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Originally Posted by SMHarman
Possibly, but the point is you are using a shared resource. Increasing the maximum speed enables people to use that resource faster when there is less congestion (keeping to a road analagy, a bit like the German Autobahns), but also reflecting and understanding that at times you cannot drive flat out (and as such about 30% of the autobahn network has speed limits on it).
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and its also understood that the 'Autobahns' is engineered for the given amount of traffic per hour and allowances made for peak times, put more traffic on there than it was designed for at peak, and the need for traffic shaping I.e speed limits becomes a factor
FOR SAFETY reasons.
its also assumed that the owners will be monitoring the needs of the traffic, and if its seen that
there is a growing need to add more capacity as your selling more machines,
they build on another lane or two all the way from your entry point to the most popular destinations with a view that its better to
spend the tax money on moving the traffic faster than risk the major pileup day after day, every day....
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Originally Posted by pedrohizzo
i was just thinking and thought i remembered there being no mention in the original contract of any kind of a limit or restriction and no mention of a fair use clause. either way that is all in the past now as i accepted the new contract which does mention fair use/acceptable use when i got upgraded for free because my old stb broke.
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the moral is 'just because
someone writes a clause into the consumer contract doesnt make it right or proper or lawful',
challenge it and see how long it lasts.
perhaps if people started posted here
http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...xed-broadband/ and asking/posting the right questions,
they may get some good advice as to the law and their rights and protections under it, just as they did with the banks charges and forcing the companys to refund the unlawful charges and and perhaps have them reform the consumer contracts for the long term good of all.
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Originally Posted by dontpannic
Because its there. I have 5 people in this household, I download quite a bit. Why should I have to justify my choice of broadband to someone?
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i cant see anyone saying you need to justyfy your choice of broadband package, but seeing as you bring it up, it does seem that you would have to justify it to your mum and dad who are paying for the account your using....