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> How much are you uploading?

>> About 650gb a day

Though he did buy 2 separate gigabit lines, each with a $200 setup fee.

Apparently the service is 940mbps down / 35mbps up, per line. So it sounds like he would be running the upload at full capacity 24/7, on both lines.

Edit: Updated since I read the service was 940/35.

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940/35 and advertising that at 1gbps is part of the bs that needs to change worldwide. Either make a law it has to be a full duplex 1gbps connection, or a cap that the upload has to be at least 1/3, 1/2 (anything but 1/10th like it is here in the UK on average) of the advertised speeds. Having your upload gimped to ~30x less than your download, but it still be advertised at a gig just really rubs me the wrong way, residential or not.

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