Using quota…

04 Jul 2004

The following was posted on Whirlpool several minutes ago:

Well, I’m on 512 Lite, and have finally resigned myself to the fact that there is no hope (in the near future) of getting a speed upgrade at the same pricepoint, even if it meant getting less quota than I have now (note, it is still pre-July 12).

As shocking as it may seem, I struggle to use even four GB (not four GB on/off peak, four GB altogether) a month. I’m now faced with the wonderous prospect of being able to download SO MUCH MORE! Wow! 24GB of quota to burn!!!

The only thing is, well… I’m at a bit of a loss as to how to use it. So, with this in mind, I turn to the Whirlpool iiNet community for help! My ambition for the next month is to GET CAPPED! Yes, that’s right. I want to be capped. Not because I’ll enjoy the sensation of slightly > dialup speeds, but simply because I’m a stubborn prick who desires to prove a point.

In order to achieve this, I need lots of NON-BLIINKZONE content to download! I don’t do pirated stuff, or pr0n, but all other content will be DOWNLOADED!

I invite other iiNet users who are similarly confused as to how to use this amazing new product improvement to join me in bringing the iiNetwork to a grinding halt… or, at least putting a dent in iiNet’s bandwidth bill. Sure, it is probably insignificant to an organisation of their size, especially seeing iiNet’s customer base is far broader than the couple of hundred who read/post on Whirlpool, but it brings a feeling of slight satisfaction.

One other thing – if you’re going to list links, make them links to places that won’t be hurt by people leeching gigabytes off them… for example, LinuxISO.org (yes, I know it’s supported by advertisers… so far as I can see, that’s just banner ads – I’d rather not add to their bandwidth bill unless it is neccesary) and other websites like it.

Cheers,

J.

If you agree with me, please show your support here: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=213957

Here’s hoping a mod doesn’t take it down — we could get an interesting list of content happening.

Later:
Yay! Recognition! My thread was deleted by MM himself! Hmm. Perhaps it did have potential to cause problems! Wahoo!

I’m feeling elated. The few posts I did see before it was taken down were largely supportive, with the exception of a few by Pythonisman… he described it as “silly” – which I fully acknowledged – it is perhaps a little ironic that MM listed “Silly thread” as the reason for deletion.

The following was sent in a Whim to MM in response to the locking:

Deleted and not locked? Ooooh. Potential to cause damage, perhaps…
Teeheehee. Of course it was silly. I just think your changes are silly also… yup, I don’t have the numbers, but I have internet resources which have been paid for to use as I please, which, unfortunately for you guys, extends to include pointlessly downloading gigabytes of anything just because I can.

J.