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| Thread ID: 109093 | 2010-04-24 01:32:00 | Telecom Big Time Plan Really SLOW | zqia014 (13726) | Press F1 |
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| 879522 | 2010-04-25 00:03:00 | People on this plan are on it for only one reason and Telecom as per the old unlimited plan are finding it harder to control the blatant over use that this sort of plan encourages . Blatant overuse? The plan says "unlimited" and there are restrictions in place to stop you slowing the network for other people . Apart from that you can do whatever you like, nobody "overuses" it . I used to have a 1GB cap and now I don't have to worry about anything . I download a LOT of stuff, and I don't mean Bittorrent either . A single Ubuntu image would almost kill that, and if I want to upgrade video drivers that's another 90MB (for nVidia) and 53MB for ATi . Add onto that just web browsing, Youtube, streaming radio and I can easily use 1GB in a couple of hours . a 10GB cap is also a joke, at top speed I could easily eat all of that in one day if I wanted a few more files than usual . Say I felt like downloading a 500MB Map pack for a game, plus the latest version of Freespace SCP resource files, then I wanted both Ubuntu and Kubuntu 10 . 04 . . . . Considering that there is no way I would want to pay for a capped plan, not when anything which would come near my usual usage is far more expensive than Big Time . To me, this is not blatant overuse, this is normal usage for me . When you look at it that way, the whole international throttling thing is pretty annoying . Anything I want to download fast from overseas is something legal like drivers etc or anything I've already mentioned . |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 879523 | 2010-04-25 01:18:00 | Blatant overuse? The plan says "unlimited" and there are restrictions in place to stop you slowing the network for other people . Apart from that you can do whatever you like, nobody "overuses" it . I used to have a 1GB cap and now I don't have to worry about anything . I download a LOT of stuff, and I don't mean Bittorrent either . A single Ubuntu image would almost kill that, and if I want to upgrade video drivers that's another 90MB (for nVidia) and 53MB for ATi . Add onto that just web browsing, Youtube, streaming radio and I can easily use 1GB in a couple of hours . a 10GB cap is also a joke, at top speed I could easily eat all of that in one day if I wanted a few more files than usual . Say I felt like downloading a 500MB Map pack for a game, plus the latest version of Freespace SCP resource files, then I wanted both Ubuntu and Kubuntu 10 . 04 . . . . Considering that there is no way I would want to pay for a capped plan, not when anything which would come near my usual usage is far more expensive than Big Time . To me, this is not blatant overuse, this is normal usage for me . When you look at it that way, the whole international throttling thing is pretty annoying . Anything I want to download fast from overseas is something legal like drivers etc or anything I've already mentioned . Sounds like it is working fine for you, just don't complain when you get slowed down . Most people on capped plans seem to manage to download updates ok . There are some people sucking on it 24 hours a day and as a result like on the old GoLarge plan the system can't cope Traffic managed systems will never work to everyones satisfaction . You are getting all you want for a good price, be happy with what you have, use it but don't abuse it or it will go the way of Golarge and then you will have to pay for the extra usage . A lot of ISPs offer 20-30 GB plans for the same price you are paying for your Big Time frustrations . Do you not think you could organize you internet time with a bit of planning to keep within those limits . It is all about deciding what you actually need to download and not what you do just because you can . Some people have their HD bulging with movies, music and other files that they have never used and probably never will but say look how clever am I . |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 879524 | 2010-04-25 01:29:00 | If you can still get 10GB a day even if slowed down what have you got to complain about. That is nearly 300GB per month. Any idea what that would cost if you had to pay for it. What else do people want? 25Mbit just b/c they advertise ADSL2+ :lol: Then what's the point of the other plans. Big Time, all you want speed and data .... let's get real people. If such, you mind as well have one plan for the home users - Big Time and maybe a economical $30 plan for the few out there. Then you go straight to business plans .... lol. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 879525 | 2010-04-25 01:30:00 | Well overall Big Time is best for me, because it's a fixed rate and I know if I want to download a lot of stuff I can. But I don't have it running 24\7 (in fact my router is usually turned off overnight anyway) It's just a pity this speed issue has come up recently... although it's not the end of the world. I guess it's because I don't use it 24\7 that the slow speed seems unfair than those who do use it 24\7 "because they can" I probably could optimise my usage to fit within a certain GB limit if I had to, but I'd rather not bother. It's so much better to have Big Time and know you don't have to worry about going over a cap and getting slowed down or paying extra. I download things that I want, not random junk "because I can" - though this can happen unintentionally with Linux distros, download something and find it's not what I wanted... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 879526 | 2010-04-25 09:56:00 | Due to large amount of PMs ive been rteceiveing i posted the method here: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz stop pming me :p |
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