Download Limits

[Alfahorn]

This may be a silly question.

When I'm working I tend to use BBC iplayer and C4OD on my laptop quite lot. I have 10meg broadband with Virgin and I'm wandering what limits there might be on useage?

[phumy]

Alfahorn said:

This may be a silly question.

When I'm working I tend to use BBC iplayer and C4OD on my laptop quite lot. I have 10meg broadband with Virgin and I'm wandering what limits there might be on useage?

Lonely as a cloud?

[Alfahorn]

phumy said:

Alfahorn said:

This may be a silly question.

When I'm working I tend to use BBC iplayer and C4OD on my laptop quite lot. I have 10meg broadband with Virgin and I'm wandering what limits there might be on useage?

Lonely as a cloud?

You've lost me there.

[Mannginger]

A quick look on Virgin's site shows an unlimited useage with a fair use policy applied.

You'll be fine

[Alfahorn]

Mannginger said:

A quick look on Virgin's site shows an unlimited useage with a fair use policy applied.

You'll be fine

I should have thought to look there, thanks for your efforts.

[Mannginger]

Alfahorn said:

Mannginger said:

A quick look on Virgin's site shows an unlimited useage with a fair use policy applied.

You'll be fine

I should have thought to look there, thanks for your efforts.

No Probs

[phumy]

Alfahorn said:

phumy said:

Alfahorn said:

This may be a silly question.

When I'm working I tend to use BBC iplayer and C4OD on my laptop quite lot. I have 10meg broadband with Virgin and I'm wandering what limits there might be on useage?

Lonely as a cloud?

You've lost me there.

Wondered, wandered, there is a huge difference

[Alfahorn]

phumy said:

Alfahorn said:

phumy said:

Alfahorn said:

This may be a silly question.

When I'm working I tend to use BBC iplayer and C4OD on my laptop quite lot. I have 10meg broadband with Virgin and I'm wandering what limits there might be on useage?

Lonely as a cloud?

You've lost me there.

Wondered, wandered, there is a huge difference

You could argue that when I'm on t'internet, I'm wandering.;)

[James J]

Mannginger said:

Alfahorn said:

Mannginger said:

A quick look on Virgin's site shows an unlimited useage with a fair use policy applied.

You'll be fine

I should have thought to look there, thanks for your efforts.

No Probs

no your wrong guys.

try reading the small print
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traf...

its not unlimited only the business configures for cable modems are really unlimited.

only other way around the traffic shaping.
is modem mac cloneing and fourceing a business configure for the modem.

and that has the added advantage of saving you paying your virgin bill for you cable modem.

Its not exactly legal but Virgin are not exactly very good at catching anyone at it.


they have tried a few fix`s to stop it. but there buggered unless they spend a fortune upgrading most of there network.

1 that would cost more cash that there losing
2 there only use the traffic shaping because there to tight to buy enough bandwidth too stop there whole virgin network grinding too a halt as it seriously over subscribed and has been for a long time.

with them juggling the UBR`s about and adding traffic shaping they just about managed to stop the network falling over.

Edited by James J on Saturday 20th September 07:02

[mouseymousey]

James J said:

Mannginger said:

Alfahorn said:

Mannginger said:

A quick look on Virgin's site shows an unlimited useage with a fair use policy applied.

You'll be fine

I should have thought to look there, thanks for your efforts.

No Probs

no your wrong guys.

try reading the small print
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traf...

its not unlimited only the business configures for cable modems are really unlimited.

only other way around the traffic shaping.
is modem mac cloneing and fourceing a business configure for the modem.

and that has the added advantage of saving you paying your virgin bill for you cable modem.

Its not exactly legal but Virgin are not exactly very good at catching anyone at it.


they have tried a few fix`s to stop it. but there buggered unless they spend a fortune upgrading most of there network.

1 that would cost more cash that there losing
2 there only use the traffic shaping because there to tight to buy enough bandwidth too stop there whole virgin network grinding too a halt as it seriously over subscribed and has been for a long time.

with them juggling the UBR`s about and adding traffic shaping they just about managed to stop the network falling over.

Edited by James J on Saturday 20th September 07:02

Actually, strictly speaking, you're wrong.

There is no limit, whereby the service will be cut off and the OP will lose his access. There is a limit during certain times of the day where your speed can be reduced, but you will never reach a daily or monthly limit which will result in losing access, or being charged more.

I have to say though that I really hate the way that Virgin market their boradband as unlimited, because it isn't really.

[mcflurry]

To reach the limit I would have to download at max speed for 1 hour 45 mins at peak level, without dropping a packet, during a 4 hour period.

Not likely with normal surfing @ 50mb odd an hour

[James J]

mouseymousey said:

James J said:

Mannginger said:

Alfahorn said:

Mannginger said:

A quick look on Virgin's site shows an unlimited useage with a fair use policy applied.

You'll be fine

I should have thought to look there, thanks for your efforts.

No Probs

no your wrong guys.

try reading the small print
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html/internet/traf...

its not unlimited only the business configures for cable modems are really unlimited.

only other way around the traffic shaping.
is modem mac cloneing and fourceing a business configure for the modem.

and that has the added advantage of saving you paying your virgin bill for you cable modem.

Its not exactly legal but Virgin are not exactly very good at catching anyone at it.


they have tried a few fix`s to stop it. but there buggered unless they spend a fortune upgrading most of there network.

1 that would cost more cash that there losing
2 there only use the traffic shaping because there to tight to buy enough bandwidth too stop there whole virgin network grinding too a halt as it seriously over subscribed and has been for a long time.

with them juggling the UBR`s about and adding traffic shaping they just about managed to stop the network falling over.

Edited by James J on Saturday 20th September 07:02

Actually, strictly speaking, you're wrong.

There is no limit, whereby the service will be cut off and the OP will lose his access. There is a limit during certain times of the day where your speed can be reduced, but you will never reach a daily or monthly limit which will result in losing access, or being charged more.

I have to say though that I really hate the way that Virgin market their boradband as unlimited, because it isn't really.

yes i never said he lose asses.

like there marketing there been done for there doggy add` a few times. but ho wants to pay for 10 meg and not get 10meg

[richyb]

The 'fair usage policy' is the biggest scam going. From a trade description POV how can they say no download limits but then impose an unspecified limit via this policy. I have heard the limit is around 5gb for virgin within a 24 hour period. Sounds a lot but if you download a few series via a torrent you'd easily go over that. A standard dvd is around 3gb.

[mcflurry]

richyb said:

The 'fair usage policy' is the biggest scam going. From a trade description POV how can they say no download limits but then impose an unspecified limit via this policy. I have heard the limit is around 5gb for virgin within a 24 hour period. Sounds a lot but if you download a few series via a torrent you'd easily go over that. A standard dvd is around 3gb.

Its 3gb between 4 and 9pm or 6gb in the morning
Breach it and your download goes from 20 to 5meg for a bit