Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f176.google.com ([209.85.216.176] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5286831 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 19:34:30 +0100 Received: by mail-qc0-f176.google.com with SMTP id s19so2313412qcw.7 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:36:21 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=cDrLhiwdmiu6sdySQK+6/lFl6+PgGxwxjtg86Bs2dNI=; b=huEuLo6MuUKxiEe4E+/ZbhVS6VU1ioU6SWLHvCXx5hu/hiaZTUQBFL48j188/9aVoB LemGvdoiGlUm4PPjndg478vgD+xRg/2hSETtR6ChS7yJGiK3mdyPey3+YM5KXOnokxoT tx+1cgVZROfD6ChpzGSZ1UkR7Vesnc2cT6gLUoUYhRp9suZla3GcXZf4GP3Xib40bpRH /6nOBAwkilnzfAQvVdZi4wF9zC+PcpiAQikROxwl8WgixocpHeK++cmGDjCEvZ/t30wz p8OTOAFJUbfA62g0EPt9U2MRdOQxeP3RyVLaNwO+nWWaykw2xm47s8R4E2iMyGxs7UPn AI8Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.49.70.129 with SMTP id m1mr13017546qeu.69.1384540581434; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:36:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.96.105.9 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:36:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.96.105.9 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:36:21 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:36:21 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Non cloud backup solutions for solo freelancers? From: Teddy Gage To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b4721fe889b1b04eb3b7928 --047d7b4721fe889b1b04eb3b7928 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I hate you. On Nov 14, 2013 10:30 AM, "Greg Balint" wrote: > Let me know if / when you are interested in Chattanooga. I'll give you > some insight to areas that might be good for you. > > Fyi, the gigabit pricing is only for residential addresses. I think > business addresses are more like $350/month, difference being they think > businesses will use more bandwidth. That may have changed with their recent > push for everyone having gigabit, though. > > ///Greg Balint > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > /321.514.4839 > delRAZOR.com/ > > On Nov 14, 2013 10:19 AM, "Dann Stubbs" wrote: > >> those are fantastic speeds, the only option for fiber here is that same >> 20-30K install and then a couple thousands a month bill - too much. >> >> i looked at your site for any location info but did not find any so uses >> whois which is where it showed tx >> >> tx would be fine but we've actually been looking in TN on and off for a >> few years for something that looked nice - will have to look in that area >> now too. >> >> thanks for the link, i will keep that one on my radar. >> >> dann >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> Dann Stubbs - dann@darkskydigital.com >> Dark Sky Digital - http://www.darkskydigital.com >> >> http://www.RenderKing.com Value Priced C4D, VRAY Render Farm >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> On Nov 14, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Greg Balint wrote: >> >> Allen, >> >> I live in Chattanooga,Tennessee. Oddly enough, our power company here ran >> fiber all across its user area. So anywhere you can get EPB Power service, >> you can get 1Gb up/down internet. >> >> Had to go buy a new router just to handle the throughput. it's crazy >> fast though.. I get about 935Mbps down and 918Mbps up on Speedtest.net >> >> They also do TV and phone, although we only have TV and Internet with >> them. My TV portion of the bill is actually more expensive than the >> internet portion. >> >> Here's their site if you want more info. >> >> https://epbfi.com/internet/ >> >> >> The really cool thing.. when we first moved here 2 years ago.. I bought >> in to the 100Mb package.. they had 30, 100, 350 and 1gb i think.. >> >> The 100Mb was around $115 per month, and I was happy as a clam... Then >> the next year they said "Happy birthday to us! anyone with 100Mb now has >> 200Mb, and anyone with 30 now has 50!" >> >> Everyone was pretty happy with that.. >> Then this year, they had another birthday announcement.. >> >> "Ok.. anyone who has 100mbps or higher, at this moment now has our 1Gbps >> plan... and it'll only be $69.99.." >> >> So along with a SUPER speed increase for free.. they lowered my bill by >> about 45 dollars per month... >> >> I still can't believe it really.. There's no "cap" to anything, and they >> have specific terms in their contract that state that they do not monitor >> your usage or "shape" any traffic, etc. >> >> It's been rock solid for 2+ years without a single down-time, or slow >> downs at all.. >> >> To keep this on topic some >> >> Dropbox can upload a 4GB file in around a minute or two.. (across country >> to California servers) I get about 35-45MBps uploads to DropBox >> consistently.. (this connection tops out at about 128MBps, that's >> MegaBYTES, not MegaBITS) basically before I can even check, my file is >> already live on their servers and able to share off to a client or >> colleague. >> >> >> I've actually gone to a friend's house.. used his gigabit connection to >> remote connect into my computer and do After Effects work on it as if >> there's no remote connection at all.. it just ran like I was hooked up to >> my PC at home.. >> >> Anyway.. I guess that's the long rant of it.. If anyone has any specific >> questions about service with them or any other tests they'd like me to do, >> let me know off-list and I'll get back to you. >> >> >> >> >> >> ///Greg Balint >> //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer >> /321.514.4839 >> delRAZOR.com/ >> >> On Nov 14, 2013 8:19 AM, "Allen Ellis" wrote: >> >>> Where do you live Greg? Maybe we'll move ;) >>> >>> In our building in Orlando we're stuck with an AT&T connection that >>> gives us 900Kbps up, so any significant files simply cannot be sent over >>> the cloud. Installing 15Mbps fiber requires $30k to tear up the sidewalk + >>> $1,200/mo >>> >>> At my house I get 90/10 for $100/mo. When we have large deliverables due >>> to the client sometimes I take them hone or go to the library which has >>> 100Mb symmetrical. Feels like the dark ages! >>> >>> We have 9TB online with a ReadyNAS, backed up nightly onsite to an >>> identical device. Anything older than 6 months goes to an external drive >>> sorted by client. >>> >>> I'm terrified someone will drop a client's drive walking back and forth >>> with one of these cheap externals. All together we have about 30TB stored, >>> and to get a NAS that large (plus a second to mirror it) would cost >>> something like $20-40k. So for now we're just buying externals as needed >>> and holding our breath... >>> >> >> --047d7b4721fe889b1b04eb3b7928 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I hate you.

