Simple question on bandwidth usage

[Tsumeone]

On the main start screen of ANTS:

Does total traffic mean total traffic of everyone connected to ANTS? Or through my cable modem? Reason I ask is I have strict monthly bandwidth caps imposed by my ISP, and if that multi-gigabyte number is traffic going through my modem, I'm in trouble.

[fnordprefect]

You're in trouble dude.

[CactusChris]

Hi Tsumeone - this was an extract from a user's throughput:
ver 9.5
uptime 9 hrs 38 min
compr down 4% up 3%
tot down 303 mb up 411 mb
own down 15 mb up 103 mb

the tot down is how much has come into his computer, up is how much has gone out

own down is how much he downloaded as files onto his system, own up is how much he sent from his files to others.

300mb in 9 hours therefore gives ~ 1GB in 24 hours - this is about normal for ANts and MUTE (each on my machine). If you are concerned about throughput then proxy networks are not good - most of the time you are merely passing other peoples' data through - this is what allows the the files to not be associated with an IP address of a user.

Hope this helps

Chris

[Tsumeone]

This goes for almost every ISP in the US; after about a week your ISP will cut you off for using ANTS then. Average upload cap here is ~7.5GB/mo

[rainbowdemon]

I use Sbc Yahoo dsl. When I signed up, I specifically asked about caps. I was told there were none. And judging by the amount of bandwidth I use, it must be true. They have never complained about it.

[Tsumeone]

I use Sbc Yahoo dsl. When I signed up, I specifically asked about caps. I was told there were none. And judging by the amount of bandwidth I use, it must be true. They have never complained about it.

Major US cable ISPs Comcast, COX, OOL, Charter all have caps for upload/download per month. Cable users get screwed when it comes to anonymous p2p.

[tsafa1]

own traffic upload is what you upload out of your own share directory. own download is what you download for yourself. Total up/down traffic incudes your own transfers plus what you proxy for other people. This is the basis of ants security.

When you start the program , even if you don't share or download anything you begin to proxy traffic for other people. That is to say you act as a middle-man. Because no one can tell if you are passing a file along or uploading/downloading out of your own harddrive you have denyability. The total up/down number reflects this.

[Abyss00]

Major US cable ISPs Comcast, COX, OOL, Charter all have caps for upload/download per month. Cable users get screwed when it comes to anonymous p2p.
Cable users get screwed when it comes to anything. Caps, sucky upload speeds, most don't allow servers, shared lines. etc. etc.

Comcast just called me the other day telling me about their wonderful 500KB download speed. I asked him if their upload speed was still 25KB and then just busted out laughing at him.

DSL may not have as fast as download speeds as cable but I am so much happier with my 150KB/90KB DSL connection then I ever was with cable, no caps, balanced DL/UL, dedicated line, they don't care what I do with it web server, anything. And to top it all off it is $15 cheaper then my cable was too.

[infringer]

Yeah steer clear use IRC and news groups if bandwidth caps...

just my take on it.

-infringer-

[tsafa1]

go to Verizon DSL. No caps. 3,000 kbits down 865 kbits up $30/ month

[cpugeniusmv]

go to Verizon DSL. No caps. 3,000 kbits down 865 kbits up $30/ month
Where do you live?

http://www22.verizon.com/forhomedsl/channels/dsl/package+price.asp

Maximum connection speeds up to 1.5 Mpbs/384 Kbps

[vipp]

Major US cable......, Charter all have caps for upload/download per month. Cable users get screwed when it comes to anonymous p2p.

I've never heard of any caps from Charter.

[MoonMan]

I remember one month I must have downloaded the internet twice, and Wide Open West never did or said anything. Forget to pay them by even one month though, and they will cut your service off completely. They don't fuck around when it comes to getting paid.

[Stownplayer]

Major US cable ISPs Comcast, COX, OOL, Charter all have caps for upload/download per month. Cable users get screwed when it comes to anonymous p2p.


This statement is false as it relates to charter. I've been with charter for over a year and downloaded and uploaded more than a terabyte on each. I think i might have hit a cap in my journey.

[Undying Wizard NHD]

I have Comcast and dont have any caps