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Originally posted by Stuart W
OK, firstly, why is it called a CAP?
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Cap in this context is a defined point at which some action may or may not apply.
Regardless of how you choose to define it everyone involved in this debate knows what we are talking about so it matters not if you choose to call it a guideline, a limit or a Cap
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My 'CAP' is 1M down 256k up because I am 'CAPPED' at the 'GOLD' level.[/B]
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Yes this is a cap but maybe better defined as a speed limit rather than a cap.
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I am aware of a "Download Limit" of 1Gig per day, but choose to ignore it.[/B]
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That is your right but raises two issues:
First is one can only choose to ignore it if one is aware that it exisists. This is the general complaint we have about the covert nature of its introduction and absence from any of the advertising by NTL.
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My reason for ignoring it is as follows.....
A few years ago I got a 600K CM and was told by ntl that I must not host FTP or HTTP servers. I hosted both but restricted access to usernames and passwords. NTL were fine about this (spoke to LOADS of tech support peeps about it) as they could not see any major impact on the connecton I used, or any other customers on my UBR.
They said the "no server" policy was there just so they could quickly shut someone down if they started up an "adult" site, or a site with too much traffic.[/B]
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The existance of these restrictions in the original AUP is just one of many reasons we feel the change to add a specific cap at 1 gig was not required.
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IMO, the 1Gig limit is there for similar reasons. I have frequently gone over 1G and NEVER got contacted. I imagin if I start downloading at 120k 24/7 they wll be phoning me, but as I dont, they wont. [/B]
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Once accepted that NTL can apply "new" restrictions (even if they don't imediately enforce them) to existing users without first gaining agreement is a very dangerous precident to set.
If you wait till NTL decide to enforce the 1 gig cap, or worse still reduce it to say 500MB, it is going to be far harder to argue your case as the general principle has already been conceeded.