Which broadband is best for downloading???

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Hi, iam new here and am Downloading Loads. Iam with Orandge Broad Band Unlimited* Unlimited with "Fair use policy"

I got warning letter already about Downloading to much, so what i wanted to know which broad band isp is best for unlimited broadband & Uncapped???

Which Broad band r u all using?????

Thanx

#1 hcd888, Apr 11, 2009
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in the UK unlimited broadband without a fair usage policy does not exist, if it does then its expensive get what you can afford.

#2 master_g, Apr 11, 2009
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im with ukonline ddled 3 torents worth 50gig each in the first 1 or 2 plus a lot of other stuff. my friend also with ukonline filled half a terabyte in the first week. no letters yet and its been 5 months. only 20 pounds a month

#3 zylo, Apr 11, 2009
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im with ukonline ddled 3 torents worth 50gig each in the first 1 or 2 plus a lot of other stuff. my friend also with ukonline filled half a terabyte in the first week. no letters yet and its been 5 months. only 20 pounds a month
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These guys are quite fair providing you dont do it for to long, but 5 months.. thats a long time to get away with it.

also i dont believe they will stop your connection, but they will limit the speed for a while, thats what they do with my one and BT.

UK Online is committed to ensuring our broadband services are quick and reliable for all of our customers.

In order to offer a high quality service at an affordable price, UK Online Broadband is 'contended'. This means that the available bandwidth is shared by all customers active at a particular point in time. Most Broadband services are contended with leased lines (at much higher prices) being uncontended. The lower the contention the better.

The contention rates differ depending on whether we deliver your service using our own network or BT's as we are able to offer much lower contention over our own network (20:1 rather than 50:1 over BT's network). Our consumer services are contended at 33:1 and 50:1 respectively.

Contention normally has little or no effect on the average user. However, when a customer's use of the service is highly excessive this can result in reduction of bandwidth for other users.

We rely on our users being fair and considerate of others in their broadband usage. If one person takes up much or all the bandwidth this results in a loss of service quality and speed for other users, and in some cases where one customer's usage is excessive to an extreme, this can have a long-lasting detrimental effect on both the rest of our users and our network.

The Fair Usage Policy informs our customers of the rules of contention and enables us to intervene if your usage (being the amount of downloading and/or uploading you perform) is consistently excessive, and adversely impacts our network and/or other users. If your usage is harming our network, or having a negative effect on other users, then we reserve the right to restrict your service.
How will I know if my usage is excessive?

Our aim is to provide a fair service and not to cap services unnecessarily. Therefore, we think to impose an actual figure on what we consider to be "excessive" use is not necessarily helpful and may penalise users unfairly. What is deemed excessive will be determined by a number of factors including the length of time over which the usage occurs, as well as the amount of bandwidth being used.
If you are continually using more than what we consider your fair share of bandwidth, and in effect 'taking bandwidth away' from our other users, we will contact you by letter and request that you reduce your usage.

If you continue to demonstrate excessive usage, your service will be contended alongside other users with similar usage to your own. The contention will be no higher than the advertised level for your service, either 20:1 or 50:1 depending which network we use to provide your broadband (either our own or BT's). You can continue to download and upload as much as you like, however you will notice the contention effect on your service, especially when there is high usage of the service by the other users with whom you are contended.

This contention will apply for an initial period of four weeks. Following this four week period your usage will continue to be reviewed. If the excessive usage continues we may take further action to restrict your usage or may even be forced to terminate your agreement with us and cease making our service available to you.

How do I know how much my usage is?

You can keep track of how much bandwidth you are using with any one of a range of Bandwidth Monitors (including some freeware versions) available to download online.

UK Online does not endorse any particular product or service and you should satisfy yourself that the service offered by these third parties is suitable for your needs. We will not be responsible for any dealings you have with any such third party provider and we do not have a relationship with any of them. You will be responsible for resolving any problems or issues with any third party service to which you subscribe directly with the provider and UK Online will not get involved. We make no warranty as to the accuracy or effectiveness of any such service.
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#4 master_g, Apr 11, 2009
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im with pipex and im always constantly downloading, my computer is left on 24/7 using torrents to download films, anime, drama stuff. havent got a letter in regards to how much i download. its a 10mb line for about £20 or something. i cant remember >.<

#5 Natsu, Apr 11, 2009
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^ torrents are slow anyway, Super high speed DDL ftw

#6 master_g, Apr 11, 2009
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master_g said: ↑

^ torrents are slow anyway, Super high speed DDL ftw
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i got fast if i downloaded from torrent.

