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What is average family broadband download usage per month

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  • 13-04-2013 7:03pm
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    esker man
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭


    What is the average download usage per month for a family of four (2 + 2 teenagers) using internet, facebook etc every day, xbox played c. 10 hours per week online etc


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    Razleavy
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    Really depends on what content you use. YouTube videos, etc. will eat up usage, especially if using HD. Our stats at the moment are 64 gig (2 men and a woman (very little use) ). We have used up to 200 gig a month no problem. Can't really put an average on it :(

    If your teens are downloading demos, DLC, etc. then usage can be high. Facebook and gaming (assuming no downloading of DLC, etc. could average on under 50 gig I would think.


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    eircom: Mark
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    esker man wrote: »
    What is the average download usage per month for a family of four (2 + 2 teenagers) using internet, facebook etc every day, xbox played c. 10 hours per week online etc

    Hi esker man,

    I can confirm that at the moment eircom do not charge any excess download charges on the standard (NON NGB) broadband packages. Although eircom do reserve the right to charge as per the broadband terms and conditions - "to charge for exceeding the download allowance on a customers package". Effectively what that means is that a customer is free to exceed the download allowance without penalty.

    The Next Generation Broadband has been increased to Unlimited (with the exception of the NGB basic)

    This is subject to a fair usage policy which is a massive 500GB per month which allows you to stream, download, and browse a massive amount of content without the worry of excess usage charges.

    It is unlikely that you would come close to that usage in a monthly period.

    Thanks, Mark


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