Originally Posted by pmdelany (Post 34306253)

4) The cap limits are too small but also done over too short of a timescale, almost everyone will at some point want to download something large which will put them over the limit for the evening, it would be better for example if it only applied if your weekly average was over the limit.

Originally Posted by rockabillybass (Post 34306268)

I'm on 4 meg. So downloading one Linux CD ISO would use up almost all my allowance. Seems a bit harsh to me..

Originally Posted by helmutcheese (Post 34306271)

The 10meg was ok at first but has been crap for many for 6-8 months due to oversubsription (In my area anyhow), some say the 20meg drops to 5meg not 10meg, I aint sure as I aint went over limit yet.

Originally Posted by zinglebarb (Post 34298445)

explain please how adsl seems a better choice.

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

Traffic shaping = best possible chance for all to get a good stable connection

Originally Posted by Dawn Falcon (Post 34307150)

Because there are companies which dosn't add 200ms to your ping when you download a 4Mb file in peak time.



No, that'd be creating a network with a reasonable amount of network bandwidth, and not overselling (If that means you have to offer a slower service, SO BE IT!). Oh, and kicking the 24/7 download abusers off. This is a viable alternative, afaik. I'm sure you won't like it...but it is an alternative.

The "reach for speed" in British broadband, when you cannot then use that speed, is self-destructive to the industry. Certain press from VM criticising caps on other services, when they restrict their own network in other ways, are also downright wrong as far as I'm concerned and I've complained about them as misleading.