Bandwidth

[Fletch]

Alright Guys,

What happens if i go over my bandwidth way before the end of the month??

cheers,
Fletch

[john]

Do you mean your download limit Fletch ?

If so Idnet will simply charge you £1 per Gb extra.

[Fletch]

yes i do .... and HOW MUCH ... LOL

Gotta stop downloading!!!!! guesstimate 52gb by the end of the month!!

Cheers,
Fletch

[john]

Ooops, time to review your downloading or upgrade to the 'Home Supermax' package which will give you a limit of 60Gb.

[Fletch]

(Peak: 32.881 GB | Off-Peak: 18.7978 GB)

Still gonna end up paying!!  Doh!!

[john]

If you do decide to upgrade to a package with a larger download limit then Idnet may let you upgrade now and not charge you the extra, especially if your still near the start of your charging period and you don't downgrade again in the near future. Of course I can't speak for Idnet but its worth contacting them to see if you can come to some arrangement.

[Lance]

Good advice, John.

[Sebby]

[g7pkf]

Another option would be to transfer to an isp with unlimited download.

What are you doing to download apx 60Gb a month?

I class myself as a heavy user and on average i do about 10Gb peak.

[Sebby]

What are you doing to download apx 60Gb a month?

What all heavy users do... Linux distros.

[Danni]

Well, the Debian archive is only 335GB...

[Rik]

Who needs more?

[g7pkf]

 

Im a linux user, i downloaded the install files for what i needed (i always do an ftp install) then all i download is the updates (circa 200Mb-2Gb a month.


Now i will repeat my question what are you down loading thats 60G  A MONTH.

[cavillas]

Now i will repeat my question what are you down loading thats 60G  A MONTH.

Arn't you nosy. 

[Sebby]

Im a linux user, i downloaded the install files for what i needed (i always do an ftp install) then all i download is the updates (circa 200Mb-2Gb a month.


Now i will repeat my question what are you down loading thats 60G  A MONTH.

I know what I said above, but it's not really our business to be fair.

[g7pkf]

We all hate slow connections/downloading. and people moan on here quickly when there download speeds drop.

wonder what the main cause is? (apart from BT)

[Rik]

Is there any other cause, Dean?

[Sebby]

We all hate slow connections/downloading. and people moan on here quickly when there download speeds drop.

wonder what the main cause is? (apart from BT)

Those who download 60GB/month pay, either through paying more money (this is how IDNet operate, as well as others) or being throttled. BT are to blame entirely, imho. They charge ISPs more if their customers download more, but you can be sure that they don't reinvest that money in their network.

[Rik]

Nor do they give a rebate if customers download less.

[Sebby]

That too. I guess to a point, BT's costs are fixed, though (except I'm sure their base prices are too high anyway).

[Rik]

They were when they charged different rates for local, regional and national calls too, Seb.

[Sebby]

[ducky22]

I've been over my limit a few times by 2-3GB and have never been charged.

[cavillas]

I've been over my limit a few times by 2-3GB and have never been charged.

IDNET are very flexible. aren't they?   ALso they are extremely friendly and fair.

[ducky22]

They're more than welcome to bill me. Contractually I owe them........ I hope its not a bug in their system.

Has anyone ever been charged before?