So I am seeding like a mad man and according to my boradband provider I have unlimited usage and data…

But I have heard that others when seeding and they were told they have “unlimited” the broadband provider cut them off after X amount… What can I do to ensure this doesn’t happen?

  • max20091@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Is that the US? I’m on another side of the Earth and never heard about any caps at any speed.

    Also fuck that $10, I’m getting unlimited 1Gbps (most of the time) with that amount of money and they even offer 2 free months/12months subscription (you can cancel at anytime with either refunds or only pay for the months you used).

    Other free things I can get from my ISP:

    • Free decent WiFi router/mesh system depending on sale off.
    • Free initial fiber installation fee if you know someone in the ISP (also very easy to find one on the internet).
    • Free torrent without ever getting busted (ISP knows we don’t have money to support good developers).

    Because fiber and WiFi are everywhere due to too cheap even mountainous, mobile providers are in trouble of extinction.

    • Overzeetop@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Yeah, US is a real backwater when it comes to data - availability, privacy, you name it. Heck, my ISP will let me install for free, but I either have to buy my own modem or pay them $15/mo to rent one of theirs. I technically get wifi roaming with the company I use, but it’s rarely useful. I won’t torrent without a VPN; my ISP is a hardass for torrenting.

      There are decent plans in some areas in the big cities in the US, but outside of that it’s pretty bleak…and there’s a lot of “outside of the cities” in the US.