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Originally Posted by the_wid
Ive been pulling my hair out on this for weeks, but after reading some of the articles on here relating to this it seems I'm not the only one.
I'm on a 10mb connection and normally get about 1200kbs download from UNS.
Now I will sometimes get this in the morning time but by evening this slows to about 200 to 300kbs.
UNS say that I've probally been placed in an Ip block for high users, as I've read on here. apparently unlimited use for my £35 does not mean unlimited.
Sky are releasing a 10mb service in my area soon and that might be time to jump ship if NTL are going to do this and not have the courtesy to inform me of their actions.
This has to be illegal?
The Wid
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It's not illegal. They have clauses in their terms and conditions that enable them to take action against heavy downloaders. When they do, the action taken does not (AFAIK) include a range of IPs for heavy users.
However, the situation with Newshosting appears to be that their connection with NTL is slow, and rather than doing something about it, Newshosting are blaming NTL.
Giganews actually has a dedicated link to NTL, which is why they are able to offer high speeds reliably.