Hi,

On an orange package with unlimited bandwidth. I downloaded 104GB in 1 month but hardly none of that was during peak times so am I breaking the fair use policy? I don't think I am. They sent me a letter to warn me.

Thanks

There's nothing specific to a 'fair use' policy, it's up to them as to what is fair use and what is not. For instance, I probably download 4 times that amount every month on my Be* connection and have never had a warning.

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WOOOOO > YARRRRR

Alright. I'm at the end of the contract, so I can switch when they cancel my account. I'm thinking of adsl24 that dont have long term contracts.

Hm, never heard of them. Let us know how you get on if you go with them.

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WOOOOO > YARRRRR

The "Fair Use Policy" is probably in relation to your broadband speed because i'm with Virgin i used to be on the 2MB speed and i was downloading an average of about 10GB per week, i then moved to the 4MB package and i can average about 20-30GB easily per week [plus my pc is on literally 24/7]. 3yrs no warning...

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RICHIE RICH RICHER THAN THE RICH

I'm Rich HAHAHA:

The "Fair Use Policy" is probably in relation to your broadband speed because i'm with Virgin i used to be on the 2MB speed and i was downloading an average of about 10GB per week, i then moved to the 4MB package and i can average about 20-30GB easily per week [plus my pc is on literally 24/7]. 3yrs no warning...

No, it's realitive to what your ISP deems as fair use. Thats why they don't give a specific limit and just send a letter if they think you've used too much for them.

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WOOOOO > YARRRRR

TBS-Saosin:

No, it's realitive to what your ISP deems as fair use. Thats why they don't give a specific limit and just send a letter if they think you've used too much for them.

here are two scenarios: A is on 1MB speed but seem to be downloading 200GB per month; B is on 4GB and is downloading 200GB per month. if lets say [for arguement's sake] Virgin was to issue one warning letter, who would be getting the letter [between Mr A and Mrs B]...??

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RICHIE RICH RICHER THAN THE RICH

I'm Rich HAHAHA:

TBS-Saosin:

No, it's realitive to what your ISP deems as fair use. Thats why they don't give a specific limit and just send a letter if they think you've used too much for them.

here are two scenarios: A is on 1MB speed but seem to be downloading 200GB per month; B is on 4GB and is downloading 200GB per month. if lets say [for arguement's sake] Virgin was to issue one warning letter, who would be getting the letter [between Mr A and Mrs B]...??

Depends on the ISPs policies and WHEN the downloads were happening. Between 23.00 and 08.00 the bandwidth is classed as off-peak. It also depends on how crowded the pipe that you're on is, if it's deemed you're affecting other users, then they'll send you the letter. Speed is not the only issue.

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WOOOOO > YARRRRR

i'm not saying speed is the only issue, but how much you're paying in relation to what you are using would play a major determining factor.

lets say [for arguement's sake] Mr A and Mrs B both live next door to each other, with the same ISP, and both download round the clock: who would get the warning letter if only one letter was to be issued...???

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RICHIE RICH RICHER THAN THE RICH

I'm Rich HAHAHA:

i'm not saying speed is the only issue, but how much you're paying in relation to what you are using would play a major determining factor.

lets say [for arguement's sake] Mr A and Mrs B both live next door to each other, with the same ISP, and both download round the clock: who would get the warning letter if only one letter was to be issued...???

Whats the contention ratio for the pipe that they're on? It's very unlikely they're on the same one since it's random. Obviously they can't both download round the clock otherwise they'd be getting the same speed when one allegedly has a faster connection.

From whatI've read the person with the faster connection would get the letter anyways as they're more likely to be affecting other peoples download speeds....

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WOOOOO > YARRRRR

Buildings such as flats will have one main ISP box/pipe from the same exchange [meaning the distance is the same], the difference being the supposed allocation per splitter [for speed]. logically if i'm paying for a faster connection but someone who's paying for a lower speed is using the same as me there by affecting the service i've paid for [as i'm not getting near enough the desired connection speed] then they would get the warning letter because their useage is affecting my service...

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RICHIE RICH RICHER THAN THE RICH

I'm Rich HAHAHA:Buildings such as flats will have one main ISP box/pipe from the same exchange [meaning the distance is the same], the difference being the supposed allocation per splitter [for speed]. logically if i'm paying for a faster connection but someone who's paying for a lower speed is using the same as me there by affecting the service i've paid for [as i'm not getting near enough the desired connection speed] then they would get the warning letter because their useage is affecting my service...

No, the pipe from the exchange to the ISP. It's quite often randomly assigned when you sign into the internet. I'm not talking the line from your house to the exchange.

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WOOOOO > YARRRRR

you are running away from the question and set scenario...

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RICHIE RICH RICHER THAN THE RICH

They have just throttled my speed. Instead of 750kb/s I get 60kb/s and its off peak. Can I get out of my contract for free as its not what I've paid for.