BT stuff is resold by lots of ISPs, but I agree it is crap - though their business connection was okay at the time when I tried it last it: I maxed it out for 3 months just fine: they say it is unlimited without traffic quota even now, though they mention something like they MAY traffic shape you at peak time IF people around suffer - they are probably lieing about trigger condition - most likely they would traffic shape you IF they see you use more traffic then they budgeted for.
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I use IDNET which is a 'resold' BT service but a world away from BT in terms of speed, reliability and customer service, it cost a little more but quality of service is all important to me, they even rang me up when I joined and asked if I needed any help setting things up!Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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My ISP just charges an extra £1 for every Gb I go over my limit. Seems the fairest way to solve the problem. They get paid for the bandwidth and I don't lose my account. I've never hit the limit yet though (50Gb a month). Zen Internet in case anyone's wondering - http://www.zen.co.uk/
Edit - looks like it's gone up to £1.27 per GbComment
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Fairest? Don't be ridiculous - charging £1 per GB is a rip-off, this is certainly not their cost level + some modest profit, it is a rip off of ridiculous unfairness - that kind of pricing should really be challenged in court.Comment
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Don't be an idiot and read my post again. They charge you that ONLY IF you go over your limit. BT restrict your usage which is a lot more unfair IMO. This way, I get to keep my service running as normal, but would have to pay a little bit more at the end of the month. Besides which, the limit is 50Gb. Unless you are downloading DVDs constantly it would be very difficult to hit that as a home user.Originally posted by AtWComment
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I noticed - but it does not change my points: limit is often set very low (like 40 GB), and in any case charge is ridiculous - 1 GB of traffic does NOT cost that much, they are ripping people off: this charge is unfair, just like banks were unfairly charging lots of money for overdraft excess or credit card non-payment, same principle will apply here - this is an unfair charge that can certainly be successfully challenged in court.Originally posted by Cowboy BobComment
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Well personally I'd rather pay up the cash (should I ever hit the limit) than lose my service...Originally posted by AtWComment
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I have 3 lines, all of which are unlimited - I would not sign up with the provider that not only limits traffic to ridiculous level but also imposes such illegal punitive charges: if I had time and money I'd certainly challenge that kind of chages in court.Comment
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Yes but you've got business broadband. When I had business broadband through Zen it was also unlimited. I've since switched to the residential package which has the limit as it's cheaper and I know I'll never hit the limit.Originally posted by AtWComment
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Either way the charges are unfair - some companies (like banks) think they can just make up high charge for something that is totally unjustifiable - this is not the case and it can be challenged in court, this does not stop companies from doing it because very few people will take them to court.
Yes I prefer business broadband because I am a heavy network user.Comment
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