Home::1 1TB quota increase

I've just seen that, as of August 1st, the Home::1 1TB tariff is changing to 2TB

https://aastatus.net/2535

Happy to take the increase (though I'd actually have preferred a price cut instead) but it doesn't really affect me (yet) as I generally use less than 500GB anyway. Still, nice to know that there's plenty of headroom as usage patterns change

I wonder how many people really push the limit on the 1TB service now?

We have a whole mix of customers, many like you find 500GB to be plenty, others (especially with Kids and especially with Kids at home in the holidays) are reaching 1TB - the Quota bonus helps, but we still see an increasing number reach their quota.

I'll tell my two Netflix/Youtube guzzling teenagers to try harder

What will happen for existing 2TB customers?

Possibly a price cut. That�s what they did when they upped all 40/10s to 80/20. My bill went down by £10pm. I was rather pleased!

Am I right in thinking that upload isn't counted in the same way it isn't for the older packages?

In reply to a post by awontroba:

What will happen for existing 2TB customers?

Quota upped to 5GB.

In reply to a post by bet_here:

In reply to a post by awontroba:

What will happen for existing 2TB customers?

Quota upped to 5GB.

Wow! A reduction of 1995GB per month?

[only jesting I know you meant 5TB]

In reply to a post by awontroba:

What will happen for existing 2TB customers?

If you're on 2TB at the moment then that sounds like our SoHo::1 tariff - if so this is being increased to 5TB/month.

In reply to a post by gmoorc:

Am I right in thinking that upload isn't counted in the same way it isn't for the older packages?

This is correct. the monthly tariff relates to the download traffic (from us to you).

In reply to a post by baby_frogmella:

Wow! A reduction of 1995GB per month?

[only jesting I know you meant 5TB]

:$

Well once my contract is up then I might as well downgrade to Home::1 from SoHo::1. Last I heard they offered a block of IPv4 on Home::1 (an announcement earlier this year) and now the quota is 2TB so no point in paying extra just for the sake of mainly business class . I don't need the upcoming 5TB quota.

Edited by Ixel (Tue 24-Jul-18 09:21:57)

Finding it difficult to justify the higher cost that AAISP charge, yes I know that the service is second to none etc etc, but my sky discounts are ending and Virgin are dangling a extremely attractive carrot (only £25 more for their top VIP package with all services).
Her who should be obeyed looks like she will win on this one, not that I will see any of the £50+ monthly saving........

When it all goes wrong, make sure you don�t say �I told you so!�.

How much data do you use per month anyway? Which AA package are you on?

What �services� anyway? Surely you don�t use ISP email?

Edited by RobertoS (Tue 24-Jul-18 10:58:24)

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

When it all goes wrong, make sure you don�t say �I told you so!�.

How much data do you use per month anyway? Which AA package are you on?

What �services� anyway? Surely you don�t use ISP email?

Yes I know, but £600 PA is a lot of money!

As in services I mean top TV with movies/sports, top BB package, phone with all day inclusive calls.

I'm currently on the 1Tb package, total cost is £65 monthly (phone is with a different provider).

Usage is 600Gb monthly on average.

No not ISP email, have own domain.

Excellent news and well done them for keeping ahead of the curve.

While we very rarely go anywhere near a TB this ensures plenty of cushion and makes me more inclined to purchase FTTP from AA next year.

In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

While we very rarely go anywhere near a TB this ensures plenty of cushion and makes me more inclined to purchase FTTP from AA next year.

It's irrelevant (for) now, but you may or may not be aware of the allowance roll-over. Each month half of what you didn't use in the preceding month is added to your purchased allowance. This is cumulative, and will work on the new 2GB product.

For example, I'm on 200GB. 1 May I started on 371GB; 1 June on 365GB and this month 369GB. Even a 1GB allowance would have given you well over 1GB every succeeding month that you didn't use it.

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In reply to a post by RobertoS:

When it all goes wrong, make sure you don�t say �I told you so!�.

How much data do you use per month anyway? Which AA package are you on?

What �services� anyway? Surely you don�t use ISP email?

