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Re: [LUG] OT: 50MBit Virgin Broadband

 

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
>
>   

On the 'M' package it is supposed to be a trigger of 500 mb. It was 
trialled in 1 or 2 areas but many virgin customers (from their own 
newsgroups and forums) discovered they were also being restricted in 
this way.

> 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.
>
>   
Usually, unless they consider you have been using it too much. After 
downloading an iso and then struggling the next day to download a game 
demo the virgin user I know who has been on virgin for the last 2 years 
rang up after 2 days thinking thee was a network problem. He was then 
told he was being throttled back.
The reasonong is go over the daily limit, restriction put in place at 
peak time. If you try to download a file during this restriction perioed 
then this again gets added to the restriction period and total is combined.
'up to 3 days' has been experienced by lots of customers. It is in their 
t&c's
> 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
>
>
>   
You're right they all do. sky have recently started shaping traffic on 
their basic connect package.
They also make big noises about unlimited allowance but only on the max 
package.

I have a 40gig monthly allowance. I've never gone over but if I download 
a distro on DVD then video streaming becomes shocking afterwards.

Ray



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