Traffic Shaping Affecting All Tiers

[peanut]

Originally Posted by welwynrose

easy answer change your service provider & good luck finding one that doesn't traffic shape or cap

Originally Posted by welwynrose

I don't think a lot of people realise just how much you can download to get to 3gb most tv programmes are 350mb, films (unless they're DVDs) are 6/700mb - when do people get time to watch all this stuff if they're downloading all the time?

Should it matter when people are paying for it?

[spankysmagicpian]

Originally Posted by peanutkp

Go back under your rock, lol. Download at full pelt for 21 mins, whoo, that's a lot isn't it. Isn't that what you pay for? 20mb or 5mb? We ain't talking about £17.99 packages here either.

Why would anyone want 20mb? To make anyone who think 3gig is too much and then make you feel guilty.

I pay for something, now I can't use it even though I'm still paying for it.

I'm talking about the previous no traffic management days (like prior to yesterday ) that obviously prompted them to introduce this.

Originally Posted by welwynrose

easy answer change your service provider & good luck finding one that doesn't traffic shape or cap

Aslong as vm let people out with no penalty the money is better spent elsewhere, sorry but vm are ripping people off.

[welwynrose]

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

Should it matter when people are paying for it?

no it shouldn't but most residential ISP's traffic manage or cap - & what is the obssession with downloading stuff in the evening - just set up stuff to download overnight or during the day - or be prepared to shell out the money for something like a leased line

I am a bit confused about the wording used.

"During peak times, the top 5% on the Size: XL package download at least 3GB of traffic each."

What is the significance of the "5%" figure?
Does it mean that only the top 5% of users going over 3GB will be affected, or everyone going over 3GB?

[mcmanic]

Yep, you pay premium rates compared to others and like i said for the 1st time its now effecting other legit premium services that i pay for, so much for the BB revolution. Not everyone wants 20meg but it seems that now the limits are so low on the other tiers if you actually want to get anything out of your service between peak times (when most users need it) you gonna have to pay for it and yet still be restricted in some way or form

Originally Posted by welwynrose

no it shouldn't but most residential ISP's traffic manage or cap - & what is the obssession with downloading stuff in the evening - just set up stuff to download overnight or during the day - or be prepared to shell out the money for something like a leased line

And again I say vm need to drop the " unlimited broadband " BS.

[welwynrose]

Originally Posted by XFS03

I am a bit confused about the wording used.

"During peak times, the top 5% on the Size: XL package download at least 3GB of traffic each."

What is the significance of the "5%" figure?
Does it mean that only the top 5% of users going over 3GB will be affected, or everyone going over 3GB?

no it means that out of say 100 users only 5 are downloading over 3gb of data & I think most of them must post on these boards

[peanut]

Because a lot of legit people who share their connection (family) pay one of the highest rates for a service that used to be viable.

Now they've just made it unviable. But sweeten you up with a free (£2) upgrade to 20mb which again why? According you you why the need for 20mb? Browse?

[meangreenie]

Silly us!!! We should all go and get night jobs.. problem solved

[welwynrose]

Originally Posted by meangreenie

Silly us!!! We should all go and get night jobs.. problem solved

I work during the day but still manage not to excessively download on an evening because I set up my downloads for overnight or during the day

[peanut]

Originally Posted by welwynrose

I work during the day but still manage not to excessively download on an evening because I set up my downloads for overnight or during the day

So you go from slating heavy downloaders or anyone who download's over 3gig as illegal users as out of order, yet you say you 'set up' your downloads overnight / day? Something don't add up here.

Originally Posted by welwynrose

I work during the day but still manage not to excessively download on an evening because I set up my downloads for overnight or during the day

The whole point is that you are paying for an unlimited service, the time you choose to use the service is a seperate issue and in the context of the service you are paying for it should not matter the time of day.

[mcmanic]

Originally Posted by welwynrose

I work during the day but still manage not to excessively download on an evening because I set up my downloads for overnight or during the day

i wish i can do that for xbox live, but sadly not, so i get restricted, great!