Ah i take it you have been rubbing your crystal balls again and can somehow see into the future ? Or is it a case of my isp is the best isp so that's the one for everyone ? ...... Just curious that's all

There's a much more prosaic explanation, which I did intend to give to the poster a while ago, then forgot. But thanks for the yucky tone of your reply .

In reply to a post by ferretuk:

I've just seen that, as of August 1st, the Home::1 1TB tariff is changing to 2TB

https://aastatus.net/2535

Happy to take the increase (though I'd actually have preferred a price cut instead) but it doesn't really affect me (yet) as I generally use less than 500GB anyway. Still, nice to know that there's plenty of headroom as usage patterns change

I wonder how many people really push the limit on the 1TB service now?

Nice! with rollover?

Sorry Phil. I meant to backtrack on that post of mine, but read your reply just before going for a shower then forgot. This post by djfunkdup reminded me.

I misread your "Virgin" as "Vodafone". VM will probably be fine once the installation is done, though I hope you've checked how it performs in your area. It can be variable, from what we see posted here, particularly wrt latency which can affect gaming.

Well the guy is saving 50+ quid a mnth for his family by switching to VM and i think it's totally unfair to plant a seed in his head that VM are a rubbish isp.Yes sure some have issues,Some have massive issues but on the whole most seem to be happy with them.. Anyway i was just curious that's all was not looking for a debate to interfere with the topic in hand.

Thanks

In reply to a post by 23Prince:

Nice! with rollover?

That's what it says in the link .

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Sorry Phil. I meant to backtrack on that post of mine, but read your reply just before going for a shower then forgot. This post by djfunkdup reminded me.

I misread your "Virgin" as "Vodafone". VM will probably be fine once the installation is done, though I hope you've checked how it performs in your area. It can be variable, from what we see posted here, particularly wrt latency which can affect gaming.

OOPS A little accident then .. All is forgiven xx

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

When it all goes wrong, make sure you don�t say �I told you so!�.

How much data do you use per month anyway? Which AA package are you on?

What �services� anyway? Surely you don�t use ISP email?

The service on VM is actually much better these days - granted Phil's area might suck but if it does not then it's worth him trying it - even if he comes to AAISP after the 21 day trial

If 5TB is the new limit when my VM business line comes up for reneral i'll jump on that - and maybe the 2TB in the meantime

In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

Excellent news and well done them for keeping ahead of the curve.

While we very rarely go anywhere near a TB this ensures plenty of cushion and makes me more inclined to purchase FTTP from AA next year.

Virgin push 1.6GB to you.. how much more do you need man!?

In reply to a post by djfunkdup:

Well the guy is saving 50+ quid a mnth for his family by switching to VM and i think it's totally unfair to plant a seed in his head that VM are a rubbish isp.Yes sure some have issues,Some have massive issues but on the whole most seem to be happy with them.. Anyway i was just curious that's all was not looking for a debate to interfere with the topic in hand.

In which case why didn't you post what you just did, instead of the rude trolling post you did make?

Nor, from his reply before noon did I seem to have planted any such seed in his head.

Thanks

What's that about? Thanks for what? Please desist.

Oh! Just checking something and now we have your

In reply to a post by djfunkdup:

OOPS A little accident then .. All is forgiven xx

I do not need your forgiveness thank you, as just explained. There was no need whatsoever for the tone of your first reply to me, mistake by me or not.

Think before posting your next sarcastic reply, and give a sensible and relevant one as in the first part of what I quoted at the top here instead.

In reply to a post by djfunkdup:

Well the guy is saving 50+ quid a mnth for his family by switching to VM and i think it's totally unfair to plant a seed in his head that VM are a rubbish isp.Yes sure some have issues,Some have massive issues but on the whole most seem to be happy with them.. Anyway i was just curious that's all was not looking for a debate to interfere with the topic in hand.

Thanks

To be fair to Bob in many areas VM used to be rubbish, mine included. They stripped the sale of 350 off the website for my area for just over a year -but when it did return its as fast as ever - never have a problem with it and currently pay £42 for the res line - the Business one is £69 but that's got a mobile and landline in it too.

