PlusNet have a cut-off time on ADSL. It's NOT an always on service
Stephen Dean
The bandwidth restrictions are in place to enable us to maintain a balanced
service to the majority and ensure that their ADSL service is protected from
those who would view the ADSL service as the same as having private circuit
connection. ADSL is not intended to be a permanantly used connection i.e. to
be used for downloading files 24hrs a day, its is not costed that way or
built that way.
ADSL is an "always-on" service and the semantics used to describe us as
saying that it is "only a fast service" is just a play on words and has been
completely mis-reported. Those of you who know about ADSL will know that is
not a permanent connection - just "always-on" - since it uses a dial-up
connection and can re-connect in a matter of micro-seconds - with the TCP/IP
control stack being able to account for the data loss during this
disconnection time and the data be re-requested in time for transfers to be
continued without error - thereby giving the "effect" of being a permanent
connection.
We offer one of the most competetive ADSL packages on the market today which
together with the contented availability (50:1) our service also offers an
included array of applications which cannot be found with other service
providers elsewhere, and you should also note that the 500MB/day is only for
particular ADSL services and not the whole range, more information on which
can be found at
http://www.plus.net/info/service_overview.html
http://www.plus.net/info/more_info.html#bandwidth
If there is anything else you require clarifying please refer your enquiries
to our support centre via the channels listed on our contacts page at
http://www.plus.net or via our customer feedback section via the link at the
bottom of the page on the main website listed.
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|
| completely mis-reported. Those of you who know about ADSL will know that
is
| not a permanent connection - just "always-on" - since it uses a dial-up
| connection and can re-connect in a matter of micro-seconds
er Stephen I've had ADSL now for several months, can't say I've _ever_ had
to redial. I think you're confusing the USB variant with the ethernet
variant. ADSL is just the enabling technology and it _does_ allow for
_always on_ _permanently connected_, or whatever else you want to class it
as, connections. The fact that BT are being cheap by offering a USB setup
has absolutely nothing to do with this fact. If they or Alcatel so desired
they could write the PPPoA and driver code into a pseudo-NIC driver and you
would never have to knowingly dial.
All you are doing by limiting bandwidth is effectively admitting your core
network is not capable of sustaining the loads you believe will be put upon
it. The solution is not to limit bandwidth but to invest in your
infrastructure as quickly as possible.
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I was referring to the product which was in dispute at the time - the USB
option. As I said there are other options and information available on these
at the links provided.
Our core network is capable - but we are balancing it for the majority, as
stated. The test of time will tell.
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|
| I was referring to the product which was in dispute at the time - the USB
| option. As I said there are other options and information available on
these
| at the links provided.
But you're limiting downloads for _all_ services. Since your argument for
doing this on the USB variant is that it's not intended to be an always on
solution surely you apply the same argument for ethernet?
| Our core network is capable - but we are balancing it for the majority,
It's capable but you need to balance it for the good of all? If it's capable
it's capable, you shouldn't need to start limiting bandwidth.
Stephen Dean
bandwidth limitations are there to ensure that everyone gets a fair share.
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"Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
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Andrew
wrote:
>Please read the first original paragraph very carefully again - the
>bandwidth limitations are there to ensure that everyone gets a fair share.
So you guarantee that I'll be able use upto the 500MB bandwidth per
day?
Otherwise I'm not getting my fair share...
Andrew
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|
| Please read the first original paragraph very carefully again - the
| bandwidth limitations are there to ensure that everyone gets a fair share.
But your network is quote "capable", why do you have to limit downloads to
allow everyone a fair share? If the network is capable of handling the loads
(as it should be through provision of core bandwidth and effective traffic
shaping if required) there should be no reason to limit access.
Stephen Dean
at full bandwidth of 512kbps for 24/7 ?
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Andrew
wrote:
>What are you going to be downloading that would need you to be downloading
>at full bandwidth of 512kbps for 24/7 ?
The 500MB/day actually works out at 4.6kbps (kilobits per second).
500MB is not that much try this example...
2 hours of streaming video at 80kbps ( Big Brother rates ) = 72MB
Game Demo download of 100MB
Email 300 messages a day, 2MB average, peak of 10MB
Upload of webcam to homepage 10MB
Online gaming 1 hour 12MB
Total so far 204MB adding web and newsgroup downloads and sharing work
files.
