Steve Cowan's Journal: Rogers 60 GB cap starts today for me

As of today the Rogers 61440 MB monthly transfer limit comes into effect.

Last month by trying really hard I managed to get my combined upload/download to 64,421 MB just to see how likely it would be. To be fair, Darryl moved out on Feb. 28, and I had gotten him addicted to his torrents, but I tried to pick up the slack with heavy uploading (usually capped at 35 kB/Sec) after he left.

Plus early March saw the addition of a VOiP phone (comwave.net) to my home LAN, which will probably add a bit of traffic.

The statistics look like this:

Feb 14/04-Mar 13/05
15,733 down
48,658 up
64,421 total ********* over

Jan 14/05-Feb 13/05
16,379 down
18,483 up
34,862 total

Dec 14/04-Jan 13/05
37,636 down
51,364 up
89,000 total ********* over

Nov 14/04-Dec 13/04
18,260 down
10,986 up
29,246 total

Rogers will begin enforcing the cap for my next usage period, from March 14-Feb. 13. The first violation will cause Roges to contact me and warn me. The second violation will cause my internet service to be disconnected until I phone in and promise that I will not go over the limit again. If I violate a third time in a year Rogers will disconnect my internet, permanently (or a year, or something like that).

Starting today I will have to go easy on the torrents!