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UPC 100mb .... Anyone go over cap?

  • 20-08-2011 8:30pm
    #1
    cramp
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭


    I was
    Originally on UPCs 25mb a few months back and regularly went over there 250gb cap, usually 50gb to 100 gb over!
    When I switched to 100mb I reckoned that 500gb would be enough for me, but iam starting to go over that now......... So anyone getting any of the usual letters from UPC about going over the 100mb cap of 500gb?
    Cramp


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  • #2
    98q76e12hrflnk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭98q76e12hrflnk


    cramp wrote: »
    I was
    Originally on UPCs 25mb a few months back and regularly went over there 250gb cap, usually 50gb to 100 gb over!
    When I switched to 100mb I reckoned that 500gb would be enough for me, but iam starting to go over that now......... So anyone getting any of the usual letters from UPC about going over the 100mb cap of 500gb?
    Cramp

    How is possible to go over that kind of cap 500Gb of usage( correct me if I'm wrong) unless your downloading ton of huge file(games,films)

    I would check it out if your not because it shouldn't really be possible.


  • #3
    cramp
    Registered Users Posts: 465 ✭✭cramp


    No it's correct! Mostly it's HDTV .....
    But there are 4 PCs in the house


    Cramp


  • #4
    hightower1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭hightower1


    If your going over 500gb per month then residential broadband is currently not for you. Consider going to a business plan with your current or another provider.

    On a side note .... not EVERYTHING you watch must be in HD you know ;)


  • #5
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    hightower1 wrote: »
    On a side note .... not EVERYTHING you watch must be in HD you know ;)
    why not though? if you've got it, why not use it? it would be like having a new pair of glasses and then walking round without them on. :)

    i have to say though, i think i might actually be using less on the 100mbps than i was on the 30mbps since i stopped actively watching my usage.

    i figure since i'm not watching my usage now all the time as i know i'm not going to go over any time soon, i've started seeing it as a distant unreachable limit rather than a close target that i need to hit every month. :)


  • #6
    charlie_says
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    vibe666 wrote: »
    hightower1 wrote: »
    On a side note .... not EVERYTHING you watch must be in HD you know ;)
    why not though? if you've got it, why not use it? it would be like having a new pair of glasses and then walking round without them on. :)

    i have to say though, i think i might actually be using less on the 100mbps than i was on the 30mbps since i stopped actively watching my usage.

    i figure since i'm not watching my usage now all the time as i know i'm not going to go over any time soon, i've started seeing it as a distant unreachable limit rather than a close target that i need to hit every month. :)

    1080p films from Usenet can rape that 500GB cap pretty quickly :)

    Also I only want to download HD content, didn't buy all this gear to watch SD!

    Although I'm pleased that UPC did push it up to 500 I don't want to get charged for going over as it's expensive enough as it is.


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  • #7
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    The cap is what it is. You are aware of it, and of the consequences for going over, so do so at your own risk. UPC have a fair use policy, and have never been shy about enforcing it in the past.

    All this talk of downloading HD content is perilously close to what's acceptable on this forum. Thread ends now.


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