From: Catman on
geoff wrote:
> In message <htka5h$3ru$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, B 650
> <dunc.on.usenet(a)gmail.com> writes
>> On 26/05/2010 21:44, Hog wrote:
>>> ogden wrote:
>>>> Hog wrote:
>>>>> ogden wrote:
>>>>>> On 26 May, 16:02, "Hog"<sm911S...(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>> Effective 1st June, we are doubling our monthly download allowances
>>>>>>> for Zen Lite, Zen Active, Zen Pro and Zen Office. This means the
>>>>>>> usage allowances will be 10Gb, 50Gb, 100Gb and 200Gb respectively.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Download allowances? How quaint.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a strong word, but I hate you.
>>>>
>>>> Do Be/O2 not offer a service in your area?
>>>
>>> Haha do you think O2 offer unlimited data?
>>> NOT
>>>
>>
>> On their unbundled service, yes. Or at least if they do have a limit,
>> it's very high, because they've never griped at my usage, nor that of
>> anyone I know who uses them. Do you have a different experience?
>>
> D/loaded >60gig over a weekend not so long ago
>
> Limit, what limit ?
>
>
>

This may be of interest.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/26/o2_disconnects/


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From: B 650 on
On 27/05/2010 06:05, Catman wrote:
> geoff wrote:
>> In message <htka5h$3ru$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, B 650
>> <dunc.on.usenet(a)gmail.com> writes
>>> On 26/05/2010 21:44, Hog wrote:
>>>> ogden wrote:
>>>>> Hog wrote:
>>>>>> ogden wrote:
>>>>>>> On 26 May, 16:02, "Hog"<sm911S...(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Effective 1st June, we are doubling our monthly download allowances
>>>>>>>> for Zen Lite, Zen Active, Zen Pro and Zen Office. This means the
>>>>>>>> usage allowances will be 10Gb, 50Gb, 100Gb and 200Gb respectively.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Download allowances? How quaint.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a strong word, but I hate you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do Be/O2 not offer a service in your area?
>>>>
>>>> Haha do you think O2 offer unlimited data?
>>>> NOT
>>>>
>>>
>>> On their unbundled service, yes. Or at least if they do have a limit,
>>> it's very high, because they've never griped at my usage, nor that of
>>> anyone I know who uses them. Do you have a different experience?
>>>
>> D/loaded >60gig over a weekend not so long ago
>>
>> Limit, what limit ?
>>
>>
>>
>
> This may be of interest.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/26/o2_disconnects/
>
>

"The new policy affects customers whose connections are not unbundled
from BT at the local exchange and branded as "O2 Home Access""

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From: Hog on
B 650 <dunc.on.usenet(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On 27/05/2010 06:05, Catman wrote:
>> geoff wrote:
>>> In message <htka5h$3ru$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, B 650
>>> <dunc.on.usenet(a)gmail.com> writes
>>>> On 26/05/2010 21:44, Hog wrote:
>>>>> ogden wrote:
>>>>>> Hog wrote:
>>>>>>> ogden wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 26 May, 16:02, "Hog"<sm911S...(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Effective 1st June, we are doubling our monthly download
>>>>>>>>> allowances for Zen Lite, Zen Active, Zen Pro and Zen Office.
>>>>>>>>> This means the usage allowances will be 10Gb, 50Gb, 100Gb and
>>>>>>>>> 200Gb respectively.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Download allowances? How quaint.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's a strong word, but I hate you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do Be/O2 not offer a service in your area?
>>>>>
>>>>> Haha do you think O2 offer unlimited data?
>>>>> NOT
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On their unbundled service, yes. Or at least if they do have a
>>>> limit, it's very high, because they've never griped at my usage,
>>>> nor that of anyone I know who uses them. Do you have a different
>>>> experience?
>>> D/loaded >60gig over a weekend not so long ago
>>>
>>> Limit, what limit ?
>>
>> This may be of interest.
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/26/o2_disconnects/
>
> "The new policy affects customers whose connections are not unbundled
> from BT at the local exchange and branded as "O2 Home Access""

Obviously anyone sitting near an LLU exchange is to be scheduled for
extermination.

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From: Hog on
doetnietcomputeren <doesnotcompute(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2010-05-26 20:53:47 +0200, "Hog" <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk>
> said:
>>>> Effective 1st June, we are doubling our monthly download allowances
>>>> for Zen Lite, Zen Active, Zen Pro and Zen Office. This means the
>>>> usage allowances will be 10Gb, 50Gb, 100Gb and 200Gb respectively.
>>>
>>> Download allowances? How quaint.
>>
>> It's a strong word, but I hate you.
>
> I'm guessing you have really pikey speeds too?
>
> At the end of my current contract, I'm thinking of going up to 120 meg
> down/10 meg up (from my current 50d/5u).

Point of order: why would you want a 120mb domestic internet connection. A
genuine 1mb of uncontended bandwidth would suffice for anything I do.

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From: darsy on
On Wed, 26 May 2010 16:02:07 +0100, "Hog"
<sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>Good deal chaps.

[snip]

aww - I thought this was going to be a Blake's 7 thread.
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