Posted 08/27/2008 at 11:47:05am

I have been an extensive broadband user since like 1997, with DSL, cable, ISDN and more as time has gone on, my bandwidth usage has gone up.  I tend to use on average about 5GB U/L and 1GB D/L per day. When I have to chagne provides, which happens, when you move around certain areas in Seattle with competition different in different markets.

 As a result I have become very astute at asking what the caps are.  I know that most Wireless phone providers cap at about 1-5GB per month.  And as I learned with Clearwire they do the same thing.  But, since I covered myself and got information, in writing/email, when I passed their bandwidth caps, they cancelled my service but did not charge me the cancellation fee that most people end up with.

 The biggest issue I have is that I am a high bandwidth user, I am willing to pay for that service, but there should not be a moving target that is not allowed to be told to anyone.  My aproviders say abuse of the network and that there is not a specific number.  But, having worked for multiple ISPs I know that there is a hard number for Comcast, Broadstripe, Clearwire, Verizon, T-Mobile and many other provides, also.

It's funny that Comcast and Qwest and even Verizon advertise how much faster you can download with their service, but what is the point of broadband if it cannot be used for what it was intended (video, music, streaming both and more).

To make matters worse, I am partaking in all legal downloads.  I do trade music, but all based on what bands allow.  The communities I am part of we respect what bands are okay with trading and they are not.  For example, Metallica does not like electronic trading, but U2 and many other bands think it's great.

Any ideas for decent providers in the Seattle area?

Posted 07/13/2008 at 06:05:36pm

Where did you find an XtremeGamer for $80? the cheapest I found it for is $90.99 and that doesn't include another $7+ for shipping.

 Also, which of the 2 Patriot 2 gig packs is better?

Posted 07/12/2008 at 05:12:42pm

That was my first thought when I saw it.  Wow! That looks cool but is it usable?  lol

Some things look cool in theory but in practical use not so much. 

Posted 04/28/2008 at 12:00:37pm

There is now a 2 way sync tool available from the Google website. This seems much easier to use. I have used it for a couple weeks and have had no problems with the tool itself. As always, everything Google is beta and some things don't translate well from Outlook calendar to Google calendar, but that is not Google Calendar Sync's fault.