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Old 22-10-2008, 12:04   #53
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Re: Started as Proportional bills for a variable service?

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Originally Posted by alferret View Post
STM was brought in so that those people who hammered their connection to the detriment of others had their speed shaped for 5hrs at a time so that people who dont normally get their stated speed or as close and dont abuse the service can get a more normal stable speed.
Except that STM does not do this. It penalises all users, regardless of their hammering their connection. It's clear STM is about getting more customers onto limited bandwidth, which has made the situation far worse than any effect heavy downloaders had.
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