Re: [Sheflug] E-Petition for Unusual ADSL Business Practices

["Wonkey Donkey" <wonkey_donkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Ibbotson" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <sheflug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:38 AM
Subject: [Sheflug] E-Petition for Unusual ADSL Business Practices


> Hi
>
> Some of you might not know about this but a lot of ISPs out there
> including Plusnet have the practice of throttling back your bandwidth
> of you do something like download a DVD.
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Unlimited-ADSL/
>
> " We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Insist that OFCOM
> and the ASA stop Broadband Providers advertising 'unlimited' services
> that are in fact limited in the small print or by un-defined fair use
> policies." and  "Many ISP's (Internet Service providers) are
> advertising Broadband with 'Unlimited' downloads. The majority of
> these services are not unlimited as in the providers fair usage
> policies they either cap the use at a defined amount, or use an
> undefined criteria that only they know. "
>
> I realise that putting your own paw print on this petition is unlikely
> to have any effect anywhere but I that I would mention it anyway.
>
>
> -- 
> Richard
>

I've signed this one straight away. It is one of my pet hates, what you 
describe above.

I'm on Virginmedia/ex-Telewest at the moment, but shall be moving soon to a 
non-cabled area. Finding a decent new ISP is proving quite a challenge. 
Expected line rates, the small print, usage curbs and the like. Its all very 
frustrating, and quite unfair I think, especially given the prices some of 
them are charging.

Steve 



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