This is for one user, share the connection between two home users and
500MB will probably be exceeded several days in a month.
It wont take long, and how do you expect people to monitor this?
Also if someone was to start pinging the connection, i.e. hack
attempts this would count also.
Andrew
G
is not at all funny. When did they impose this limit ? Was it clear when you
signed with them ? Is your signiture on a peice of paper with this limit on
? If not, stick it up their arse and sign with a decent ISP
(A&A,Nildram,Iomart)
ow.Dav. <he...@there.com> wrote in message
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> OK so I stretched the truth a bit but it is an effective cut-off time
> as PlusNet limit downloads to 500Meg/Day on there ADSL service; if you
> exceed this limit you will be charge more for the service.
>
> They, PlusNet, say themselves that ADSL is *not* an always on service
> but just a *fast* service. This strikes me as flying in the face of
> what everyone else has been saying about ADSL, that it is an "always
> on" service.
>
> Go somewhere else, that does not have download limits, for your ADSL
> supplier.
>
> See the thread "Worrying Precedent"
>
>
> Please visit: http://www.thehungersite.com/ and help save a life.
>
> db.
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|
| What are you going to be downloading that would need you to be downloading
| at full bandwidth of 512kbps for 24/7 ?
Example (to add to Andrew's), Mandrake 7.2, three CD's -> Your package would
require to me take over three days to obtain it (and then in bursts ...).
Having used ADSL for several months I can tell you with ease and with
support of the vast vast majority of fellow trialists that you'll be
reaching that limit more than once per week without even realising it.
The point is not "why do you need to download?" but more "why aren't you
allowing it?".
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"Andrew" <ne...@farina.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 14:04:10 +0100, "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net>
> wrote:
>
> >What are you going to be downloading that would need you to be
downloading
> >at full bandwidth of 512kbps for 24/7 ?
>
> The 500MB/day actually works out at 4.6kbps (kilobits per second).
>
10:1 contention ratio - not bad
> 500MB is not that much try this example...
>
> 2 hours of streaming video at 80kbps ( Big Brother rates ) = 72MB
> Game Demo download of 100MB
> Email 300 messages a day, 2MB average, peak of 10MB
> Upload of webcam to homepage 10MB
> Online gaming 1 hour 12MB
>
> Total so far 204MB adding web and newsgroup downloads and sharing work
> files.
>
2/5ths of the allowance per day ... 3/5ths to go
> This is for one user, share the connection between two home users and
> 500MB will probably be exceeded several days in a month.
>
It is meant for a single user - not multiple users sharing a "single user"
connection.
> It wont take long, and how do you expect people to monitor this?
>
We can monitor it quite easily thank you.
> Also if someone was to start pinging the connection, i.e. hack
> attempts this would count also.
>
That's what firewalls were built for - catching people who do this. Report
to us with logs/evidence and we will catch up with the improprieter from
there. Ping packets would also not have your ip header and so not be
attributed to your traffic.
> Andrew
>
>
>
Stephen Dean
included in your bandwidth quota.
"why aren't you allowing it?". - again - read paragraph one.
Andrew
>>
>> 2 hours of streaming video at 80kbps ( Big Brother rates ) = 72MB
>> Game Demo download of 100MB
>> Email 300 messages a day, 2MB average, peak of 10MB
>> Upload of webcam to homepage 10MB
>> Online gaming 1 hour 12MB
>>
>> Total so far 204MB adding web and newsgroup downloads and sharing work
>> files.
>>
>
>2/5ths of the allowance per day ... 3/5ths to go
Yes, but that excludes all web surfing, I'd estimate to exceed the
500MB around 2 - 3 times a month if not more. Then if working from
home, that can add 100MB a day in sending zips in emails!!!
>> This is for one user, share the connection between two home users and
>> 500MB will probably be exceeded several days in a month.
>It is meant for a single user - not multiple users sharing a "single user"
>connection.
I asssume you are including the ADSL profession version in this
statement, since it has an ethernet router with hub, and as the router
handles DHCP is perfect for home sharing...
>> It wont take long, and how do you expect people to monitor this?
>We can monitor it quite easily thank you.
And when do you tell a user they've exceeded the quota this is not
clear from the T&C's
>> Also if someone was to start pinging the connection, i.e. hack
>> attempts this would count also.
