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The Jackal 15-04-2008 13:52
Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Please find attached my network usage note that I am currently capped and it's only 2pm :erm:

I thought that the caps were just between 5pm to 9pm ?

Can someone else confirm this ?

kryogenik 15-04-2008 14:06
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
Yep.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...statement.html

mojo 15-04-2008 14:07
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
I too seem to have being capped, on upload at least. uTorrent can only reach 10k/sec up. It looks like maybe VM are throttling BT... Time to demand a massive discount if they are :(

The Jackal 15-04-2008 14:19
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by kryogenik (Post 34529152)
Thanks for the info.

Interesting that 99% of my traffic is SSH but around midday I kicked off some p2p (very small amount only 1k up 20k down). Did the p2p usage trigger the cap I wonder ?

Excellent timing to find this out as I am trialing a new package from VM - I'll be back on the phone tonight to re-negoiate or cancel :)

mojo 15-04-2008 14:47
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
I'm not in the trial areas but I'm still being capped. Time to ask for another discount.

The Jackal 15-04-2008 14:48
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
I've just been asking be* users of caps and speeds and in comparison Virgin is twice as expensive and twice as slow.

It's a no brainer really - Get on the phone and cancel.

mojo 15-04-2008 15:03
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
Yeah, I've been looking at Be too. As you say, time to switch.

Hugh 15-04-2008 16:13
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by The Jackal (Post 34529193)
I've just been asking be* users of caps and speeds and in comparison Virgin is twice as expensive and twice as slow.

It's a no brainer really - Get on the phone and cancel.
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Originally Posted by mojo (Post 34529201)
Yeah, I've been looking at Be too. As you say, time to switch.
Whilst I agree you/we are best to switch to Be* at this time, what will happen if a couple of million switch to them, I wonder? :erm:

TraxData 15-04-2008 16:16
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by foreverwar (Post 34529241)
Whilst I agree you/we are best to switch to Be* at this time, what will happen if a couple of million switch to them, I wonder? :erm:
Quite simply, Unlike VM, Be will apply the upgrades needed to accompany the new customers.

Thing about Be is, if there capacity is full...they wont add more customers unless upgrades have been done to allow it.

Hugh 15-04-2008 16:17
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by TraxData (Post 34529243)
Quite simply, Unlike VM, Be will apply the upgrades needed to accompany the new customers.

Thing about Be is, if there capacity is full...they wont add more customers unless upgrades have been done to allow it.
Fact? or assumption? ;)

TraxData 15-04-2008 16:22
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by foreverwar (Post 34529245)
Fact? or assumption? ;)
Fact.

dev 15-04-2008 16:38
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by foreverwar (Post 34529245)
Fact? or assumption? ;)
assumption probably, after all bandwidth per customer is going up anyway so they may not necessarily add more customers but the ones already on could easily get speed problems.

Hugh 15-04-2008 16:40
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by TraxData (Post 34529247)
Fact.
You have it in writing?

TraxData 15-04-2008 16:41
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by dev (Post 34529265)
assumption probably, after all bandwidth per customer is going up anyway so they may not necessarily add more customers but the ones already on could easily get speed problems.
Difference is when capacity is full and users start experiencing speed issues they upgrade.

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Originally Posted by foreverwar (Post 34529266)
You have it in writing?
Unfortunetly you have to be registered with Be forums to see what i mean, and to do that you need to be a Be customer.

But i can assure you, they dont get all that praise for no reason ;)

Callumpy 15-04-2008 16:43
Re: Virgin Media Capping bandwidth 24/7 ?
 
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Originally Posted by TraxData (Post 34529247)
Fact.
i agree, im on Be* and if you read t&c on their site it does or did say that if they start getting slower cause of more people joining that they will expand

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Originally Posted by TraxData (Post 34529268)
and to do that you need to be a Be customer.
And also need to remember your username and password :(


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