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| Thread ID: 56910 | 2005-04-18 06:13:00 | Speed throttle & data caps | sdagore (890) | PC World Chat |
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| 346289 | 2005-04-19 07:30:00 | I like the speed cap idea I don't like the idea of any cap really . But if it has to be done, then 10GB isn't enough with the fast connections . It's like having a Ferrari with an empty tank of petrol . Looks good, feels great, goes fast for a while, until it all comes to a miserable and depressing premature end . phut phut phut . . . |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 346290 | 2005-04-19 07:41:00 | When you are capped you are limited to 64kbps or about 8 Kbps. With overheads and general shonky QoS you'd be lucky to push 5.5 - 6.5 once capped. It really is about dial up speed. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 346291 | 2005-04-19 07:56:00 | I say remove all caps and speed limitations. Maybe then we can really be like the Jetsons in the Telecom ads. http://www.anticap.co.uk/ |
manicminer (4219) | ||
| 346292 | 2005-04-19 10:35:00 | id rather be capped instead of being sent a massive bill at the end of the month for extra data charges. | Prescott (11) | ||
| 346293 | 2005-04-19 10:38:00 | Agreed. But I was implying that we all have flatrate. Or at least some more reasonable caps. The excess data charges are just an insult. |
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| 346294 | 2005-04-19 10:48:00 | Which is why i went for the lower speed with the unlimited data,Pages still open instantly,Online gaming is fine,downloads are much faster then dialup,and they can be left running 24/7. | Metla (12) | ||
| 346295 | 2005-04-19 11:07:00 | Same. But 256k isn't quite Jetson-style broadband. :( I guess that narks me a bit. Telecom make a big fuss about their speeds being out of this world, yet the restrictive caps make them unusable (although the current 10GB offering beats the crap out of previous jetstream sub-1GB plans) and the only plans that offer any value for money are slow. |
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