>That's what firewalls were built for - catching people who do this. Report
>to us with logs/evidence and we will catch up with the improprieter from
>there. Ping packets would also not have your ip header and so not be
>attributed to your traffic.
So if I hosted a small ftp server on the USB version, possible and
people are doing this, the traffic from this wouldnt count, as it
wouldnt have originated from me?
Andrew
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|
| Linux ISOs available on the Plusnet File Vault for download
And Microsoft Windows Updates? MSDN? Numerous and various game demos?
Everything on Betanews? Winfiles? Cnet? Unless you've got terrabytes of
constantly updated mirrors online people will have to go outside your
network at some point.
| - which is not
| included in your bandwidth quota.
Well it's not my quota ... personally I would never sign with a company that
limits bandwidth. It generates too many questions in my mind as to bandwidth
available on the core network (or potential lack of it).
| "why aren't you allowing it?". - again - read paragraph one.
And again why are you limiting downloads? The only reason that makes any
sense is your network cannot handle the demand. When SDSL becomes available
are you going to limit uploads as well?
Andrew
>And again why are you limiting downloads? The only reason that makes any
>sense is your network cannot handle the demand. When SDSL becomes available
>are you going to limit uploads as well?
From my reading they are including the upload in this aswell. But only
traffic with your IP Header on it?
Andrew
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"Andrew" <ne...@farina.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >> 500MB is not that much try this example...
> >>
> >> 2 hours of streaming video at 80kbps ( Big Brother rates ) = 72MB
> >> Game Demo download of 100MB
> >> Email 300 messages a day, 2MB average, peak of 10MB
> >> Upload of webcam to homepage 10MB
> >> Online gaming 1 hour 12MB
> >>
> >> Total so far 204MB adding web and newsgroup downloads and sharing work
> >> files.
> >>
> >
> >2/5ths of the allowance per day ... 3/5ths to go
>
> Yes, but that excludes all web surfing, I'd estimate to exceed the
> 500MB around 2 - 3 times a month if not more. Then if working from
> home, that can add 100MB a day in sending zips in emails!!!
What websites are you browsing to get 500MB worth of webpages per day ..
some ones with nice large graphics on no doubt. 100Mb in zips in the email
per day .. clever way to send things when it UUencodes it and increases the
size by 1/3rd - not very bandwidth efficient - and are you sending
"graphics" as you are a "webdesigner" in the zips or what else ??
204+100 = 304 ... 200MB worth of webpages left to browse .. thats a lot of
websites.
>
> >> This is for one user, share the connection between two home users and
> >> 500MB will probably be exceeded several days in a month.
> >It is meant for a single user - not multiple users sharing a "single
user"
> >connection.
>
> I asssume you are including the ADSL profession version in this
> statement, since it has an ethernet router with hub, and as the router
> handles DHCP is perfect for home sharing...
>
A single user connection with a lower contention ratio
> >> It wont take long, and how do you expect people to monitor this?
> >We can monitor it quite easily thank you.
>
> And when do you tell a user they've exceeded the quota this is not
> clear from the T&C's
>
Email is a very handy medium and computers are handy for automating things
like sending emails when people go over quota.
> >> Also if someone was to start pinging the connection, i.e. hack
> >> attempts this would count also.
> >That's what firewalls were built for - catching people who do this.
Report
> >to us with logs/evidence and we will catch up with the improprieter from
> >there. Ping packets would also not have your ip header and so not be
> >attributed to your traffic.
>
> So if I hosted a small ftp server on the USB version, possible and
> people are doing this, the traffic from this wouldnt count, as it
> wouldnt have originated from me?
>
"and so not be attributed to your traffic."
> Andrew
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"Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
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> "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
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> |
> | Linux ISOs available on the Plusnet File Vault for download
>
> And Microsoft Windows Updates? MSDN? Numerous and various game demos?
> Everything on Betanews? Winfiles? Cnet? Unless you've got terrabytes of
> constantly updated mirrors online people will have to go outside your
> network at some point.
>
Your looking at mirroring these yourself each then ?
> | - which is not
> | included in your bandwidth quota.
>
> Well it's not my quota ... personally I would never sign with a company
that
> limits bandwidth. It generates too many questions in my mind as to
bandwidth
> available on the core network (or potential lack of it).
>
Your choice.
> | "why aren't you allowing it?". - again - read paragraph one.
