" Could it be that the 5% isn't actually 5% at all? Could it be that they've realized (shock horror) that they've committed to offering a service of twice the speed of the one they already can't deliver?"
That sounds about right to me.
Or maybe the 5% figure is the amount of customers allegedly abusing their " unlimited " broadband service in the context of its full customer base, taking into account customers not even taking broadband.
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Originally Posted by Bertie_MB
Who knows? Yes I imagine you're right, they wouldn't do a lot about it. But again you're talking about individual cases, not a reason to stop shaping altogether.
The argument at the start of this thread was against shaping in terms of being able to download slower, not in terms of being shaped when you didn't deserve it. Of that 5% who get shaped (which according to you is wrong, and from what you've said should be a lower figure) I doubt there are many who get shaping when they haven't done anything wrong. Of those people who do get shaped I expect a high proportion is due to illegal content, and another fairly high proportion won't even notice when it happens - they'll just think their torrent speed is bad.
Let me know in 6 months if your campaign gets anywhere, but I suspect traffic shaping will still be with us. VM deal with lots of complaints about slow speeds, so the small number being incorrectly shaped won't really bother them at all...
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I think it will bother them when people who are thinking of taking broadband now think twice, is it too hard to get what you are paying for?
The british are known for their tight lipped ability and pay for a poor service.