Flying Fagg0ts

[GONNAFISTYA]

My main gripe about the ISPs here is that they have download limits. Since I was always over my limit I was paying $130 a month (on 7 Mbit) because I watch alot of streamed hockey games, tv and movies.

They offer 7 - 20 Mbit yet punish you for actually utilizing the bandwidth you pay for. Fuckin stupid.

Oh...and when I canceled my service I had to pay the remainder of my 1 year contract (2 months left) but that's ok cause it was better to pay $40 a month instead of $130.

In Europe I was on 20 Mbit for $60 a month and I never had to worry about how much I downloaded. It seems as though the ISPs here try to make you feel guilty for downloading large files.

[obsidian]

Currently, TekSavvy has a 200GB/month bandwidth with $0.25 for every GB after that, which is significantly better than Bell and Rogers 60GB cap.

[GONNAFISTYA]

My cap was 20 GB a month...which is retarded in this day and age.

The ISPs justify their insane overlimit fees by saying that people who download alot are a "bigger strain on the system" than those users who just check their emails. Seriously....who orders 10-20 Mbit connections JUST to check their email and surf a few web pages?

Oh...and speaking of asshole ISPs :

As Costs Fall, Companies Push to Raise Internet Price

Cable executives say the issue is not competition but cost. People who watch or download a lot of movies and TV shows use hundreds of times more Internet capacity than those who simply read e-mail and browse the Web. It is only fair, they argue, that heavy users should pay more.

lol...then just offer 56k, shut up and let someone else offer high speed internet if you're going to complain about heavy usage.

You can use up alot of your entire month's download limit just grabbing the latest OS Service Pack from Windows Update and spending a few hours on YouTube. If you buy games from Steam or DirectToDrive you'll only be able to buy one or two games a month before hitting your download limit. Obviously the ISPs in North America aren't aware of all the functionality of the internet as they appear to be locked in 1996 thinking the internet is just email and "browsing the web".

[Mikko_Sandt]

more importantly - build the confidence you need to jump into the cockpit on a regular basis when you get the chance (instead of doubting your abilities and hoping someone with better skill flies it).

This is a very good point. I started flying the moment I started playing the game. This may be because I started playing pretty much when the game was released and so thought it'd be wise to start developing my flying skills immediately.

This never happened with BF2, however. I got into that game six months after its release and by that time there were too many top guns already so I never could get anything done while in the air. I was pretty good with choppers though, but I haven't played BF2 consistently for over a year now so I doubt I'd be able to enter the cockpit confidently anymore.

BF2 has been ruined by top guns anyway. Luckily this isn't the case with ETQW.

I've heard FAR too many times over VoIP on public servers,"Can anyone fly the Anansi cause we really need it."

Yeah, I have noticed the same thing. You never see free choppers or jets in BF2, so I wonder why people avoid flying in ETQW. It's actually much easier in ETQW.

By the way, I haven't played ETQW for six months so I wonder if flying is like riding a bike.

[obsidian]

Most beginners (myself included) would jump in a flyer and end up flipping it belly up on the ground just after take off. It takes a few lessons before it all "clicks" and the controls feel natural. I think this embarrassing way of crashing keeps many players from learning how to fly.