plusnet extra 60gb not enough

[matt_2k34]

BT and Be* do not give "fixed caps" in their FUP,
BT state its subject to "Network Management" (same as plusnet)
BT / Be* 'reserve the right to remove you if you use too much' (at their discretion, an amount isnt given)
However... O2 (who resell Be*)
o2 access is 20gb, o2 basics is 20gb, o2 100gb for the allrounder, and 250gb for the works
Which personally ive exceeded all of those many times.
TT is a painful company, you shouldnt even compare them to any ISP other than maybe Orange.
Tiscali customers (owned by TT) their FUP states 40gb is "typical" so id expect the limit to be 60 or 80gb
TT does traffic shaping (who doesnt these days? and before you say O2, do some digging - they do but its not the same style of shaping) Tiscali/TalkTalk do not distinguish between time of day, so if you get poor speeds due to you using too much on PN, you will find you probably end up with poor speeds 24/7 with TalkTalk - then go over the amount your allowed to use, and get stuck in an 18 month contract :)

[Dom]

Quote from: andybird123

With XXL it is truly unlimited all day every day.

According to their site the XXL package still has traffic shaping and a FUP applied to it. Although I agree that Virgin offer some great speeds and limits generally.

[Dom]

Quote from: _Adam_Walker_

If some people are beginning to think 60gb isn't enough for them what kind of bandwidth allocation would be more reasonable. 10tb is not a reasonable answer BTW :)

Rather than PN charging extra when people go over their limits, I'd much rather they simply restrict the speeds to, say 2Mb once you've gone over your limit. That way, you can still (truthfully) say that you offer unlimited internet (as people could download as much as they liked, or as much as 2Mb could physically deliver) and just have your Fair Use Policy state that if you go over your 20Gb/60Gb/whatever then your speeds get restricted during peak hours.
You could keep off-peak hours unrestricted as usual, but during peak hours, restrict people to 2Mb.

[Oldjim]

I'll take a product with a 1GB limit and have my speed slightly restricted for the rest of the time  ;D

[matt_2k34]

2Mb? id like a glass of whatever your drinking...
Some people cant even GET 2Mb, restricting everyone to an above service means people in rural towns will be paying sweet FA for their broadband.
Restrictions are supposed to RESTRICT you, 512K or less.
If you want more, you have to pay more - its simple, PN cant just foot the bandwidth bill itself, it needs you to pay your way.
The main issue imho is that you can only buy 5gb chunks of extra data, and that it costs so much.
If you bought it in advance every month- you should be paying more like the rate you pay for your bandwidth first time round, per gb (Xp per gb?)

[Alxns]

BTs unlimited plan increased there FUP to 300GB from 100GB guess thats a solution ish..  :crazy:
one of the original reasons i left actually

[matt_2k34]

from what i can tell, the 300gb limit is for the BT infinity unlimited ?
Different costing apply for the fibre / adsl2 product than the adsl products, (20CN capacity is more expensive than 21CN capacity)
BTs FUP is very confusing. Their FUP in writing doesnt quantify the limit, people are finding the 300gb limit by calling... So does this mean the FUP for the other products is still 100gb, and only on infinity has it been raised to 300gb ?

[Alxns]

Seems like all "unlimited" products

Quote

We have also increased the heavy user threshold from 100GB to 300GB after listening to customer feedback.  This means that the traffic management policy will only impact those customers who are driving exceptionally heavy usage – this is a small minority and accounts for less than 0.5% of our customers.  We will continue to monitor this policy.

http://community.bt.com/t5/BB-in-Home/WHERE-IS-OUR-USAGE-MONITOR-BT/m-p/40095#M24090

[matt_2k34]

Interesting, shame they couldnt post that in the legal information bit about their products eh :)
A FUP of 300gb would still not be enough for some people. personally i like being able to do as much as possible in the 00-08 time, its a shame peak time is so short though :(
still, 00-08 is 'free' so your only "paying" for 75% of your usage, so 60gb with unlimited off peak, is better than a fixed 80gb cap (i hope this makes sense :P)

[boabness]

Quote from: _Adam_Walker_

If some people are beginning to think 60gb isn't enough for them what kind of bandwidth allocation would be more reasonable. 10tb is not a reasonable answer BTW :)

90 gb would be good, with the free over night  aswell

[boabness]

Quote from: _Adam_Walker_

Quote If you call PlusNet and tell them you want your MAC code, they might offer you truly unlimited for an extra £5 a month. Just for the record, we don't do that.

funny that i was on unlimited for £20 with plusnet  so that was £2 more than im paying now  >:(

[boabness]

Quote from: Oldjim

I'll take a product with a 1GB limit and have my speed slightly restricted for the rest of the time  ;D

whats the point in being a mod on hear, if yous dont try to help anyone.
thats 2 of yous with no help on this post.

[matt_2k34]

hmm,
Hes moderated and given packages which would suit him..
OldJim (used to be) on PAYG (which was 2gb of inclusive usage, then pay for anything extra)
However, im sure that was lost on you as your new to the forums.
if you were on unlimited with plusnet why did you change package ???

[boabness]

because extra was meant to be better,  with better up and down speeds but its not  .  its just the same with more caps from plusnet
i did say this on another post on hear, that was my point in all this.
jim:quote

[Gus]

Unlimited was up to 8mbit and came out before up to 20mbit but cost more than Extra.  I also used to be on Unlimited and changed as I'd rather that £4 a month was in my pocket as I rarely got close to using 60 gig a month.
If you are griping over not getting up to 20mbit on a unlimited product for £22 a month then well you are expecting too much