An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
02-03-2006, 11:02
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An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
Just been on the madasafish.com website ( http://www.madasafish.com ). They appear to define a "heavy user" as someone who downloads 20 gig a month..
Still, they are doing 8 Meg for £20 a month for 3 months, and £25 thereafter..
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02-03-2006, 12:24
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
I think in all honesty, 20 gig a month could well be described as a heavy user. Its hard to download that much each and every month legitmately. 20 gig is still quite a lot of data.
The definition will always get smaller and smaller though, as the smaller it is the profitable for the companies it is.
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02-03-2006, 12:28
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
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I think in all honesty, 20 gig a month could well be described as a heavy user. Its hard to download that much each and every month legitmately. 20 gig is still quite a lot of data.
The definition will always get smaller and smaller though, as the smaller it is the profitable for the companies it is.
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I would agree, if it is done on a regular basis. I went over 20 Gig in Feb, but that was because I spent a few hours a day (most days) watching live feeds from the winter olympics. Normally, I wouldn't come near it (though it has wet my appettite for live broadcasts over the web)
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02-03-2006, 12:43
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
I personally agree: 20 Gig is a lot. I just thought it funny that they consider 20 Gig a lot, when users come on here and boast of downloading 150 Gig +. ..
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04-03-2006, 03:17
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
20gig is more like what I would call moderate. 1TB is a heavy user.
End of the day everyone will never agree what is heavy and what is light, I think isps will always fudge the figures to make the average appear lower then what it is so they "appear" more generous with cap levels. After all if you offer 10 gig and the average is 10gig doesnt look so great but if the average is 3 gig it looks generous.
The legalities of what people download is debatable but end of the day a mass of people do it and is currently accepted as a use by isp's else they would be blocking it.
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04-03-2006, 07:09
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
Personally I would call 1TB a P take but there you go. Anyone that can legitimately and legally download more than 100GB on a monthly basis through normal usage needs to put their hand up right now and explain how.
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04-03-2006, 17:52
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
Linux ISO's......can't have to many iso's!!
(Yea i'm kidding heh)
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04-03-2006, 19:16
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
Paul 1TB is **** taking I was just putting the 20gig = large into touch.
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04-03-2006, 20:30
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
Paul 1TB is **** taking I was just putting the 20gig = large into touch.
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It's more than most people do...
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04-03-2006, 23:04
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
Does anyone have stats on what the average monthly usage is for people on the higher tiers?
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05-03-2006, 01:15
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
I think that NTL would possible class that as "Commercially sensitive information".
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05-03-2006, 22:04
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
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Does anyone have stats on what the average monthly usage is for people on the higher tiers?
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Dunno but I can tell you with 99% certainty of being accuracy that the average user will be using less than 10GB/month.
The average use per customer is skewed quite heavily due to the people doing 600GB/month on their 2Mbit and the people pulling over a TB a month on 10Mbit.
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06-03-2006, 08:03
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
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Originally Posted by Ignition
...The average use per customer is skewed quite heavily due to the people doing 600GB/month on their 2Mbit and the people pulling over a TB a month on 10Mbit.
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that might cause speed issues for other users!
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06-03-2006, 13:42
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
seems to be happening in my area, I use more then the average which I wont deny but not in the 100s of gigs.
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29-03-2006, 20:14
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Re: An interesting definition of "Heavy User"
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
seems to be happening in my area, I use more then the average which I wont deny but not in the 100s of gigs.
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When people say they use 20 giggs or 30 or what ever a month, is that including their uploads as well?
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Originally Posted by danielf
I would agree, if it is done on a regular basis. I went over 20 Gig in Feb, but that was because I spent a few hours a day (most days) watching live feeds from the winter olympics. Normally, I wouldn't come near it (though it has wet my appettite for live broadcasts over the web)
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Where do you go to watch live broadcasts on the internet?
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