On 17-Nov-07, at 9:58 PM, Rony wrote:
BTW, it states quite clearly that uploads aren't counted in your traffic stats, so running a web server on your MTNL connection shouldn't cause you to pay much in terms of additional traffic. I'm sure MTNL will rectify this oversight, but then I'm also sure it won't take them less than a year to modify their traffic tracking application :)
As per the MTNL docs, ADSL is designed to have a lot of bandwidth dedicated to downloads and very little for uploads. So running web services may not be that effective in case of heavy traffic.
i have serious doubts as to whether uploads are not calculated. BSNL counts uploads also. I have a feeling that the person who wrote the FAQ was told that uploads are negligible compared to downloads and that they would not substantially affect the billing and he translated this to mean that uploads are not billed. This is easily solved by uploading a big chunk of stuff and seeing if it is billed.