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ASA 5501 - Security Bundle License - how many concurrent users can access the internet?

I have a ASA 5501 with the Security Bundle License...  How many concurrent users can access the internet?  I'm running ASA version 8.0.3 and ASDM 6.2.  
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ASA5505 max concurrent connections without S+ license is 10000

Source:
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances Models Comparison
http://cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/prod_models_comparison.html
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Does this stand true for hosts on the inside interface accessing the internet?
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gotcha...  I didn't purchase an additional license for concurrent connection counts...  I'm assuming I have a 10 concurrent license..  

I have another question that pertains to the subnet on the inside interface...  I can open a new question if needed...  The inside interface address is 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 (this was preconfigured on the old firewall).  When creating the nat (inside) 1 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 rule I originally entered in nat (inside) 1 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 .  It stripped the '1' off of 10.0.0.1.  It mentioned that the IP address and subnet was inconsistent...  Will this still work?
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If you do a show version it should tell you how many hosts you can have there. Otherwise it will tell you in "About-> About ASA" in ASDM and also from the system dashboard.
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the show version commmand show a total of 'unlimited' for inside hosts, however, to my knowledge that only pertains to the number of host connected to the switch.  This does not pertain to concurrent hosts to access the internet from the inside interface through the specified route.  The about asa menu shows the same information that the 'show version' command does...  I'm still not 100% sure to how many concurrent users can access the internet....  By default I think it's 10, however, the version 8 ASA os doesn't state this on the release notes....  
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I'm showing unlimited for the number of inside hosts....  I guess I'm good to go then...  When I purchased this 5505 they had a promotion on the security bundle that gave me extra VPN connections and other security interface options..   I think one being the ability to create virtual interfaces...  Anyway, I guess I'm good to go then...  My concern was that I have 15 hosts that will be accessing the internet at all times...  I was worried that if I delopyed it I would have problems with connectivity due to licensing..  If you're sure that the inside hosts represents how many inside hosts can access the internet then I'm good to go....

Thanks!
I spit the points for the first solution sent me in the right direction and made me understand how the licensing works and the second solution proved it and clarified it for me.  Thanks for the great support...