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• On the post: Time Warner Says People Want Metered Billing; Cablevision Says People Hate It

  

  Krevco ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 02:21pm

  Haha..yah, people WANT metered billing. I am DYING to see the study that showed this to be the case. I can think of no situation where people would WANT metered billing, unless they are incredibly light users. I wonder, do any of these limits apply to uploading? I am wondering if receiving tech support via remote pc access software would run up my quote to the limit...

• On the post: Time Warner Cable Experimenting With Overage Charges For Top Users

  

  Krevco ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 02:18pm

  I mentioned it before but it is worth mentioning in this post as well. A pal of mine often uses remote control software to do tech support from his home. A month or two ago his internet bill came and he had a ridiculous charge on it because he went over his monthly allotment. I guess he forgot to take all that bandwidth into account...that was a costly error..It's a shame he even has to look out for that. My service provider (Verizon) has no limits...thankfully.

• On the post: Study: Internet Users Using The Internet

  

  Krevco ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 02:07pm

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  I don't think PC remote access is what you would need for that. What you would need is a DeLorean and some plutonium!

• On the post: Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police

  

  Krevco ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 02:02pm

  This is James Bond stuff. Stick the USB in, wait a minute, and all the computers encrypted files are now yours for the taking. Why not upload some remote access software so you can just take the info dynamically?
  
  Now you're talking! That's not even James Bond though. That's Bourne Identity stuff!

• On the post: Comcast Officially Caps Broadband That It Had Already Secretly Capped

  

  Krevco ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 01:56pm

  I had a friend who had his monthly quota go over because he was using some remote desktop software to give tech support. Apparently the downloading of the person's information was enough to overwhelm his cap. He forgot to take it into consideration when measuring his allowance. I think he had to pay over $200 in fees. I cannot believe that limits on downloading still exist...

• On the post: Study: Internet Users Using The Internet

  

  Krevco ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 01:52pm

  I love looking back at these old articles.
  
  Imagine..people using the internet to research schools! What a concept. If only we had some PC remote access software that could travel back in time and let users get a peek at the things that await them...They might be shocked to see how truly little has changed. I mean, beyond bandwidth, what has changed in the last 3 years on the web? Nada, if you ask me..

• On the post: Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police

  

  Krevco ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2009 @ 01:49pm

  This is James Bond stuff. Stick the USB in, wait a minute, and all the computers encrypted files are now yours for the taking. Why not upload some remote access software so you can just take the info dynamically?