Batfink Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 From BT's New Broadband terms and conditions: Why is BT introducing usage allowances? BT is introducing usage allowances on its Broadband products in order to offer a better and fairer deal to the majority of customers. The benefit of introducing usage limits is that it enables us to charge most users substantially less. Usage allowances give you the ability to transfer up to 15Gb of data per month with the BT Broadband and BT Yahoo! Broadband 512kbps services or 30Gb of data per month with the BT Broadband 1Mb or BT Yahoo! Broadband 1MB services. The amount of data transferred is the total data received by the end user (downloaded) AND sent by the end user (uploaded) over their broadband service and is measured in Kilobytes (KB), Megabytes (Mb) or Gigabytes (GB). 1Mb = 1024KB; and 1GB = 1024Mb. Check out the table below to give you an idea of what 15GB a month usage allowance may mean to you. All of these things - not just one of them - are possible within 15GB a month; Surfing the Internet - 15 hours each day Sending 250 JPEG pictures via e-mail every week Receiving 250 JPEG pictures via e-mail every week Downloading 250 music tracks every week Downloading three hours of video clips every week Listening to online radio for fifteen hours every week Sending 3000 emails every week without (no attachments) Receiving 3000 emails every week (no attachments) Will BT start charging me if I use more than 15 / 30Gb per month? These allowances have been set at levels that will not affect the vast majority of our customers. BT will not start charging for usage above the allowances until early 2005. After this time, if you go over your monthly allowance you can decide if you want to buy more capacity, so you are in control of your bill. We will confirm prices for additional usage nearer this time but indicative prices for additional usage allowance top ups are currently ?2 per additional GB, although we plan to develop a range of options that could make this even less. What will I be charged if I use more than 15 / 30Gb? > Remember most customers will not be affected by these limits. In the event that you use up your monthly allowance, you decide if you want to buy more capacity, so you have control of your bill. BT will only begin to apply these charges in early 2005 and will confirm prices for additional usage nearer this time. Indicative prices for additional usage allowance top ups are ?2 per additional GB, although BT plans to develop a range of options that could make this even less. Leebobs:angry:y: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted July 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2004 Glad I am on NTL and it's 1gig per day but they don't enforce it :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 i've had problems with bt lately. constantly cutting off the line. b*stards. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dan C Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 BT can go **** themselves......urgh! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted July 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2004 Well they certainly aren't going to get any custom from me. 15 gigs a month? Thats nothing. Might as well be on dialup. :angry: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Finally. The world catches up with Australia for once. :rolleyes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Glad I am on NTL and it's 1gig per day but they don't enforce it :) Ditto. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blik Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Yeah i agree, bt can go f*ck themselves... f*cking ******s. I would rather pay my current fee which is ?2 more than the proposed rates and have unlimited bandwidth. BT have lost my custom. Plusnet here I come. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturas Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Don't complain, here we have a 4GB international traffic limits :x Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted July 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2004 I can't wait to move out and hit up the unlimited transfer :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaZoR Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Well I'll be staying on Nildram :yes: No limit No questions asked Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAvenger of RadLight Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 I am on 6GB/month. Welcome, my BT friends :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Well I'll be staying on Nildram :yes:No limit No questions asked Yeah I'm with Nildram , gonna be switching soon cause I find I aint getting best value for money with Nildram Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bartekpl Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 wow..that reminded me of comcast where they didn't have ANYTHING about bandwith limits for their costumers, and when people "abused" the bandwith, thats what they say, they shut them down. i download about 100GB a month and upload 40GB but they still dont cap me. I guess their aiming for warez people and people who secretly uncap their modems ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 **** Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiREFLi Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 bahahaha blueyonder has no restrictions. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted July 5, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2004 Stupid bandwidth limits. P***es me right off. better and fairer deal to the majority of customers. Rubbish. What is fair about limiting us? How is it better ffs? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidoinkel Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 what you guys fail to realise is that these restrictions hjave been in place since 4 years ago. i was one of the first people i know to get broadband and these restrictions always applied, the only difference is that they are enforcing it in 2005 however i would say i downloaded more than a lot of people and im hard pushed to consoistently break th 30gb download limit and if i do its only by a gig or two so thats only an additional 4 quid. no prob in my opinion. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2423889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted July 5, 2004 Author Share Posted July 5, 2004 If there not enforcing a policy, its not a restriction. There was nothing in their General Terms of Service on Bandwidth Limits when I signed up to BT broadband and I for one will be cancelling my Broadband, Phone, everything with BT and moving to another provider. I will make it known to BT that, this is my reason for changing and hope that many others do too. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2424934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidoinkel Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 yes there was, ive been with bt for three years and there always has been. i can completely assure you of that fact, read your term and coniditons and you will see that there is. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2425572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
badall Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 well if you go with bt for anything then you should just glue your hands to your ankles and be done with it Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2425584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j005u Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 :o Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2425585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNuTs Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Phew, glad i'm not the one using BT ... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2425907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
serox Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 wow..that reminded me of comcast where they didn't have ANYTHING about bandwith limits for their costumers, and when people "abused" the bandwith, thats what they say, they shut them down. i download about 100GB a month and upload 40GB but they still dont cap me. I guess their aiming for warez people and people who secretly uncap their modems ;) I have never had any contact with Comcast about my usage. I download about 12GB a day and upload somewhere around 3GB. I guess here in chicago i am just another "average user" to them ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2425964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Frett Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Switch, Switch, Switch...Soon you won't have anything to switch to, They'll all have limits. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/186518-bt-is-introducting-bandwidth-limits/#findComment-2425992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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