>
> And again why are you limiting downloads? The only reason that makes any
> sense is your network cannot handle the demand. When SDSL becomes
available
> are you going to limit uploads as well?
>
The fibre can handle it.
SDSL uploads - when the time comes we will cross that one.
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"Andrew" <ne...@farina.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:18:34 +0100, "Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote:
>
> >And again why are you limiting downloads? The only reason that makes any
> >sense is your network cannot handle the demand. When SDSL becomes
available
> >are you going to limit uploads as well?
>
Andrew
wrote:
>What websites are you browsing to get 500MB worth of webpages per day ..
>some ones with nice large graphics on no doubt. 100Mb in zips in the email
>per day .. clever way to send things when it UUencodes it and increases the
>size by 1/3rd - not very bandwidth efficient - and are you sending
>"graphics" as you are a "webdesigner" in the zips or what else ??
I dont have to disclose this, but web browsing can account for around
8 hours a day, a fair few are news sites with scrolling banners. One
refreshs every five minutes to download the latest scripts.
All it needs is for something like a Space Shuttle launch to be on and
watch this via Nasa TV, one hour at 300kbps is 135MB, or a new film
trailer at 25MB.
As for the zips these are compressed to save space already, i.e. text
files that compress from around 50MB to 10MB each time, these are
often received in email and I have to analyse them and forward results
with files elsewhere. So zipping them is bandwidth efficient...:-)
>Email is a very handy medium and computers are handy for automating things
>like sending emails when people go over quota.
So perhaps the website should tell potential customers this? Do you
prewarn at say 20MB before exceeding quota? Since its too late once
exceeded.
Imagine a household with 2 parents and 2 kids sharing a PC, with the
ADSL connection it would not take long for this to be exceeded.
Perhaps this isnt the customer you are targetting?
Andrew
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|
| "Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
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|
| > And Microsoft Windows Updates? MSDN? Numerous and various game demos?
| > Everything on Betanews? Winfiles? Cnet? Unless you've got terrabytes of
| > constantly updated mirrors online people will have to go outside your
| > network at some point.
| >
|
| Your looking at mirroring these yourself each then ?
? I'm asking what _you_ mirror and offer in an unlimited way (bandwidth
wise) to the end user. The sites I mention are not atypical for many users
and thus represent somewhat the sort of download traffic those users may
request. Unless you're mirroring all these sites (plus many many others)
those users _will_ have to go off your network to obtain them ... thus
incurring additions to their 'quota' allowance.
| > And again why are you limiting downloads? The only reason that makes any
| > sense is your network cannot handle the demand.
|
| The fibre can handle it.
So again, why are you limiting it if your network can cope with the load?
| SDSL uploads - when the time comes we will cross that one.
Well BT start SDSL trials in the new year AIUI ... better get ready to cross
that bridge quickly! And since SDSL is (at this stage at least) being
targetted directly at leased line customers I don't think they'll appreciate
upload limitations whatsoever.
Andrew
>> people are doing this, the traffic from this wouldnt count, as it
>> wouldnt have originated from me?
>>
>"and so not be attributed to your traffic."
This sort of negates the 500MB limit on the basic ADSL offerings,
since your small FTP has the potential to exceed your personal quota
per day...
So a few users running ftp/web servers for small sites would be able
to use more bandwidth without exceeding their bandwidth, i.e. a good
way of downloading an ISO image would be to get someone to upload to
the ftp server on the machine at the end of USB connection.
Yes I know you have a ftp batch server, but past use of these has
shown them to be a pain, ideal for when using a modem, but when my
connection is almost as fast as the FTP site I'm downloading from, it
becomes a barrier to smooth working.
Andrew
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"Andrew" <ne...@farina.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:25:14 +0100, "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net>
> wrote:
>
> >What websites are you browsing to get 500MB worth of webpages per day ..
> >some ones with nice large graphics on no doubt. 100Mb in zips in the
email
> >per day .. clever way to send things when it UUencodes it and increases
the
> >size by 1/3rd - not very bandwidth efficient - and are you sending
> >"graphics" as you are a "webdesigner" in the zips or what else ??
>
> I dont have to disclose this, but web browsing can account for around
> 8 hours a day, a fair few are news sites with scrolling banners. One
> refreshs every five minutes to download the latest scripts.
