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Esat BT throttling users over the limt

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  • 30-03-2008 7:03pm
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    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭


    This happen to anyone else? A combination of two weeks off for Easter, a news group subscription and lots of different Linux ISO's has left me a little (:D) over the 30gb limit and I've been limited to about 12kB/s up and down.

    First I've heard of this happening to anyone so thought people would be interested.

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    Little-Devil
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    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    This happen to anyone else? A combination of two weeks off for Easter, a news group subscription and lots of different Linux ISO's has left me a little (:D) over the 30gb limit and I've been limited to about 12kB/s up and down.

    First I've heard of this happening to anyone so thought people would be interested.

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    You should have checked this form before posting another thread, its old new at this stage.


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    #3
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Little-Devil wrote: »
    You should have checked this form before posting another thread, its old new at this stage.

    Where? Its not in the FAQ and I can't see it on a search.


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    BlackWizard
    Registered Users Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    This is news to me and I frequently visit this forum :confused:

    How long has this been going on and how much over the limit does a person have to go before they get limited?

    Also whats the speed limited to?


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    Little-Devil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 911 ✭✭✭Little-Devil


    BlackWizard wrote: »
    This is news to me and I frequently visit this forum :confused:

    How long has this been going on and how much over the limit does a person have to go before they get limited?

    Also whats the speed limited to?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055253424&page=4

    I first read about this late friday evening. I'm not sure if its just BT users going over or hitting 100G limit or there CAP in general getting throttled, but from what i have read and the OP above printscreen it seems or looks like 100G and you've had it.


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    #6
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Little-Devil wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055253424&page=4

    I first read about this late friday evening.
    Sorry, didn't realise it such "old news" :rolleyes:


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    Little-Devil
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    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    Sorry, didn't realise it such "old news" :rolleyes:

    Its a bit like fridays paper, old news. I hope you don't download 100G every month otherwise i would think that throttling will be a permanent fixture on your account :D


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    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Nah, first time I've ever got near that. Bad timing really, does BT use a calender month or will I be waiting longer for the usage to reset?


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    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    I've been limited to about 12kB/s up and down.
    That's normally what I get anyway :( must suck for dl though, ouch!


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    Little-Devil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 911 ✭✭✭Little-Devil


    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    Nah, first time I've ever got near that. Bad timing really, does BT use a calender month or will I be waiting longer for the usage to reset?

    I'm with eircom so don't know myself. I think in total i've read including your post about five others who downloaded that amount. My mate is with BT and he went over his 30G by over 2Gbs and its not throttled.

    If your account limit is 30G and you have gone over by 70gbs then how long will the wait before they lift that throttle on your account? I would be calling or sending a e-mail if i was you, they could wait until it balances itself out in a few months.


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    challengemaster
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    I wouldn't bother with calling - unless he wants to be charged for it aswell.
    Happened to someone I know aswell, called up about it and was told by whoever answered just to leave it alone for a few days (was near end of the month) as otherwise if he complained, he might end up with a bill for overuse.


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    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Little-Devil wrote: »
    If your account limit is 30G and you have gone over by 70gbs then how long will the wait before they lift that throttle on your account? I would be calling or sending a e-mail if i was you, they could wait until it balances itself out in a few months.

    I'll wait the last few days out before I ring, if they tell me it'll be like this for the next month or two I'll be cancelling the account there and then.


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    Little-Devil
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    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    I'll wait the last few days out before I ring, if they tell me it'll be like this for the next month or two I'll be cancelling the account there and then.

    I wonder what they charge if you go over? it could prove to be an expensive mistake, keep an eye out for your next bill ;)


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    jor el
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    Ciaran500 wrote: »
    I'll wait the last few days out before I ring, if they tell me it'll be like this for the next month or two I'll be cancelling the account there and then.

    BT's caps are done on a calendar month, so come Tuesday you'll be back up and running.


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    Turbodreams
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    not trying to be nosey here but how in the name of **** did you download 112gb in 30days???


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Turbodreams wrote: »
    not trying to be nosey here but how in the name of **** did you download 112gb in 30days???
    Porn. Lots and lots of porn.


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    Turbodreams
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭Turbodreams


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Porn. Lots and lots of porn.
    haha! say hes got some handshake!


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    Placebo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭Placebo


    what these nerds ever stop going over 100G's so quickly, stop downloading ever damn thing you see useful. At this rate they will definatley enforce payment for over use.

    link to usage status page btw.?


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Anybody else's stats page broken? Mine has been like it is below since October 2007 :(

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    JohnC.
    Registered Users Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭JohnC.


    Mine has been like that since October too.


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    Jonathan
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    Kahless wrote: »
    Mine has been like that since October too.
    Perhaps we can download all we want as we aren't being monitored :p


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Placebo wrote: »
    link to usage status page btw.?
    Linky


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    #23
    Ciaran500
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    Placebo wrote: »
    what these nerds ever stop going over 100G's so quickly, stop downloading ever damn thing you see useful. At this rate they will definatley enforce payment for over use.
    I don't download things for months then I subscribe to a newshost and catch up.


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    #24
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    c*ck :mad:

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    I'll admit it, BT just owned my ass. Man I should really think first before deciding to collect every linux distro ever released :p;)

    http://leimrod.justgotowned.com/

    ^ what I find even more funny is that I don't even have the bandwidth to display that page without waiting for eternity for it to load.

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    woohoo! my download limit beats the OP's :o


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    Placebo
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    Ciaran500 you are pardoned ;)

    i cant remember my pass so cant check


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    #26
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    Placebo wrote: »
    Ciaran500 you are pardoned ;)

    i cant remember my pass so cant check

    your pass is your username... they run a really secure outfit that BT I tells ya :rolleyes: your username is your login with the @btbb dropped.


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    L31mr0d wrote: »
    your pass is your username... they run a really secure outfit that BT I tells ya :rolleyes: your username is your login with the @btbb dropped.

    Really? When I was with BT I had a separate username and password, they weren't the same at all.


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    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    L31mr0d wrote: »
    c*ck :mad:

    253011555.png

    I'll admit it, BT just owned my ass. Man I should really think first before deciding to collect every linux distro ever released :p;)

    http://leimrod.justgotowned.com/

    ^ what I find even more funny is that I don't even have the bandwidth to display that page without waiting for eternity for it to load.



    woohoo! my download limit beats the OP's :o

    Make sure you set boards to use the mobile skin.
    Might shave a few mins off the load time for each page ;)


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    #29
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    jor el wrote: »
    Really? When I was with BT I had a separate username and password, they weren't the same at all.

    I've set up BT BB for a few people, including myself and the provided details have always been: user: xxxx@btbb, pass: xxxx. For checking usage the username has the @btbb dropped.
    jmccrohan wrote: »
    Make sure you set boards to use the mobile skin.
    Might shave a few mins off the load time for each page ;)

    *sniff* It feels like i'm back in 1999... ah the nostalga. Now to make another few posts and get myself a cup of tea before my 1 minute youtube video loads :(


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    #30
    Praetor
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    Jmccrohan and Kahless call tech support and ask them to fix that for you, maybe if you are lucky....

    oh and dont bother waiting for the 1st of the month to be unthrottled this time it seems to work in a different way... but its only a guess, they only thing they do is reset the counters every 1 at 00.01 but I have the impression that this wont lift the barr...


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    #31
    god's toy
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    jmccrohan wrote: »
    Anybody else's stats page broken? Mine has been like it is below since October 2007

    Yep here too, Tue Oct 2 was my last log in, so they say...

    :pac:


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