On Nov 14, 2013 10:30 AM, "Greg Balint"= ; <delrazoraelist@gmail.com<= /a>> wrote:

Let me know if / when you are interested in Chattanooga. I&#= 39;ll give you some insight to areas that might be good for you.

Fyi, the gigabit pricing is only for residential addresses. = I think business addresses are more like $350/month, difference being they = think businesses will use more bandwidth. That may have changed with their = recent push for everyone having gigabit, though.

///Greg Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.= 514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
=A0=A0=A0

On Nov 14, 2013 10:19 AM, "Dann Stubbs"= ; <dann@dar= kskydigital.com> wrote:
those are fantastic speeds, the only op= tion for fiber here is that same 20-30K install and then a couple thousands= a month bill - too much.

i looked at your site for = any location info but did not find any so uses whois which is where it show= ed tx

tx would be fine but we've actually been looking in= TN on and off for a few years for something that looked nice - will have t= o look in that area now too.

thanks for the link, = i will keep that one on my radar.

dann
___________________________________________________________________

Dann Stubbs=A0=A0-=A0=A0dann@darkskydigital.com
Dark Sky Digital -=A0=A0= http://www.dark= skydigital.com

http://www.RenderKing.com=A0=A0Value Priced C4D, VRA= Y Render Farm
___________________________________________________________________


On Nov 14, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Greg Balint wrote:

Allen,

I live in Chattanooga,Tennessee. Oddly enough, our power company here = ran fiber all across its user area. So anywhere you can get EPB Power servi= ce, you can get 1Gb up/down internet.

Had to go buy a new router just to handle the throughput. = =A0it's crazy fast though.. I get about 935Mbps down and 918Mbps up on = Speedtest.net

They also do TV and phone, although we only have TV and Internet with them.= My TV portion of the bill is actually more expensive than the internet por= tion.

Here's their site if you want more info.

ht= tps://epbfi.com/internet/


The really c= ool thing.. when we first moved here 2 years ago.. I bought in to the 100Mb= package.. they had 30, 100, 350 and 1gb i think.. =A0=A0

The 100Mb was around $115 per month, and I was happy as a clam... =A0The= n the next year they said "Happy birthday to us! anyone with 100Mb now= has 200Mb, and anyone with 30 now has 50!"

Everyone was pretty = happy with that..
Then this year, they had another birthday announcement..=A0

"Ok.= . anyone who has 100mbps or higher, at this moment now has our 1Gbps plan..= . and it'll only be $69.99.."

So along with a SUPER spee= d increase for free.. they lowered my bill by about 45 dollars per month...=

I still can't believe it really.. There's no "cap" to= anything, and they have specific terms in their contract that state that t= hey do not monitor your usage or "shape" any traffic, etc.

It's been rock solid for 2+ years without a single down-time, or slo= w downs at all..=A0

To keep this on topic some

Dropbox can uplo= ad a 4GB file in around a minute or two.. (across country to California ser= vers) =A0I get about 35-45MBps uploads to DropBox consistently.. (this conn= ection tops out at about 128MBps, that's MegaBYTES, not MegaBITS) basic= ally before I can even check, my file is already live on their servers and = able to share off to a client or colleague.


I've actually gone to a friend's house.. used his gig= abit connection to remote connect into my computer and do After Effects wor= k on it as if there's no remote connection at all.. it just ran like I = was hooked up to my PC at home..=A0

Anyway.. I guess that's the long rant of it.. =A0If anyone has any s= pecific questions about service with them or any other tests they'd lik= e me to do, let me know off-list and I'll get back to you.





///Greg Bal= int
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.= 514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
=A0=A0=A0

On Nov 14, 2013 8:19 AM, "Allen Ellis"= <allen.= ellis@gmail.com> wrote:

Where do you live Greg? Maybe we'll mov= e ;)

In our building in Orlando we're stuck with an AT&T = connection that gives us 900Kbps up, so any significant files simply cannot= be sent over the cloud. Installing 15Mbps fiber requires $30k to tear up t= he sidewalk + $1,200/mo

At my house I get 90/10 for $100/mo. When we have large deli= verables due to the client sometimes I take them hone or go to the library = which has 100Mb symmetrical. Feels like the dark ages!

We= have 9TB online with a ReadyNAS, backed up nightly onsite to an identical = device. Anything older than 6 months goes to an external drive sorted by cl= ient.

I'm terrified someone will drop a client's drive wal= king back and forth with one of these cheap externals. All together we have= about 30TB stored, and to get a NAS that large (plus a second to mirror it= ) would cost something like $20-40k. So for now we're just buying exter= nals as needed and holding our breath...


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