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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
why do people get all defensive over this.
if an isp is partially over subscribed then yes then they have a general classification of oversubscribed.
if they dont like people saying that then the solution is there, reduce users on the congested points, kick of heaviy users on congested points (rather than just softy letters) or increase capacity.
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People get defensive purely because it is not true. It only effects certain areas and is not representative as a whole.
Notwithstanding the fact that VM should not be selling to more users in those areas that are clearly oversubscribed until they have improved the network in that area to support it.
It does p**s me off when it is touted about as a generalisation.
I say that as a person whose only issue with VM is the traffic shaping they have introduced which even affects light downloaders.
Yes now and again I may grab a torrent or a file from usenet but why should I be affected the same as someone hammering their connection 24/7? I would prefer something like BT does 300Gb in a month then cut down to browsing speed.
I am considering moving from VM just because of that but I can't until May.
I will review my options then.
All that said the majority of the network is good for most.