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18th March 2008, 10:52pm
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#16 | | Twiztid Juggalo Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 1-800-Crenshaw
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Hmm, aye. I'll keep an eye on my own usage then. The bird flatmate doesn't even know how to download stuff anyway, so it's between me and the other boy it seems.
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18th March 2008, 10:54pm
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#17 | | giver of sight
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Glesge
Posts: 215
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I have virgin non cable broadband and my limit is 2gb i go way over that each month talking 20-30gb and I have never heard a peep fae em.
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18th March 2008, 11:27pm
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#18 | | F0rum Ghost
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In Your Bed
Posts: 3,446
| Re: Exceeded BT allowance
aye. BT are baws
but everyones prob already ready my rant about them.
i know someone who works/ed for them and they said they would never charge you for going over.. so apparently thats changed as well. thieves.
they dont have my email address, i bet they have been charging us extra each month and not even letting us know.
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18th March 2008, 11:55pm
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#19 | | Sith Triumvir Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RFS Ravager
Posts: 16,621
| Re: Exceeded BT allowance
I go over my limit regularly and never get charged a penny for the extra.
However, when I've been staying with my mum for a while and put her over the limit, she was charged extra, so it might be something to do with the number of BT customers in the area - everyone round my Mum's is on BT, everyone round here is on cable. | |
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19th March 2008, 12:02am
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#20 | | F0rum Ghost
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In Your Bed
Posts: 3,446
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i know hoody... how dare you be in an area where there are loads of good loyal BT customers.
you bad bad boy you 
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19th March 2008, 12:18am
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#21 | | catpie
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: in bed
Posts: 10,333
| Re: Exceeded BT allowance
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Originally Posted by L@ur@ 
i know someone who works/ed for them and they said they would never charge you for going over.. so apparently thats changed as well. thieves.
they dont have my email address, i bet they have been charging us extra each month and not even letting us know.
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| even if they did charge for you going over their limit how is it baws?  If you agree to a set usage limit and go over it, fairs fair I reckon, your own fault and they've every right to charge you.
That being said i think BT's broadband for what you get costs far too much money, but I understand their reasons for it being so high.
I'm also fairly sure they can't charge you extra without letting you know.
I'm guessing that bit was in jest though. Quote:
Originally Posted by Posh I was just going to say, I download that in a night. | same! which is kind of worrying Quote:
Originally Posted by Zero 7.88 GB = 250MB a day. Streaming video is probably about 500kbps, so even at 1 hour of streaming per day, you could be reaching that limit. | I actually had no idea about that!
I don't understand how folk on capped services can manage!
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19th March 2008, 12:19am
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#22 | | Sith Triumvir Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RFS Ravager
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Originally Posted by fallen_nemesis even if they did charge for you going over their limit how is it baws? If you agree to a set usage limit and go over it, fairs fair I reckon, your own fault and they've every right to charge you. | Indeed, it's far better then the bandwidth restrictions and so on that a lot of broadband companies have. | |
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19th March 2008, 12:20am
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#23 | | F0rum Ghost
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In Your Bed
Posts: 3,446
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yes i was jesting...
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19th March 2008, 12:26am
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#24 | | Decaying Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SPARTA!
Posts: 6,304
| Re: Exceeded BT allowance
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Originally Posted by Hammer Indeed, it's far better then the bandwidth restrictions and so on that a lot of broadband companies have. | they're not exactly the losest of restrictions... and then you move onto the question of PHORM...... (maybe its just me that likes my privacy though) | |
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19th March 2008, 1:56am
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#25 | | Pariah Carey
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Clydebank
Posts: 17,252
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7GB in a month is fuckall. It might be better off upgrading, and getting the roommate to pay for the extra.
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20th March 2008, 12:39am
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#26 | | Twiztid Juggalo Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 1-800-Crenshaw
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| Re: Exceeded BT allowance
Well i've done fine for the year i've had a BT account, so fuck upgrading. Also, I doubt he'll want to pay the extra 7 or 8 quid a month just so he can watch more shit online.
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20th March 2008, 3:55am
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#27 | | I'm A Lumberjack
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glasgow
Posts: 352
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Originally Posted by Mos Def Well i've done fine for the year i've had a BT account, so fuck upgrading. Also, I doubt he'll want to pay the extra 7 or 8 quid a month just so he can watch more shit online. | Going by your first post, you only went over the limit by about 8GB @ 30p per GB, so its only going to cost about £2.50 at the most. Sounds as though it would be cheaper paying for the excess rather than upgrading. I had a quick look at the BT website. If you are on option 1 @ £17.99 a month then you get 5GB download allowance. But option 2 is £22.99 and only gives you 8GB. So really they would be charging you an additional £5 per month for 3GB which would cost you 90p if you paid the excess charges. I wouldn't upgrade if i was you. | |
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