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ukthesis
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Broadband "usage allowance"

I've just sdigned up with PlusNet with the Unlimited Fibre plan.  But what's all this about "usage allowance."? 

I assumed that I could download and upload as much as I want.  Like with Virgin Media, my present supplier. I do a lot of surfing on the internet each day.  I don't want to be limited in how long I can go on the service without being penalised!  Because I almost certainly will.

Am I getting this wrong, in which case why is the service called UNLIMITED Fibre?

Thanks.

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Baldrick1
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Re: Broadband "usage allowance"

It is unlimited. Where are you seeing this message?

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ukthesis
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Re: Broadband "usage allowance"

Saw it in the current handbook.  But I then looked on the internet, and this should only apply to old packages, when there were these limits.  Might be a good idea for PlusNet to remove this page from their current handbook! USAGE.PNG

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Re: Broadband "usage allowance"

Yes, you can ignore it. Some people may still be on this old legacy product as Plusnet does allow this.

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Re: Broadband "usage allowance"

Hi there.

I can confirm that our unlimited packages have absolutely no usage allowances. I think I (With the help of a few house mates) got up to around 3TB in a month a few years ago, although I've not been close to that since.

Thanks for flagging that it's still showing in our handbook, I'll raise this with the appropriate team.

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Re: Broadband "usage allowance"

Moderator's note(s):

Thread moved from ADSL Broadband to Plusnet Feedback.

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