>
Very minimal - a few kb per download at most.
> All it needs is for something like a Space Shuttle launch to be on and
> watch this via Nasa TV, one hour at 300kbps is 135MB, or a new film
> trailer at 25MB.
>
Space shuttle launch: One off and does not happen very often.
Film trailers - thats a lot of films.
> As for the zips these are compressed to save space already, i.e. text
> files that compress from around 50MB to 10MB each time, these are
> often received in email and I have to analyse them and forward results
> with files elsewhere. So zipping them is bandwidth efficient...:-)
>
Its been a long day .. :)
> >Email is a very handy medium and computers are handy for automating
things
> >like sending emails when people go over quota.
>
> So perhaps the website should tell potential customers this? Do you
> prewarn at say 20MB before exceeding quota? Since its too late once
> exceeded.
>
This is an Internet connection - not EWS (Early Warning System)
> Imagine a household with 2 parents and 2 kids sharing a PC, with the
> ADSL connection it would not take long for this to be exceeded.
> Perhaps this isnt the customer you are targetting?
>
Should have better control of your kids .... and yourself .. ;p
>
> Andrew
>
>
Andrew
wrote:
>"Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
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>> "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
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>> |
>> | Linux ISOs available on the Plusnet File Vault for download
>>
>> And Microsoft Windows Updates? MSDN? Numerous and various game demos?
>> Everything on Betanews? Winfiles? Cnet? Unless you've got terrabytes of
>> constantly updated mirrors online people will have to go outside your
>> network at some point.
>>
>
>Your looking at mirroring these yourself each then ?
I doubt it, but things like Windows Update with ADSL it's possible to
download service packs etc rather than wait the week or two for the CD
to appear.
Also Windows Update likes to download and install directly, so FTP
batch may not actually work for all files.
Andrew
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> "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
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> | "Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
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> |
> | > And Microsoft Windows Updates? MSDN? Numerous and various game demos?
> | > Everything on Betanews? Winfiles? Cnet? Unless you've got terrabytes
of
> | > constantly updated mirrors online people will have to go outside your
> | > network at some point.
> | >
> |
> | Your looking at mirroring these yourself each then ?
>
Andrew
wrote:
>http://www.plus.net/info/more_info.html#bandwidth
>
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>"Andrew" <ne...@farina.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:18:34 +0100, "Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote:
>>
>> >And again why are you limiting downloads? The only reason that makes any
>> >sense is your network cannot handle the demand. When SDSL becomes
>available
>> >are you going to limit uploads as well?
>>
>> From my reading they are including the upload in this aswell. But only
>> traffic with your IP Header on it?
>>
>> Andrew
Yes that's what I read...and it seems to indicate
UPLOAD+DOWNLOAD=500MB limit.
Pasting...
"i. Data Transfer Quota - this is described as the total amount of
data passing between your equipment, whether modem or router, and our
network, in any 24 hour period. The sum total is calculated both
upstream and downstream; the only exception to this being downstream
traffic taken from the File Vault service."
Andrew
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Andrew
wrote:
>> I dont have to disclose this, but web browsing can account for around
>> 8 hours a day, a fair few are news sites with scrolling banners. One
>> refreshs every five minutes to download the latest scripts.
>Very minimal - a few kb per download at most.
To be exact 25KB each time, a quick check of cache show's 50MB from
Fridays browsing and that was not a full day.
>> All it needs is for something like a Space Shuttle launch to be on and
>> watch this via Nasa TV, one hour at 300kbps is 135MB, or a new film
>> trailer at 25MB.
>Space shuttle launch: One off and does not happen very often.
>Film trailers - thats a lot of films.
No 25MB is one 480x320 Quicktime download, go have a look at
www.apple.com/quicktime trailers from there are better than VHS
quality and ADSL makes the playing of these feasible.
>> As for the zips these are compressed to save space already, i.e. text
>> files that compress from around 50MB to 10MB each time, these are
>> often received in email and I have to analyse them and forward results
>> with files elsewhere. So zipping them is bandwidth efficient...:-)
>Its been a long day .. :)
And I know of these, support can occur at anytime.
>> So perhaps the website should tell potential customers this? Do you
>> prewarn at say 20MB before exceeding quota? Since its too late once
>> exceeded.
