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Spacing Cowboy
Caldari
Rule of Five
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Posted - 2009.11.16 15:21:00 -
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Works perfect, just don't try to pvp with it
with masses of ships.
using gprs connection myself at work, works for me.
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Liz Laser
Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2009.11.16 16:04:00 -
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I asked this on the tech forum months ago and players assured me they never reached their 5 GB limit.
Verizon has a 30 day cancellation clause in their contract, so you could sign a contract, play a week and measure your usage to assure yourself you're getting your $60 a month worth. Of course, check your contract to see if the 30 day cancellation still exists and will work for you.
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mettisitis sindicis
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Posted - 2009.11.16 17:28:00 -
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At first I think that 5G limit would only affect people downloading torrent movies. But what happens when you watch high-def videos on Youtube, have your laptop connected to teamspeak, and other normal internet usage, on top of EVE? Wouldn't that add up pretty fast? What happens on patch day? I would make sure you turn off automatic updates and any background programs that download information if I had a download limit before they started charging extra.
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Amber Bock
The Hull Miners Union
Gentlemen's Club
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Posted - 2009.11.16 17:56:00 -
[34]
 Originally by: mettisitis sindicis
At first I think that 5G limit would only affect people downloading torrent movies. But what happens when you watch high-def videos on Youtube, have your laptop connected to teamspeak, and other normal internet usage, on top of EVE? Wouldn't that add up pretty fast? What happens on patch day? I would make sure you turn off automatic updates and any background programs that download information if I had a download limit before they started charging extra.
An average episode on hulu is like 300mb. If you watch abc's hd stream its like a gig. I can easily burn through 5gb with like a day of watching hulu and messing around.
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Captain Mastiff
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Posted - 2009.11.16 20:01:00 -
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If only you could do this with a laptop.......
Go on google earth locate the direction of your home and cross your fingers that magical forces may project your home wifi network 30 miles to work.
If not you can do this
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Ellen May
Minmatar
Red Federation
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Posted - 2009.11.16 20:17:00 -
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You're so fired!!
I've tried some mining in eve on my computer in the office. Didnt work out cause i have to have photoshop and 3ds Max open ( and some rather large scenes loaded) . Eve needs surprisingly little ressources but still, i couldnt neither work nor play. And our network administrator is somewhat paranoid about bringing private laptops to the office.
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Vidi Angelus
Caldari
Axis and Alloys
Libertas Fidelitas
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Posted - 2009.11.16 20:20:00 -
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Originally by: Illwill Bill
Confirming that I would fire any of my employees playing MMO's at work.
Confirming that it is good business sense to encourage short breaks for employees, especially towards the end of the day. Workers at the end of the day without taking short breaks end up at just over a third of their peak efficiency. Go read a business journal.
A worker who's been encouraged to take a 15 min break in the afternoon will be less stressed, have a clearer head and work harder till the end of the day.
Any manager who looks at a contracted employee on a work done/hour basis is a failure, a manager who looks at an employee on a work done/day ( or even week if the situation is appropriate) will get more work done for the same payslip.
Anybody can be a bully, It takes a great manager to objectively look at how to achieve the best ú/Work ratio while keeping happy employees at the same time.
/End rant
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mettisitis sindicis
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Posted - 2009.11.16 20:40:00 -
[38]
Originally by: Vidi Angelus
Originally by: Illwill Bill
Confirming that I would fire any of my employees playing MMO's at work.
Confirming that it is good business sense to encourage short breaks for employees, especially towards the end of the day. Workers at the end of the day without taking short breaks end up at just over a third of their peak efficiency. Go read a business journal.
A worker who's been encouraged to take a 15 min break in the afternoon will be less stressed, have a clearer head and work harder till the end of the day.
Any manager who looks at a contracted employee on a work done/hour basis is a failure, a manager who looks at an employee on a work done/day ( or even week if the situation is appropriate) will get more work done for the same payslip.
Anybody can be a bully, It takes a great manager to objectively look at how to achieve the best ú/Work ratio while keeping happy employees at the same time.
/End rant
As a manager I would be a lot more wary of someone playing an MMO than playing a standalone single-player game like minesweeper or solitaire. It's easier to walk away from a game you can pause than one you can't. There is also a difference between being on break (your time), versus doing something non-work related on "downtime," when things are slow(but is still "company time"). If someone just logged in to update their skill queue, that's one thing, but if someone got involved in some pvp action with other players, it would be very hard to pull their attention and focus back on work.
That being said, I have worked at great places that had employee lounges with game consoles, and computer rooms set up just for non-work related browsing during break-time. But allowing MMOs to played while at work is too risky, due to their addictive nature.
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Vidi Angelus
Caldari
Axis and Alloys
Libertas Fidelitas
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Posted - 2009.11.16 20:54:00 -
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Originally by: mettisitis sindicis
Originally by: Vidi Angelus
Originally by: Illwill Bill
Confirming that I would fire any of my employees playing MMO's at work.
Confirming that it is good business sense to encourage short breaks for employees, especially towards the end of the day. Workers at the end of the day without taking short breaks end up at just over a third of their peak efficiency. Go read a business journal.
A worker who's been encouraged to take a 15 min break in the afternoon will be less stressed, have a clearer head and work harder till the end of the day.
Any manager who looks at a contracted employee on a work done/hour basis is a failure, a manager who looks at an employee on a work done/day ( or even week if the situation is appropriate) will get more work done for the same payslip.
Anybody can be a bully, It takes a great manager to objectively look at how to achieve the best ú/Work ratio while keeping happy employees at the same time.
/End rant
As a manager I would be a lot more wary of someone playing an MMO than playing a standalone single-player game like minesweeper or solitaire. It's easier to walk away from a game you can pause than one you can't. There is also a difference between being on break (your time), versus doing something non-work related on "downtime," when things are slow(but is still "company time"). If someone just logged in to update their skill queue, that's one thing, but if someone got involved in some pvp action with other players, it would be very hard to pull their attention and focus back on work.
That being said, I have worked at great places that had employee lounges with game consoles, and computer rooms set up just for non-work related browsing during break-time. But allowing MMOs to played while at work is too risky, due to their addictive nature.
Oh agreed, you have to be wary, but as long as the employee knows that he may need to drop it at a seconds notice (and does) its not a problem.
tbh PVP would be too disruptive/unprofessional in most environments regardless, due to the near necessity of voice comms, so its kind of a non issue.
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