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dev · 25-04-2009, 13:28

Option 1 is the fairest, doesn't punish the odd large download but keeps people in check from downloading a large amount.

Option 2 from what i gather is what we have now just higher limits which isn't as good as Option 1 due to punishing the odd large download

Option 3 is the worst option, ISPs shouldn't shape traffic imo.

Option 4 will never work imo and people will never accept not getting the advertised speed as being fast enough.

I've said for a while, in the future we'll be paying for traffic levels and not speed. A small fee of say £5/month to cover modem/line rental/maintenance. Add on a cost of say £1 per 20GB of traffic either monthly or allow it to be used like pre-pay mobiles are done so you can spend say £50 and get 1TB of data and use it whenever and in what time frame you wish.

25-04-2009, 13:28	#3
dev Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,164	Re: When The 50M Rollout Is Done - New Tier Thoughts Option 1 is the fairest, doesn't punish the odd large download but keeps people in check from downloading a large amount. Option 2 from what i gather is what we have now just higher limits which isn't as good as Option 1 due to punishing the odd large download Option 3 is the worst option, ISPs shouldn't shape traffic imo. Option 4 will never work imo and people will never accept not getting the advertised speed as being fast enough. I've said for a while, in the future we'll be paying for traffic levels and not speed. A small fee of say £5/month to cover modem/line rental/maintenance. Add on a cost of say £1 per 20GB of traffic either monthly or allow it to be used like pre-pay mobiles are done so you can spend say £50 and get 1TB of data and use it whenever and in what time frame you wish.