broadband download limit......monitored???

Dischord · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 May 2005 Karma :

I got wanadoo broadband about 3 weeks ago and I must've downloaded at lest 1gig of stuff by now, does anybody know if the dowbload limit is monitored? anybody else using wanadoo?
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Ric · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Karma :

wannadoo wrote me a letter sayin "averaging 70Gb a month was over fair use and rights to terminate contract"

this was over three months, plus i was on unlimited

Skunkcap Freddie · Brolly Dolly Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Karma :

wait until you get a letter, i know a guy who was using 300gb + a month he got a letter from bt after 2 months of this sort of usage tellin him they were disconnecting him, and unless he went and paid for the business line they'd charge him quite a large sum per extra gig used

Mister James · I want to believe! Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Karma :

We've got a business line in my flat, so no download limits at all, although downloads seem to be throttled at the weekends. Well worth the extra cash for the peace of mind.

God only knows what they thought when they saw the usage spike while I was off work for 4 months!
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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Karma :

I'm with NTL, they used to have a cap, and sent me an email one telling me I'd gone over my download limit.

Nothing ever came of it to be honest, and now all NTL speeds barr 10Mb are uncapped so Very Happy

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Mozzer · Spanner Monkey Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Karma :

Telewest are the best around as far as I can tell...

10Mbit cable for £35 a month. No limits at all, no fair usage warnings (None that i've seen or heard of anyway), and as far as I know they don't plan on introducing any caps in the near future.

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Ric · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Karma :

cable wont cap because it doesnt have a contention ratio like adsl?? no?

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daz|n00by · The Internet Joined: 11 May 2004 Karma :

They also gave up due i belive in part to Telewest buying them out.
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The View Askew · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Karma :

I'm on 2mb NTL, no known cap for me. never heard of ANYONE who was not on a download limit getting done for over use. Shocked

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Dazbo666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Karma :

I've been using Wanadoo (and previously Freeserve) for the last couple of years. I regularly download MP3's, video clips, and game demos etc and I'm sure I've often exceeded the contracted limit, but never heard anything from Wanadoo or BT Thumbs Up

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simtrain · Derestricted Danger Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Karma :

I'm with Powernet, no limits - no restrictions and cheap as chips. I remember when the internet first started, and the guy who runs Powernet was work from his front room. He had BT round at least twice a week installing telephone lines or what ever they use. Now got posh offices across the road from where I work, but good service and good support. I'd recommend them to anyone.

Oh incase your wondering - no I don't work for them - just a very happy customer, who downloads old B&W films and have used the support on serveral occasions. Not very often you get a 5 star company!

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