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bt usage - wtf??

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  • 30-10-2008 1:30pm
    #1
    thund3rbird_
    Registered Users Posts: 866 ✭✭✭


    on 7.6 meg (option 3)

    just logged in to the usage checker ...

    October Summary for ******************
    You have exceeded your download limit for this month!
    Data uploaded 3.83 GB
    Data downloaded 32.15 GB


    I make this a TOTAL of 35.98 GB

    I don't appear to be throttled or anything (not at home to check it atm but was ok last night) but WTF?

    FFS - option 2 usage is 30Gig up/down

    saw some threads here that the "fair usage" :rolleyes: policy does not kick in til around the 100gig mark?


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    #2
    Phlann
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 827 ✭✭✭Phlann


    They just haven't updated the stats page. Mine still thinks my limit is 30gigs and tells me I've exceeded it too.

    You heard correctly re:fair usage, the real limit is 100GB and you will be throttled if you exceed that.


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    #3
    Elessar
    Registered Users Posts: 5,250 ✭✭✭Elessar


    Yup I'm at 112GB atm and have been severely throttled. I'm getting 10-14kb/s now.

    When does BT unthrottle people?


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    #4
    Username!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭Username!


    Yup they just haven't been updated, the 30GB limit that you passed refers to the limit before the upgrades (the 3MB package).

    I wouldn't worry about it, when it says your account is throttled from overuse... that's when it matters (it goes to 128kbps / 128kbps U/D)

    Just be cautious when your upload + download >= 85GB because it could be throttled soon there after cos it seems to happen at the 100GB mark.


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    Phlann
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 827 ✭✭✭Phlann


    Elessar wrote: »
    Yup I'm at 112GB atm and have been severely throttled. I'm getting 10-14kb/s now.

    When does BT unthrottle people?

    When your 30-day total drops below 100 again.

    Of course BT haven't bothered to give us a 30-day stats page so unless you keep meticulous records of everything you download it's anybody's guess when exactly the throttling will stop.


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    #6
    Furp
    Registered Users Posts: 933 ✭✭✭Furp


    I have also exceeded my limit due the whole upgrade fiasco I;m now on a 1mb connection with assocoated limit of 10gb instead of the 3mb connection I should be on.


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    #7
    Elessar
    Registered Users Posts: 5,250 ✭✭✭Elessar


    Check your Bill with BT - they cheekily charged me for the recent upgrade - a whopping €100. I had to ring and ask what was going on to get a refund.


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