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Unlimited?? When do you get cut or slowed??

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by jacrabbit, 2008/12/06.

  1. 2008/12/06
    jacrabbit

    jacrabbit Inactive Thread Starter

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    Well we are on the Big Puddle here in Australia, And we are on Unlimited Broadband???
    We get a email around 6GB warning us to slow down our usage or else!!?? Then around 9GB we get another email & slowed down regardless to 64mbs, **** that's Dial-Up!! Ok just a lil' bit more??!!
    We have a house totally wireless! 2 laptops, 5 desktops (+1 wired in repair mode)
    Me (a 47yo self taught computer nut?)
    The Missus ( News, TV, Share Market, Accountant),
    13yo D(can't live without her comp or phone, 200+ friends but knows next to no1, computer usage as we decide)
    18yo D + 18yo G/friend (24/7), work or Party the rest!?
    21yo Son (just moved back home & getting to know computers better than me!!! long story)
    & NOW add in the computers I repair!

    So How Do You Go With You ISP???? & Power Provider????
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    I don't believe there is any such thing as Unlimited Broadband :D Most ISP's have a cap to prevent people hogging bandwidth. Here in the UK I am on TalkTalk - my download limit is 40 Gb a month - nary a warning re running out of allowance :) , but then there's only me.

    Clearly you are not hogging bandwidth - you just have a wide user base.
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Are you certain your neighbors arn't borrowing your service?
     
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    wildfire

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    Like Pete I'm in the UK and we are expected to stay within 30Gb, however it is only persistant breach of that that will result in a warning from the ISP.
     
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    rsinfo

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    Somebody better send out a dictionary to all the ISP's with the world Unlimited underlined :D
     
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  7. 2008/12/07
    jacrabbit

    jacrabbit Inactive Thread Starter

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    I've thought that Steve, but I've set up limited access / trusted access through the modem!?
    Rsinfo you must remember ISP's only know how to write their own rules they can't read :D
    You Guys in tho Old country have got it to Easy, 30G can you send me some, maybe the wife can order some she's an Expat!
     
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  8. 2008/12/08
    Arie

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    I went on your ISP's Web site, but couldn't find any information pointing to Unlimited...

    My connection is listed as "Unlimited downloads ", although since it is 'only' capable of 20Mbps (in theory) I'd be able to download a max of 210GB per day :)
     
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