Haystack
- 08 Feb 2003 22:36
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".
Andy
- 03 Apr 2003 16:39
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ChaosT,
Forever the diplomat!
Actually I completely agree with you!