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Originally Posted by dr wadd
Heaven forbid, someone with an internet connection that they actually want to use. 
The cap isn`t going to solve this particular problem for you. If a customer can still download a gig a day there will still be periods of time when your connection is going to be affected by big downloads. But frankly, it does sound like you and NTL are just trying to act as IP police via the back door when arguments such as this are trotted out, it's that same, very tired narrow focus on illegal downloads which acts as nothing but a smokescreen around the real issues.
I would suggest that the massive downloaders in your areas co-ordinate their efforts, as soon as one has hit their daily limit the next one starts off, then you'd see how little validity there is in your argument. |
ntl, along with many other ISPs, have decided that accommodating heavy users, illegal or otherwise, is not profitable. Therefore, they want to discourage these users from being on their service, so they impose caps. People who don't like it should clear off and find another service that WILL accommodate them.
As ever, people are claiming some sort of agenda about 'policing the internet'. Do none of you realise that's got stuff all to do with it? It's profit, pure and simple. Like it or not, in a free market economy, companies exist for ONE reason....profit! They are not here to provide brilliant customer service or anything like that, if they do that it's because they believe it increases profit. Profit is the be all and end all of being in business. No-one starts a company because they want to provide good customer service, they start a company to make a profit.
If you want a workers' cooperative, go live in Russia.