Re: How to game the system (was Re: What does 95th %tile mean?)

[woods () weird com (Greg A. Woods)]

[ On , April 19, 2001 at 19:12:31 (-0700), Sean Donelan wrote: ]
> Subject: How to game the system (was Re: What does 95th %tile mean?)
>
> By knowing your provider's measurement windows, you could cut your
> usage bill in half while transfering the same amount of data.

Hmmm, but is that any different than rate limiting your own connection?

If you know the provider's sample window is every five minutes and you
only leave your interface up for 2.5 minutes out of every five, then yes
you'll be able to move data at line rate 50% of the time and only be
billed as if you were running at 50% of line rate.  So!?!?!?!?  You gain
what, exactly?