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Yep , thats right, twas me and Yes, the install fee for the 50 Mbits service is a little high, I'm still stinging but give them their due, Im getting exactly what it says on the tin ! The speed is amazing but even so the 20 Mbits service was pretty good even during throttling I got more than I ever did with BT Steph Rob Beard wrote: > Steph Foster wrote: > >> Hi , >> >> I feel I need to correct some inaccuracies in this post. >> >> Yes VM do traffic manage their network to ensure every one gets a fair >> crack of the whip >> >> You said they throttle you after about 200 mb , sorry that is plain >> gibberish >> >> Everyone has a daily threshold dependent on time of day and which >> package you are on. >> >> Its closer to several gig not megs >> >> The throttle period is usually 3 hours not three days. >> >> I've recently switched to the 50 Mbits service and they don't yet >> throttle people. >> >> I expect it may come in at some time or other but currently its a free >> for all >> >> ISP's monitoring traffic ? I should expect they all do >> >> Steph >> >> >> > Hi Steph, > > Was that your post about 50MBit broadband in Torquay on the Think > Broadband forums? > > After doing a bit more investigation I think I'd possibly plump for the > 20 Meg connection as I can't really afford the £80 installation and > collection. At least this way I could get the self install kit and then > when I can afford it upgrade at a later date as one of the conditions of > me getting Virgin would be to cancel my BT line and Enta connection, and > I figure that a self install kit will arrive quicker than an engineer > would and I already have the cable connection to the house (in fact I > still have an old Telewest modem kicking around somewhere). > > I also thought even with the throttling on 20 Meg, it's still going to > be about the same I get on Enta usually (okay, a little bit slower > during the daytime, but I use the connection for downloading at the > moment mainly in the evening when the speeds on Enta are slower). > > There's also the added advantage that if I take the broadband and phone > I get the basic telly free (which will save me £15 on a Freeview/Freesat > box for the bedroom). > > Rob > > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html