>This is an Internet connection - not EWS (Early Warning System)
But I would expect to be warned if it was going to cost me money, and
especially as the T&C's suggest I could have connection terminated if
I regularly exceed the limit...
A suggestion would be to aggregate the bandwidth allocation over a
longer period a week or month, therefore special one off downloads
wouldnot cause problems.
>> Imagine a household with 2 parents and 2 kids sharing a PC, with the
>> ADSL connection it would not take long for this to be exceeded.
>> Perhaps this isnt the customer you are targetting?
>Should have better control of your kids .... and yourself .. ;p
This has been the beauty of ADSL, no worries on phone bill and ability
to communicate via video/audio with family abroad. Something that is
coming more and more common, now PC's are capable of creating video
clips.
Andrew
Paul S. Owen
NASA and ESA transmit live pictures now for typically every launch ... they
certainly do happen regularly.
| Film trailers - thats a lot of films.
I'd guess the average size of broadband quicktime trailer must be 25MB+
(since Demon don't limit downloads I've never had to bother about what size
they are ... so I admit this could be quite wrong). Have you looked at the
Quicktime trailer page? Dozens and dozens of trailers there ... I won't even
point you to the Quicktime TV site, nor Atom Films, nor ... ;)
| > So perhaps the website should tell potential customers this? Do you
| > prewarn at say 20MB before exceeding quota? Since its too late once
| > exceeded.
|
| This is an Internet connection - not EWS (Early Warning System)
So you're not warning users they are nearing their quota? Extremely poor
that. One of the _nicest_ things for me (and I suspect all trialists and of
course now live service users) about ADSL has been the fact that you do not
need to worry about the time you've been online. What you're doing is
reintroducing that worry by causing users to have to constantly check what
they're doing.
| > Imagine a household with 2 parents and 2 kids sharing a PC, with the
| > ADSL connection it would not take long for this to be exceeded.
| > Perhaps this isnt the customer you are targetting?
|
| Should have better control of your kids .... and yourself .. ;p
Next you'll be saying that you limit downloads for the good of the user, to
stop them from using their PC's too much.
Paul S. Owen
|
| The answers are there
The answer I want is to the question "why when you say your network is
capable of handling the load do you insist on download/upload limits"?
Paul S. Owen
| On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:18:34 +0100, "Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote:
|
| >And again why are you limiting downloads? The only reason that makes any
| >sense is your network cannot handle the demand. When SDSL becomes
available
| >are you going to limit uploads as well?
|
| From my reading they are including the upload in this aswell.
This just makes the situation even more bizarre ...
Paul Cummins
wrote:
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> --
> | Stephen Dean Fixed cost Internet access available @
> | Senior Technical Consultant http://www.plus.net
> | PlusNet Technologies LTD
> +----------"PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet"----------
Hmmm, Works for an ISP, but top-signs, then posts everything (including
unsnipped text) UNDER the sig... hence under the Sig-Sep.
Please, gain clue, you may then gain customers...
Interest declared
--
Paul Cummins
Andrew McIntyre
<gse...@thefreeinternet.co.uk.NOSPAM> wrote:
>Christ, you're paying £45 a month and they put a bandwidth limit on !!! This
>is not at all funny. When did they impose this limit ? Was it clear when you
>signed with them ? Is your signiture on a peice of paper with this limit on
>? If not, stick it up their arse and sign with a decent ISP
>(A&A,Nildram,Iomart)
>
bang on G, the sooner more people find out about this crap "service"
the better
john
> Dear all,
>
> The bandwidth restrictions are in place to enable us to maintain a
balanced
> service to the majority and ensure that their ADSL service is protected
from
> those who would view the ADSL service as the same as having private
circuit
> connection. ADSL is not intended to be a permanantly used connection i.e.
to
> be used for downloading files 24hrs a day, its is not costed that way or
> built that way.
>
> ADSL is an "always-on" service and the semantics used to describe us as
> saying that it is "only a fast service" is just a play on words and has
been
> completely mis-reported. Those of you who know about ADSL will know that
is
> not a permanent connection - just "always-on" - since it uses a dial-up
> connection and can re-connect in a matter of micro-seconds - with the
TCP/IP
> control stack being able to account for the data loss during this
> disconnection time and the data be re-requested in time for transfers to
be
> continued without error - thereby giving the "effect" of being a permanent
> connection.