#7 kembutz, Apr 11, 2009
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kembutz said: ↑

i got fast if i downloaded from torrent.
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what speeds are you getting with torrents?

#8 master_g, Apr 11, 2009
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im with broadband ... i download everything for years now ... and its not exactly fast cause i think they limited my connection speed but they did leave a stupid loophole after 11 oclock super speed internet connection dl torrents within minutes XD mwhahahah stupid broadband they will never know .. ive been dioing this for YEARS

#9 ultim8camper, Apr 11, 2009
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^ after 11 lol, that sux man, 9:30 for me.

#10 master_g, Apr 11, 2009
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http://www.digi-vill.co.uk/Generic/home.aspx

what ever u do dont get it from digi vill

#11 zylo, Apr 11, 2009
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Thanks for getting back to me i will look into UKOnline & Pipex, Thanx

#12 hcd888, Apr 12, 2009
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wow ive never heard of the names people mentioned.......

im with virgin cable and thas pretty good........ya get this virgin guard thingy that stops
pop-ups and virus's i think....^^...umm its fast and pretty reliable....like when my i-net was
down they sent a guy to come round and fix it for freeeeee...!!!!....

#13 brown_bear, Apr 12, 2009
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^ OMG VIRGIN IS LIKE THE MOST UNRELIABLE IN THE UK .... they dont even care for the customers ... like a couple of weeks ago there was like a 3 week maintenance ... sooo it was like WTF and plus they just care about their profits and not customer service the VIAL CREATURES

#14 ultim8camper, Apr 12, 2009
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^ wahhh...im with virgin...and my net wasnt down worr...mebe its just certain places...??..
i dunno i think they're pretty good...or mebe its coz im too lazy to search/go to a diff. company...-blush2...haha

#15 brown_bear, Apr 12, 2009
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ultim8camper said: ↑

^ OMG VIRGIN IS LIKE THE MOST UNRELIABLE IN THE UK .... they dont even care for the customers ... like a couple of weeks ago there was like a 3 week maintenance ... sooo it was like WTF and plus they just care about their profits and not customer service the VIAL CREATURES
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wow, really?? I was with NTL and they were really good, i had no problems with them at all and was using them for 2 years, then they got bought out by Virgin but I stopped my internet back then. now im with Pipex at the moment and so far, no problems.

#16 Natsu, Apr 12, 2009
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^ wasnt NTL taken over by carphonewarehouse...?...coz i remember NTL used to do cheaper
phone line rates or something and then it got taken over.....coz my mammi used to be with
NTL to ring HK....:kekekegay:

#17 brown_bear, Apr 12, 2009
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ultim8camper said: ↑

^ OMG VIRGIN IS LIKE THE MOST UNRELIABLE IN THE UK .... they dont even care for the customers ... like a couple of weeks ago there was like a 3 week maintenance ... sooo it was like WTF and plus they just care about their profits and not customer service the VIAL CREATURES
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"like a couple of weeks ago there was like a 3 week maintenance" -- makes no sense if you think about it

im with them and its all good.

maybe they dont like you

#18 master_g, Apr 12, 2009
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hcd888 said: ↑

Hi, iam new here and am Downloading Loads. Iam with Orandge Broad Band Unlimited* Unlimited with "Fair use policy"

I got warning letter already about Downloading to much, so what i wanted to know which broad band isp is best for unlimited broadband & Uncapped???

Which Broad band r u all using?????

Thanx
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what country r u in?

#19 grandvizor, Apr 12, 2009
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Well all you guys are lucky...We don't have much choice in choosing our broadband because there's only one big company 'Orange or Telecom plus'. My connection is still expensive and slow, that's why i always 'overuse' my bandwidth(we have the fair usage policy,or maybe not?whatever)...
I guess in every country it's different so you have to ask people from your country or tell us your country...

#20 [mJ9], Apr 12, 2009

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