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Originally Posted by homealone
While I don't deny some of those points, the fact is most are surmountable with strategy, if you want to 'dumb down' use of the internet, then fair do - your 'normal people' may have some issues - but I don't think you really expect 'most' people are as dumb as you think & you are just trying to pursue an agenda.
Not a problem, in itself, but don't underestimate the casual user - there is no reason why they cannot be educated to get the most from their connection - and queuing downloads outside of STM time slots is part of that, imo 
/ queues download, sets pc to shut down when complete, goes to bed ... |
While I agree with the nay-sayers that having to wait until 9pm to start my 4Mb/s downloads is an inconvenience, I'll have downloaded over 150GB this month without being STM'd once.
If you feel that VM are ripping you off, then write and complain; downgrade your connection; demand a discount; or dump your cable connection and switch to ADSL. There's at least a chance that letting VirginMedia know that you are unhappy might persuade them to change their policy.
But adding another, increasingly hysterical, claim of how STM will endanger the planet on CableForum will get you nowhere. And criticizing helpful and knowledgeable people like homealone is out of order. Please stop it.