Anyone Using BBYW Pro?

this package http://www.plus.net/residential/broadband/bbyw_pro.shtml

Anyone using this? just migrated to Plus (Waiting for it to come through) from horrible horrible Pipex. Anyone any idea of how this service is ? is the traffic prioritising really any good?

Cheers.

You won't notice the traffic management on BBYW pro at all. I used it for a few months before Christmas and performance is very good. Everything you would expect to work, just works.

The only problem I had with BBYW Pro was trying to stay in the 10GB usage allowance. I really struggled with this. I share my connection with 2 other people in the house and average usage comes in at around 10-15GB.

You don't need to seriously worry about the 10GB allowance unless like me you use external FTP fairly often as after you hit your usage cap this is blocked along with Usenet and P2P.

Gaming and general use all work fine though, even after use your up your allowance, just at the slow speed of 128Kbps until the end of the billing month or you buy more allowance.

A tip is if you can, leave a computer on overnight and schedule Windows Updates, Games Demo, or whatever to download between midnight and 8am as you get free usage then

Fannnnnnnnnnnnntastic mate. Thank you for your input

I switched just after christmas. Can't fault it. If you can schedule the bulk of the big downloads between 12-8am, then its not too difficult to manage 10gb peak limit.

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You don't need to seriously worry about the 10GB allowance unless like me you use external FTP fairly often as after you hit your usage cap this is blocked along with Usenet and P2P.

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...or you could tick the box here (login required) and opt to add extra usage on a PAYG basis so that you don't get restricted.

You could also (on the same page) increase your monthly allowance in advance if you wanted.

Yes Paul I seen that, but thank you for pointing it out

I also forgot to ask does your 10GB usage apply at weekend? ie is it midnight (friday) to 8am (monday) or is it midnight -8 fri... then midnight -8 sat... then etc...

cheers gents I think I'll be a happy camper when I get on PlusNet !

peak is 8am -> midnight every day.

It applies 7 days a week. i.e. weekends are no different to weekdays - free overnight, paid for during the day.

Damnit. That sucks...

You have to consider that our "peak" times are when our network is busy.

The network is still busy at the weekends because everyone is at home, hence why we cannot offer free off peak over that time.