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Standard User deleted
(deleted) Mon 13-Apr-20 13:10:15
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Data use limit during Coronavirus?


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Has PlusNet lifted data limits on its historic adsl accounts? I have a very elderly relative who is shielding at home, has been a Plus Net customer for some 10 years but is afraid to use Skype video because she says her plusnet account only has a limited number of megabits (I think she means gigs!) yet she is not sufficiently internet savvy to log into her account to see the options!
I've looked on Plusnets website, nothing there, queues to contact them and no chat available. May be tempted to get her to move to another provider as it appears that Plusnet have left her on the account with no word of options that may even be cheaper (certainly my own internet has dropped in cost over the years) and even my mobile phone company has provided me with an upgrade to unlimited data meantime at no extra cost.
Any Plus net staff able to help?
Standard User Jaggies
(committed) Mon 13-Apr-20 19:44:29
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Re: Data use limit during Coronavirus?


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You're more likely to get a response from Plusnet on their own forums, or social media.

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Standard User rjh321
(member) Tue 14-Apr-20 10:20:35
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Re: Data use limit during Coronavirus?


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I have an elderly friend who signed up for a PlusNet Essentials ADSL account in 2013. This had a limit of 10GB per month and still has. To change this requires a change of package costing an extra £3 per month making it £30.98 per month. As this is just ADSL, there probably is a much cheaper package avaiable elsewhere, but she is happy and doesn't want to change.


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Standard User Apprentice
(knowledge is power) Tue 14-Apr-20 16:12:37
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Looks like there will be no charges for additional usage at this point in time:

https://www.plus.net/mobile/coronavirus

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Standard User RobertoS
(elder) Tue 14-Apr-20 16:44:12
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Re: Data use limit during Coronavirus?


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It can be read as applicable to landline broadband as well, but is clearly under the mobile broadband URL.

However, a robot(?) chat offer did pop up as I read it so might give a quick answer.

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Standard User Oliver341
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Tue 14-Apr-20 17:27:01
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Re: Data use limit during Coronavirus?


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Might be of interest: https://community.plus.net/t5/ADSL-Broadband/Coronav...

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Standard User ian72
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Tue 14-Apr-20 17:31:44
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This from 29 March might also be of interest. The second of the bold bullet points...
Standard User Oliver341
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Tue 14-Apr-20 17:40:55
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Interesting that BT & EE are mentioned but not Plusnet.

Oliver.
Standard User jelv
(knowledge is power) Tue 14-Apr-20 22:09:12
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Even if Plusnet intend to do this, what are the chances of their billing systems getting it right?

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Standard User Oliver341
(eat-sleep-adslguide) Tue 14-Apr-20 22:34:48
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What's the penalty for exceeding? Extra charges or being slowed down? I have more faith in them turning the throttle off than not billing.

Oliver.
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