http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2740621.stm

Users have vented their fury after it emerged cable company NTL is imposing download limits on its broadband service.
The company now limits its customers to one gigabyte of downloaded data per day despite advertising that an advantage of broadband is "unlimited surfing".

Subscribers say the limit amounts to as little as two-and-a-half hours of use a day for a service that says it is "24/7".

NTL says the move is necessary to help all of its customers get a consistent service.

Broadband has generally been sold on the basis that it is "always on" and is a much faster way of downloading pictures, videos and music.

But NTL's terms and conditions now limit downloading to a level consistent with "normal use".

It defines the one gigabyte limit as equivalent to "200 music tracks, 650 short videos, 10,000 pictures or around 100 large software programmes downloaded per day".

Can't see what the problem is. Fluck Em!!! If you signed up to unlimted service and it is now limited, tell them to come and pick up the equipment and stop paying them. Bastards. I hate this kind of mentaility; 'We asked our customers what we needed to do to make our service more efficient and they said - maybe restrict times allowed on line (mamby pamby bunch of a@@holes). Not 'INVEST SOME MONEY IN GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER BANDWITH THEN!!!!!'

A few of my friends and i went on xbox live in Jan. I was the only one that could not get NTL, so had to have a 512K connection from BT, they all got 750MB from NTL - my 512k connections runs faster!!!! Now they are telling them, that if they play on xbox, they will be subject to extra charges!!! I say stuff em; they are bloody p&*cks.

Short the aholes into hell and don't waste an atom of mucus on their sorry pathetic burning carcuss when they get there.

ChaosT,

Forever the diplomat!

Actually I completely agree with you!