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UK ISP Imposes Download Limits

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-definition-of-unlimited dept.

Richard_at_work writes "The BBC news site is reporting that NTL have announced it will be imposing 1GB download limits per day for its users. As you can guess, reactions have not been mild :) One thing to note, NTL has said that they will only be persuing persistent offenders, so i guess they understand you cant track your usage to the byte! Also with NTL, they appear to ban the usage of VPNs, citing that their service is for resedential use only. Does this mean I can't email work now?"

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  1. Linux? by Amsterdam+Vallon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What if I download two isofilename.ISO images in one day? I often do that because Linux allows the freedom to download whatever you want for free. I can try out new operating systemsThats far more than 1 GB of data b/c most CD-R discs hold 650 MB or so.

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  2. Count your blessings by Jason+H.+Smith · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Bangkok, Thailand, I'm paying just over $60 U.S. per month for 3GB up+down. First offense, and they cancel my account -- and this is the cheapest broadband ISP in town. That means 100MB per day, so I've got to go about a week with no internet to compensate for downloading just one CD image.

    1 GB per day! That would be heaven.