Im on the old AOL Gold package, I have no clue what my usage limit is as its not part of the new plans.
I will soon need to be downloading a 3GB file, im a bit concerned on how AOL will take it
It'll take it fine. Don't worry I'm on AOL Gold (or maybe even Silver) and I've never been capped. In fact, yesterday I uploaded 2gb and downloaded 3gb, and my net speed actually went UP! Both my upload speed and download speed doubled.
I have read the terms and conditions of the bt fair usage policy. It states the if you are downloading in the peak times, I'm guessing somewhere between 5pm and 10pm, your speed will slow down, and then probably after this, your speed will get faster. I'm not that bothered anyway, because I'm not exactly a very heavy user, unlike some other people have been in this thread. I will have downloaded about 65-70GB, I think, so this is good enough for me. Can't find anything in the terms and conditions that state that you don't have an unlimited usage. It's pretty stupid and false to claim that the service you are selling to customers isn't unlimited when you are claiming that it is.
Just making sure you were aware, a lot of folk have been miffed when their connection slows during peak times, or when it get's capped permenantly for breaking the FUP. Your original post sounded like you might be a heavy user but 65-70Gb I guess is still under the radar (I'm averaging about 60+, and haven't had any problems).
Just making sure you were aware, a lot of folk have been miffed when their connection slows during peak times, or when it get's capped permenantly for breaking the FUP. Your original post sounded like you might be a heavy user but 65-70Gb I guess is still under the radar (I'm averaging about 60+, and haven't had any problems).
Cheers
Alun
Yeah, I think about even 80GB a month would be MORE than enough for me. I don't usually download at peak times anyway, because they do state in their 'fair usage policy' that this will happen. I don't really mind them doing this, I mean, it's only fair to other users. But, just so long as they don't interfere with the network overnight.
You know that really isn't that hard to do. I haven't watched an actual TV for nearly two years as everything I want to watch is available for me to download and watch when I want and where I want. This means I can watch British, American and Australian TV shows that would otherwise be unavailable to me for various reasons.
theres actually no such thing as an unlimmited account fair usage policy usually kicks in ,which raises the question of capped accounts - why the need for them at all and why sell unlimmited accounts when you could be caught under fair usage and the brakes applied to you with a say 3gig capped users speed untouched cause they are under the 3 gig limmit
theres actually no such thing as an unlimmited account fair usage policy usually kicks in ,which raises the question of capped accounts - why the need for them at all and why sell unlimmited accounts when you could be caught under fair usage and the brakes applied to you with a say 3gig capped users speed untouched cause they are under the 3 gig limmit
Yes there is if you can find the right ISP and are willing to pay extra for the privilegde. TBH what do expect for under £20?
I must say that OFCOM nor The Advertising Standards Authority have the balls to do anything about the blatent misselling of broadband by most of the major companies.
Must admit I'm a heavy downloader using various services and a pay £40 a month for the priviledge of being able to do so.
I'm a bit of a download hoare too. Since September 2007 I've downloaded 491GB, which is about 122GB a month. I also pay £40 to get this, although that does include my telephone line rental (Not BT) and calls too. My line is just short of 11MBit
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It'll take it fine. Don't worry
Just making sure you were aware, a lot of folk have been miffed when their connection slows during peak times, or when it get's capped permenantly for breaking the FUP. Your original post sounded like you might be a heavy user but 65-70Gb I guess is still under the radar (I'm averaging about 60+, and haven't had any problems).
Cheers
Alun
Yeah, I think about even 80GB a month would be MORE than enough for me. I don't usually download at peak times anyway, because they do state in their 'fair usage policy' that this will happen. I don't really mind them doing this, I mean, it's only fair to other users. But, just so long as they don't interfere with the network overnight.
You know that really isn't that hard to do. I haven't watched an actual TV for nearly two years as everything I want to watch is available for me to download and watch when I want and where I want. This means I can watch British, American and Australian TV shows that would otherwise be unavailable to me for various reasons.
200GB + is probably a normal month for me
10GB could just be a day's usage sometimes
Must admit I'm a heavy downloader using various services and a pay £40 a month for the priviledge of being able to do so.
Yes there is if you can find the right ISP and are willing to pay extra for the privilegde. TBH what do expect for under £20?
I must say that OFCOM nor The Advertising Standards Authority have the balls to do anything about the blatent misselling of broadband by most of the major companies.
I'm a bit of a download hoare too. Since September 2007 I've downloaded 491GB, which is about 122GB a month. I also pay £40 to get this, although that does include my telephone line rental (Not BT) and calls too. My line is just short of 11MBit