>
> We offer one of the most competetive ADSL packages on the market today
which
> together with the contented availability (50:1) our service also offers an
> included array of applications which cannot be found with other service
> providers elsewhere, and you should also note that the 500MB/day is only
for
> particular ADSL services and not the whole range, more information on
which
> can be found at
Do note that anyone who is sane would probably go to an ISP that doesn't
limit data transfer, and I would never recommend an ISP that does limit the
amount that you can use an always on permanent connection.
This is the sort of thing [daily transfer limits] that you would expect from
free ISPs, (i.e... If ADSL was free, I would maybe expect an ISP to say, you
can transfer 100MB/day, and this would be reasonable because they do have
costs to cover.) and not from any other ISP, (except maybe BT(openworld).
The only other ISP that I know that is doing this is Newnet, and anyone who
purchases ADSL from them would have to be mentally incapacitated because the
limit is 1GB/month!!!!!!!!!!! with a £20 additional charge for each
additional gigabit of data transfer.
john
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john
500MB/day data transfer. How many customers are you projecting to get?
john
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"Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
news:s0gI5.2264$Ms3.117423@stones...
> Please read the first original paragraph very carefully again - the
> bandwidth limitations are there to ensure that everyone gets a fair share.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> --
> | Stephen Dean Fixed cost Internet access available @
> | Senior Technical Consultant http://www.plus.net
> | PlusNet Technologies LTD
> +----------"PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet"----------
>
> "Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
> news:972131457.5354.0...@news.demon.co.uk...
> > "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
> > news:YEfI5.2255$Ms3.116749@stones...
> > |
> > | I was referring to the product which was in dispute at the time - the
> USB
> > | option. As I said there are other options and information available on
> > these
> > | at the links provided.
> >
> > But you're limiting downloads for _all_ services. Since your argument
for
> > doing this on the USB variant is that it's not intended to be an always
on
> > solution surely you apply the same argument for ethernet?
> >
> > | Our core network is capable - but we are balancing it for the
majority,
> >
> > It's capable but you need to balance it for the good of all? If it's
> capable
> > it's capable, you shouldn't need to start limiting bandwidth.
john
john
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"Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
news:cciI5.2325$Ms3.122246@stones...
> Time to go - have a good weekend.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> --
> | Stephen Dean Fixed cost Internet access available @
> | Senior Technical Consultant http://www.plus.net
> | PlusNet Technologies LTD
> +----------"PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet"----------
>
> "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
> news:W7iI5.2323$Ms3.122075@stones...
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > --
> > | Stephen Dean Fixed cost Internet access available @
> > | Senior Technical Consultant http://www.plus.net
> > | PlusNet Technologies LTD
> > +----------"PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet"----------
> >
> > "Andrew" <ne...@farina.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:39f1ac49...@news.demon.co.uk...
> > > On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:25:14 +0100, "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >What websites are you browsing to get 500MB worth of webpages per day
> ..
> > > >some ones with nice large graphics on no doubt. 100Mb in zips in the
> > email
> > > >per day .. clever way to send things when it UUencodes it and
increases
> > the
> > > >size by 1/3rd - not very bandwidth efficient - and are you sending
> > > >"graphics" as you are a "webdesigner" in the zips or what else ??
> > >
> > > I dont have to disclose this, but web browsing can account for around
> > > 8 hours a day, a fair few are news sites with scrolling banners. One
> > > refreshs every five minutes to download the latest scripts.
> > >
> >
> > Very minimal - a few kb per download at most.
> >
> > > All it needs is for something like a Space Shuttle launch to be on and
> > > watch this via Nasa TV, one hour at 300kbps is 135MB, or a new film
> > > trailer at 25MB.
> > >
> >
> > Space shuttle launch: One off and does not happen very often.
> > Film trailers - thats a lot of films.
> >
> > > As for the zips these are compressed to save space already, i.e. text
> > > files that compress from around 50MB to 10MB each time, these are
> > > often received in email and I have to analyse them and forward results
> > > with files elsewhere. So zipping them is bandwidth efficient...:-)
> > >
> >
> > Its been a long day .. :)
> >
> > > >Email is a very handy medium and computers are handy for automating
> > things
> > > >like sending emails when people go over quota.
> > >
> > > So perhaps the website should tell potential customers this? Do you
> > > prewarn at say 20MB before exceeding quota? Since its too late once
> > > exceeded.
