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You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Oldjim
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You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

I tried phoning but the wait is in excess of 20 minutes
On the 10th of this month I increased my usage allowance by £5 and this was confirmed in a ticket.
I have just received this email
Quote
Dear Oldjim,
Account username: *********
At the moment your account allows for 10GB of peak-time usage per month.
You've probably noticed that your broadband speeds are slower than usual,
this is because you've gone over your monthly usage allowance.  Don't
worry, your speed will be back to normal at the end of your billing month.
If you'd like to return to full speed now, you'll need to increase your
usage allowance.
There are two ways to do this, you can either:
- Increase your usage allowance - (75p per GB added)
- Use what you like now and pay for it at the end of the month - (£1.00
per GB used)
Choose what works for you at the following link:
- https://portal.plus.net/my.html?action=control_your_broadband
If you'd like to find out more about traffic management and usage
allowance there's a load of information on our website:
- https://www.plus.net/support/broadband/products/broadband_your_way/
To see a breakdown of your usage this month go to the following link:
- http://portal.plus.net/view_my_broadband_usage/
Thanks,
Plusnet Customer Support

Two questions
As my usage has just gone over 10GB why have I been throttled
Where did this stupid email come from as I am on Value where the increase is in 5GB chunks
Ticket raised - God it is a pain at these speeds - 41669401 and 41669403 (I don't know how that happened)
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barquerole
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Jim, don't get too stressed about this. It's only an Internet connection and life goes on.  Wink
Steve
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Only an Internet connection to you perhaps barquerole but other people actually really need It and rely on It, Any way hope you get this fixed Jim, You should be getting this free anyway seeing as your a Moderator Wink
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
jojopillo
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Hi Jim,
I'm sorry you were restricted when you shouldn't have been. This has now been rectified. I'm not sure why that happened and will have to investigate that further to make sure it doesn't happen to you again. Also, the email you received was rather strange and another thing I'll have to look into. I'm also not too impressed with the response you received to the ticket which I am just about to feedback about. Apologies once again. I will let you know once I find out why but the main thing for now at least is that it's sorted.
Jojo Smiley
Oldjim
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Thanks Jojo
I think you should borrow Mand's cricket bat as the Agent clearly hadn't read the question and just gave a standard response related to going over the limit
jojopillo
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

The cricket bat has already been weilded, Jim Wink
barquerole
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Quote from: Steve
You should be getting this free anyway seeing as your a Moderator Wink

Other people have to pay with their hard earned cash, so why not a moderator?  Wink
Oldjim
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

We get nothing free - not even a special discount - although I did get a Plusnet mug when I visited the offices  Shocked
From a personal point of view if such a thing was offered I would reject it as I prefer to be and be seen as independent from Plusnet
dvorak
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

i however am open to all sorts of bribes and corruption Wink
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Chris
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

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although I did get a Plusnet mug when I visited the offices

So that's where mug number 248 went to Wink
Former Plusnet Staff member. Posts after 31st Jan 2020 are not on behalf of Plusnet.
Steve
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Quote from: barquerole
Quote from: Steve
You should be getting this free anyway seeing as your a Moderator Wink

Other people have to pay with their hard earned cash, so why not a moderator?  Wink
I wasn't actually being serious, However adiewoo has made himself very clear Grin
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dvorak
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Quote from: Chris
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although I did get a Plusnet mug when I visited the offices

So that's where mug number 248 went to Wink

Thought Strat had 248 and Oldjim 274?
Or hadn't you noticed that one had gone. Ooops.
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ChemicalBrother
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

And Mr. Kelly still owes me one from previous moderatorship... Wink
fhstudios
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Looks like I'm having a similar problem this evening and yet again 20min queue time - no way am I prepared to pay for the additional usage when they ain't giving to me!!!
jelv
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Re: You have crippled my speeds - please sort it

Quote from: adiewoo
Quote from: Chris
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although I did get a Plusnet mug when I visited the offices

So that's where mug number 248 went to Wink

Thought Strat had 248 and Oldjim 274?
Or hadn't you noticed that one had gone. Ooops.

No, I've got 274.
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler)
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