How much information do I get to download without needing to pay more than the base monthly WAN fee?
The base monthly charge covers 5 gigabytes (GB). Beginning June 1, 2008, the base monthly charge covers 5 gigabytes (GB) for faculty and staff and 10 gigabytes (GB) for students. For faculty and staff, usage from wired connections is included in the monthly total. For students, usage from wired and Wi-Fi connections is included. 5 GB is a little more than what could be stored on 7 data CDs, filled to capacity. Roughly speaking, 5 GB is the equivalent of more than 150,000 typical e-mail messages, 17,000 graphics files, 1,200 MP3s, or 2 to 4 feature-length MPEG movies (in all cases depending on specific size, resolution, and format).
The base monthly charge covers 20 gigabytes (GB). Beginning August 1, 2010, the base monthly charge covers 20 gigabytes (GB) for faculty and staff and 20 gigabytes (GB) for students. For faculty and staff, usage from wired connections is included in the monthly total. For students, usage from wired and Wi-Fi connections is included.