> > >
> >
> > This is an Internet connection - not EWS (Early Warning System)
> >
> > > Imagine a household with 2 parents and 2 kids sharing a PC, with the
> > > ADSL connection it would not take long for this to be exceeded.
> > > Perhaps this isnt the customer you are targetting?
> > >
> >
> > Should have better control of your kids .... and yourself .. ;p
> >
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Lala
-- lala --
Lala
people running your website are you - losing my vote - leave the lad alone -
only doing his job ... more than you are doing at the moment - there are
valid arguments for both sides .... at least i wont be able to get adsl for
a bit in my area but it will be interesting to watch you lot squabble ..
-- lala --
john
news:8sslfk$ogl$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com...
The views I express are my own personal views as opposed to 'ADSLguide's
views. We are actually conversing over the exact same issue, and views seem
to be mixed.
john
john
(Still waiting for a response from plusnet on the issue of the bandwidth
capacity of the BT fatpipe they have.)
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"Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
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>
> I was referring to the product which was in dispute at the time - the USB
> option. As I said there are other options and information available on
these
> at the links provided.
>
> Our core network is capable - but we are balancing it for the majority, as
> stated. The test of time will tell.
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> --
> | Stephen Dean Fixed cost Internet access available @
> | Senior Technical Consultant http://www.plus.net
> | PlusNet Technologies LTD
> +----------"PlusNet - The smarter way to Internet"----------
>
> "Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
> news:972127494.3973.0...@news.demon.co.uk...
> > "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net> wrote in message
> > news:gMeI5.2233$Ms3.114963@stones...
> > |
> > | completely mis-reported. Those of you who know about ADSL will know
that
> > is
> > | not a permanent connection - just "always-on" - since it uses a
dial-up
> > | connection and can re-connect in a matter of micro-seconds
> >
> > er Stephen I've had ADSL now for several months, can't say I've _ever_
had
> > to redial. I think you're confusing the USB variant with the ethernet
> > variant. ADSL is just the enabling technology and it _does_ allow for
> > _always on_ _permanently connected_, or whatever else you want to class
it
> > as, connections. The fact that BT are being cheap by offering a USB
setup
> > has absolutely nothing to do with this fact. If they or Alcatel so
desired
> > they could write the PPPoA and driver code into a pseudo-NIC driver and
> you
> > would never have to knowingly dial.
> >
> > All you are doing by limiting bandwidth is effectively admitting your
core
> > network is not capable of sustaining the loads you believe will be put
> upon
> > it. The solution is not to limit bandwidth but to invest in your
> > infrastructure as quickly as possible.
john
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:29:30 +0100, "Stephen Dean" <sd...@plus.net>
> wrote:
>
> >"Paul S. Owen" <p.owen@ic> wrote in message
> >> |
> >> | Linux ISOs available on the Plusnet File Vault for download
> >>
> >> Everything on Betanews? Winfiles? Cnet? Unless you've got terrabytes of
> >> constantly updated mirrors online people will have to go outside your
> >> network at some point.
> >>
> >
> >Your looking at mirroring these yourself each then ?
>
> download service packs etc rather than wait the week or two for the CD
> to appear.
>
> Also Windows Update likes to download and install directly, so FTP
> batch may not actually work for all files.
There is one 'security update' on there that I havent downloaded because
last time it meant I had to reinstall windows. (Win98SE)
john
john
> get a life please
>
> -- lala --
I like the From e-mail address you quote.
G
news:972150444.986.0....@news.demon.co.uk...
> So the network is only capable if each ADSL connection does not exceed
> 500MB/day data transfer. How many customers are you projecting to get?
>
> john
>
>
>
Four and a blind goat.
Isn't timing as crucial as transfer ? If the four people and blind goat all
use there 500m at once, won't the zx-80 at plusnet burn out ? What if the
blind goat let's his kids look at a trailer for barney ? Hopefully PlusNet
will inform social services for us.
I can't get over the nerve of what the PlusNet guy is posting. Maybe they
should change their name to third reich internet (slogan - we have ways of
restricting your talk).
G.
Lala
restrictions like that would definitiely not make me happy in the same
situation, but there must be something behind their policy on this ... hmmm
... oh well .. by the time i get adsl it will be old hat ... good luck with
the website ..
-- lala --