another question too: How does wireless broadband compare to DSL?

I have the option of taking a wireless connection now or waiting a few months for ADSL (probably RADSL only) and I'm not sure which route to take. The wireless connection would be likely be 512/512 over a proprietry technology (Motorola) comparable to 802.11b, however the operator (when pushed) thought that 5GB was a suitable transfer limit; hence my original question. It's also quite expensive, however if I thought I was going to get reliable connectivity, I might be inclined to sign up. Any feedback for me?

Cheers again,
adam

BArra

dahamsta ur in cork i believe, which so am i, what wireless provider is this, i am in east cork, would be v.interested in something like this as my exchange isnt and wont be ADSL upgraded for some time

any info u can give out?

cheers

Lenny

I'm on NTL BB, I'd download at least 60gigs per month and upload around 35 gig,
I use P2P networks a lot though..

dahamsta

It's Amocom BArra, which is quite localised I'm afraid. CorkWAN will likely be going down your way - possibly even as far as Youghal - however there's really no timescale for rollout at the moment. We are actually testing live links now though, so that's something.

adam

BArra

hmm i sent them an email anaway dahamsta, will most likely be fobbed off, when have they started trading, dont seem to be going long and as u say testing live links, would they not extend coverage at all? im not far from outside their range, maybe a bit like ibb with new transmittors?

dahamsta

Originally posted by BArra
hmm i sent them an email anaway dahamsta, will most likely be fobbed off

Quite likely, but I guess it's worth a try anyway.

when have they started trading, dont seem to be going long and as u say testing live links, would they not extend coverage at all? im not far from outside their range, maybe a bit like ibb with new transmittors?

CorkWAN is a different kettle of fish, a community-based not-for-profit WISP that I'm involved in. It's been going for a year now but because it's run on a voluntary basis things take a little longer*.

adam

* Understatement of the month. Year in fact.

Coyote

Originally posted by dahamsta

CorkWAN is a different kettle of fish, a community-based not-for-profit WISP that I'm involved in. It's been going for a year now but because it's run on a voluntary basis things take a little longer*.

Unless it's run by Eircom

Coyote

BArra

ok ive registered on corkwan but also regisestered on irishWAN and CorkWireless, whats the differance between these, shouldnt they all be working together if we are after the same thing or is there a differance between them?

is there any active corkwan wireless links up? if so what speed? and where? dosent seem to be much info on corkwan site, if your a comitee member u might know some more up to date stuff


thanks again

dahamsta

Note to mods: If this thread continues to wander off topic, could we get it split please? Although I'm happy to answer questions about CorkWAN and wireless in general, the off topic posts are distracting from my original post, which is quite important to me. Thanks.

Originally posted by BArra
irishWAN and CorkWireless, whats the differance between these

The short answer is that DublinWAN and CorkWireless are decentralised networks of local hotspots, whereas CorkWAN is a centralised WISP with interconnected hotspots. In more detail, the former two are made up of users that are willing to share their broadband connections with the community around them. Network nodes aren't interconnected, and security and authentication is handled locally. CorkWAN nodes are interconnected via point-to-point links and operated directly by the organisation, with authentication and security handled at a central operations centre.

On other words, DublinWAN and CorkWireless are kinda like a shopping centre, where you buy different stuff in different shops and pay for them in each shop as you go; whereas CorkWAN is like a supermarket, where you fire everything into the basket as you travel and pay for the lot at a single checkout. This isn't the best metaphor because the type of wireless customer all three organisations will deal with won't travel around that much, but it does carry across to things like authentication and security; and to LAN services like FTP repositories and bulletin boards.

Both approaches have their advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage DublinWAN and CorkWireless have is that their approach is cheap and cheerful, which lends itself to extremely fast rollouts: slam an omni-directional antennae on the roof of your gaff and you're away. CorkWAN can't compete with this, because the network is more complex and substantially more expensive. The complexity isn't a major issue because we have an excellent pool of talent, but the expense requires investment, which in turn requires a business, plans and lots of meetings.

After a year, we're at make or break point now. The Technical Working Group has highlighted several locations for live point-to-point test links, and setting them up is now simply a matter of arranging a date and time that everyone can make. The test results should provide the evidence our partners need to prove that we're up to the job, and the next step after that is retrieving a fat cheque from them that will enable us to build our NOC. When the NOC is built, we'll be ready to roll.

adam