Freakin' Broadband usage rant

lacroupade · 13-12-2009, 20:50

yes its a freakin rant.....

BT sell you a pup then stiff you on top.

Got the most expensive BT broadband product with 'unlimited' download as I use it A LOT, and also have three teenagers whacking it with laptops and XBox Live.

Around the 20th of each month I get a mail from BT saying "you are up to 80Gb ya naughty boy, if you reach 100Gb we'll do you"...or words to that effect, so I usually slow right down.

This month cos the junior brat was XBoxing on "Call of Bloody Duty 4 - The Gay Campaign" all hours it used the extra 20Gb and went over, so the ba5tards have choked me to 1Mb - yes ONE fecking Mb during peak hours 5pm-12pm for A MONTH!!!!

Yet I pay the going rate for an 8mb connection that runs at 3Mb because of the distance to the exchange.

iTS FECKIN ROBBERY IS WHAT IT IS.

Sarnie109 · 13-12-2009, 21:01

yer Right. It's a total liberty. If it's any help I'm with sky unlimited upto 16mb and it's brill. There's no fare usage policy so it's truely UNLIMITED and coz I'm only 2km from the exchange, I sometimes hit 13meg download speeds. :-)......... but that doesn't help you.
Ditch BT and find some ISPs that do as they say.

makeitfit · 13-12-2009, 21:04

Ah feck too.....
I had that bother a couple of years back with orange. When I first signed up with them 4 years or so back it was to "unlimited".
We then got shot of sky and download stuff all over............yep you guessed it the buggers sent me a monster bill

I complained, as you do, and I was told that "unlimited" really only meant fair usage ballux..........
Since changed it to their NEW definition of unlimited which actually is

Life's a bitch, and then you get the bill

lacroupade · 13-12-2009, 21:22

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Originally Posted by makeitfit

Ah feck too.....

Life's a bitch, and then you get the bill

I thought that was the dictionary definition of a happy marriage?

extreme-4x4 · 13-12-2009, 23:28

so your honestly telling us that mr argumentative is just going to roll over and get screwed by some small time company like BT, over there definition of unlimited

lacroupade · 13-12-2009, 23:31

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Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

so your honestly telling us that mr argumentative is just going to roll over and get screwed by some small time company like BT, over there definition of unlimited

yeah just like i believe my missus when she says i can have unlimited sex.....

Its not something you can argue except in court - can you imagine the cost????? Easier to bend over, oh sorry, roll over, - ah what the hell, I'm easy either way....

supertaff · 14-12-2009, 12:06

Why not send BT an equally high bill for "Unlimited use of wifey" .... and when they queery it, just reply "She was online if required".
Matt.

TONUP · 14-12-2009, 12:02

(Quote) Yet I pay the going rate for an 8mb connection that runs at 3Mb because of the distance to the exchange.

I pay for 8mb also, but I only get half a a meg download speed. 3mb would be great. I hope this makes you feel better.

When I complained BT told me its because I am to far from the exchange. It sounds like a load of crap to me!!

Alan

13-12-2009, 20:50	#1
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	Freakin' Broadband usage rant yes its a freakin rant..... BT sell you a pup then stiff you on top. Got the most expensive BT broadband product with 'unlimited' download as I use it A LOT, and also have three teenagers whacking it with laptops and XBox Live. Around the 20th of each month I get a mail from BT saying "you are up to 80Gb ya naughty boy, if you reach 100Gb we'll do you"...or words to that effect, so I usually slow right down. This month cos the junior brat was XBoxing on "Call of Bloody Duty 4 - The Gay Campaign" all hours it used the extra 20Gb and went over, so the ba5tards have choked me to 1Mb - yes ONE fecking Mb during peak hours 5pm-12pm for A MONTH!!!! Yet I pay the going rate for an 8mb connection that runs at 3Mb because of the distance to the exchange. iTS FECKIN ROBBERY IS WHAT IT IS.

13-12-2009, 21:01	#2
Sarnie109 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: East Anglia Vehicle: '99 SWB Terrano 2.7 Posts: 20	yer Right. It's a total liberty. If it's any help I'm with sky unlimited upto 16mb and it's brill. There's no fare usage policy so it's truely UNLIMITED and coz I'm only 2km from the exchange, I sometimes hit 13meg download speeds. :-)......... but that doesn't help you. Ditch BT and find some ISPs that do as they say.

13-12-2009, 21:04	#3
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	Ah feck too..... I had that bother a couple of years back with orange. When I first signed up with them 4 years or so back it was to "unlimited". We then got shot of sky and download stuff all over............yep you guessed it the buggers sent me a monster bill I complained, as you do, and I was told that "unlimited" really only meant fair usage ballux.......... Since changed it to their NEW definition of unlimited which actually is Life's a bitch, and then you get the bill

13-12-2009, 23:28	#5
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	so your honestly telling us that mr argumentative is just going to roll over and get screwed by some small time company like BT, over there definition of unlimited

14-12-2009, 12:06	#7
supertaff Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Swansea, South Wales Vehicle: 1999 (V) Terrano II SE Posts: 273	Why not send BT an equally high bill for "Unlimited use of wifey" .... and when they queery it, just reply "She was online if required". Matt.

14-12-2009, 12:02	#8
TONUP Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England Posts: 755	(Quote) Yet I pay the going rate for an 8mb connection that runs at 3Mb because of the distance to the exchange. I pay for 8mb also, but I only get half a a meg download speed. 3mb would be great. I hope this makes you feel better. When I complained BT told me its because I am to far from the exchange. It sounds like a load of crap to me!! Alan