<p>Hey guys, I know I sound like a fa/g/, but what is the download/upload speed and typical bandwidth at UF?</p>
<p>I'm wondering if a university connection will handle my immense bandwidth hogging.</p>
<p>And I don't torrent, I direct download. Don't start giving me random advice about Uni's getting me in trouble for piracy, I'll take care of myself lol.</p>
<p>There was a thread awhile back talking about bandwidth/piracy… I don’t remember specifics, but i do remember someone saying UF has a network with amazing speed, but somewhat draconian policies on file-sharing.</p>
<p>Thread i mentioned can be found here…
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/946324-internet-speed-uf.html?highlight=draconian[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-florida/946324-internet-speed-uf.html?highlight=draconian</a></p>
<p>Oh, Thanks man!
Wow, 8mb/s! my connection right now BLOWS with its dialup-like speeds of 100+kb/s
I hope I get accepted, playing Halo:Reach and Black Ops, or Crysis and Alien Swarm at full speeds sounds so good right about now. haha.
Thanks for the link!</p>
<p>haha, i max around 175 kb/s, so i know what your going through</p>
<p>It’s fast, I would RS/MU like crazy and I was more limited by my ability to click through on the links then the networks dl speeds.</p>
<p>This sounds like heaven, I can only imagine what its like downloading in literally 20 seconds, rather than, perhaps, 7 minutes.</p>
<p>Plus, I like using Tubesucker and Youtube to MP3 converters to get music. When it comes to movies, I like watching them in parts (of course making sure that all the parts are there, and im not ■■■■■■■ beyond belief), or streaming them from like megavideo or something. Software, whether pirated or not, I use direct download techniques like megadownload/rapidshare/etc.
Do the methods I stated above sound good/safe? The last thing I want is to be in trouble for copyright infringement. I know of a friend of mine that almost got pwned by his ISP, and claimed thousands of dollars for possession of pirated software (he had adobe master suite CS3 AND CS4 lmao).</p>
<p>What tips system admins off the most is massive amounts of bandwidth usage from one client IP, perhaps a hundred gigabytes or so per week. Particularly revealing is massive amounts of upstream bandwidth usage as well, which is generally encountered only when one is using peer to peer software or running a server, both of which violate the terms of service of most universities. Then, they begin to investigate further into exactly what type of downloading you’re doing, be it torrent, or whatever. It is entirely possible to get busted for direct downloading. Maybe it takes a bit longer, but I’ve known people who have at other schools. So don’t be stupid when it comes to bandwidth usage.</p>
<p>My university (GA Tech) has a warning system in place before they deny you internet service. If you’re caught violating terms of service, you’re supposed to delete the file yourself and then sign an agreement with IT that says you’ve done so. The second offense is where things start getting serious. You should review Florida’s policy and weigh the risks.</p>
<p>lol I cant believe you’re worrying about internet speeds when you havent been accepted yet</p>
<p>Bottom line is pretty much any major university should have strong internet speeds</p>
<p>lmao I’m just imagining the possibilities. I’m an avid gamer, what can I say?</p>
<p>Thanks RmblinReck, I’ll be sure to read the rules when I go out to college this summer.</p>
<p>You basically can’t use any torrent, they will catch it. I never herad anyone getting in trouble for uploading or downloading, just for using torrent. One of my friends accidentally left his torrent on when he came back from visiting his parents, they shut his internet off for like a day as a warning.</p>
<p>i downloaded like 40 gb in a day once when i was reformatting my computer (steam, other games/software, etc).</p>
<p>it was nice.</p>