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peteh · 09-07-2008, 17:21

20mb does not equate to 20mb for everybody that has it

Our household has always used the largest available package, that is however because the connection is shared and 2 of us are avid gamers, the 3rd just uses it for 2 hours in the evening to browse ebay and read/research on the web

Between us we've never once hit any of the usage caps, as far as i know never had any warnings about usage and such, and we tend to only get large downloads done during the night as its generally faster anyway

Admitidly back in the blueyonder days we downloaded a fair amount (though it goes without saying, legal content, rather than the latter people mention)

Most of the downloading now is just game patches and such.... can't really be helped if you consider new titles like AoC just to install off the DVD use 30gb space, you can only guess what the patching systems like :P

Anyway, generalizing is bad not everybody with a big connection is a download pirate

p.s. the "trailer" comment is comedy considering virgin media itself is always hosting movie trailers on its own website

p.p.s its also worth bearing in mind recent popular game titles are actually using p2p systems for patch distribution now

09-07-2008, 17:21	#6
peteh Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Essex Services: XXL / 120 MB BB XL TV/Phone 1GB Tivo + VHD box Posts: 29	Re: Your all 20Mb pirates 20mb does not equate to 20mb for everybody that has it Our household has always used the largest available package, that is however because the connection is shared and 2 of us are avid gamers, the 3rd just uses it for 2 hours in the evening to browse ebay and read/research on the web Between us we've never once hit any of the usage caps, as far as i know never had any warnings about usage and such, and we tend to only get large downloads done during the night as its generally faster anyway Admitidly back in the blueyonder days we downloaded a fair amount (though it goes without saying, legal content, rather than the latter people mention) Most of the downloading now is just game patches and such.... can't really be helped if you consider new titles like AoC just to install off the DVD use 30gb space, you can only guess what the patching systems like :P Anyway, generalizing is bad not everybody with a big connection is a download pirate p.s. the "trailer" comment is comedy considering virgin media itself is always hosting movie trailers on its own website p.p.s its also worth bearing in mind recent popular game titles are actually using p2p systems for patch distribution now