Calza Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 We have just upgraded our broadband package (and telephone) to TalkTalk's newest offer. We did have already a really good offer at the time however the speed was only 512kb/s so we decided to upgrade to 8mb/s. The thing that is worrying me is now we have gone from an unlimted download limit to a 40 GB limit. I know this is alot however I download quite a bit and I am on Guild Wars, CSS and my 360, my dad uses it for work (around 200 emails a day), my mum casually and my brother wirelessly (Runescape...). So I was wondering if anybody could hazard a guess if we would actually be going over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Phone them up to 'cancel' it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Can you elaborate on that please. Will I really go over 40 GB in a month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UziT Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 depends do you download alot? do online gaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Can you elaborate on that please. Will I really go over 40 GB in a month? They may give you a special offer. Orange doubled my speed, removed the usage cap (2GB), and reduced the monthly cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Depends really I will probably never download over 5gb a month however I do play alot of online games. I remember seeing a program which measured how much you were downloading, does anybody else see or have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twozzok Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Playing Xbox Live, and CS etc, don't really take up a lot of bandwidth. EDIT: Do you download a lot of demos and stuff off Xbox Live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Not really, a few demos thats all. I did think 40GB was alot but it was just how everybody in my family uses the connection. It should be enough, as other companies that I've seen are usally pretty small limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fields Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 40GB should be plenty, but check the small print to see what their policy actually is for people who go over the limit. A lot of providers either just ignore it or send out a friendly letter, and only take action if you're being really excessive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 No offence, but you must be an idiot to sign up to an ISP with restrictions on downloading. Besides, their fair usage polices mean jack shit, worst they can do is kick you off the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 I have no control over it, we did have unlimited and I only found out when I looked on their website after we upgraded to it. I don't really see how I'm an idiot if really I checked everywhere and for what we needed that was the best deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konfucius Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I remember seeing a program which measured how much you were downloading, does anybody else see or have it? You mean DU Meter. A very nice, helpful and accurate program. That should help you determine exactly how much you up- and downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMat Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Im sure i ahve a 2gb Limit, which i go over every month. One time i went over by 1.5gb in one day. They never do a thing about it. *touch wood* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 You mean DU Meter. A very nice, helpful and accurate program. That should help you determine exactly how much you up- and downloaded. Thanks thats exactly what I was looking for Should be intresting to see how much is actually downloaded playing online. Im sure i ahve a 2gb Limit, which i go over every month. One time i went over by 1.5gb in one day. They never do a thing about it.*touch wood* Mmm seems like it won't matter that much then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Mmm seems like it won't matter that much then Now it probably costs them more money to do something about it, rather than just leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eenuh Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 No offence, but you must be an idiot to sign up to an ISP with restrictions on downloading. Besides, their fair usage polices mean jack shit, worst they can do is kick you off the service. As far as I know, all providers here have download/upload limits. Or at least that's what it's always been like for me. =O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 My dad just moved us from AOL $to Talk Talk, i nearly cried! Still going to be 1Mb/s but now theres a download limit of 40GB/month! The amount i download i could use that up in a week! Ah well, one more to add to the list of reasons why im thinking about moving out! Maybe he's doing it on purpose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 BT claims they charge you £3 or something for every gig you go over. Last time I doubled my download limit, they told us they'd double it for us. But warned if we breach it next time we'll have to pay. Ok then.. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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