They still do a trial so if it is Phil can just walk away..

In reply to a post by 23Prince:

They still do a trial so if it is Phil can just walk away..

Note, it was all a mistake by me anyway. As for him walking away after the trial, which he most probably won't need to, if the house hasn't have VM before it isn't all done miles away is it .

For instance I considered it when I closed my office and retired, as we had no internet at home. Although the initial few feet of the underground cabling would have been easy (though across a lawn not at the side), a considerable amount of block paving would have needed lifting and re-setting.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

In reply to a post by 23Prince:

They still do a trial so if it is Phil can just walk away..

Note, it was all a mistake by me anyway. As for him walking away after the trial, which he most probably won't need to, if the house hasn't have VM before it isn't all done miles away is it .

For instance I considered it when I closed my office and retired, as we had no internet at home. Although the initial few feet of the underground cabling would have been easy (though across a lawn not at the side), a considerable amount of block paving would have needed lifting and re-setting.

My house didn't have it and they just put a piece of hose pipe through the bush - then did the connections etc.. It was severely poor enough to starve the Tivo of the 100Mbps it needed - they let me walk away after tech support told me the fix time was a piece of string scenario. This time around I cannot fault it - although I don't believe in using a res service for business so I have one of both - but tempted to swap one for AAISP. I did place an order with them before but VM basically cut my service down by £50 a month so I stayed for the rest of the contract. (£19 for 350/20 who wouldn't stay!?)

Some people don't want their gardens tampered with - and that's understandable

Times have changed and I hope it works out for him either way.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Ive been with VM before so know what to expect! Coax is already in the house and still live.

No worries regarding Vodafone (currently unraveling them from my sisters landline/BB where they slammed her during a mobile phone contract re negotiation! But thats for another forum, suffice to say they have lost 5 different accounts over this incident!).

I was with VM a few years ago, left due to variable BB and TV services. I am assured that things are much better, and asking around nearby it does seem to be the case. As long as I can put the modem/hub in modem mode I should be OK.

Im assured the 30 days trial still applies and I will walk should the BB not perform, Kids dont game much so shouldn't be an issue......

All in all, sounds good!

In reply to a post by Philce:

Thanks for the replies guys.

Ive been with VM before so know what to expect! Coax is already in the house and still live.

No worries regarding Vodafone (currently unraveling them from my sisters landline/BB where they slammed her during a mobile phone contract re negotiation! But thats for another forum, suffice to say they have lost 5 different accounts over this incident!).

I was with VM a few years ago, left due to variable BB and TV services. I am assured that things are much better, and asking around nearby it does seem to be the case. As long as I can put the modem/hub in modem mode I should be OK.

Im assured the 30 days trial still applies and I will walk should the BB not perform, Kids dont game much so shouldn't be an issue......

Fair comment. Although I am not sure the old Modem Mode and you will be fine still applies? For me personally I have a SH3 and a Hiltron both in normal mode and both doing fine.

Granted they feed into some Cisco kit but on their own I still get full speed

In reply to a post by andrewhearn:

In reply to a post by awontroba:

What will happen for existing 2TB customers?

If you're on 2TB at the moment then that sounds like our SoHo::1 tariff - if so this is being increased to 5TB/month.

Hi Andrew

So if someone is on a 6 month contract and has Home 1 then after the 6 months is it then 1 month rolling?

In reply to a post by 23Prince:

Fair comment. Although I am not sure the old Modem Mode and you will be fine still applies? For me personally I have a SH3 and a Hiltron both in normal mode and both doing fine.

Granted they feed into some Cisco kit but on their own I still get full speed

I'm assured that modem mode is still available.

Not that much of an issue really, I have some unfi AP's, but they should work fine.

We shall see...

In reply to a post by Philce:

In reply to a post by 23Prince:

Fair comment. Although I am not sure the old Modem Mode and you will be fine still applies? For me personally I have a SH3 and a Hiltron both in normal mode and both doing fine.

Granted they feed into some Cisco kit but on their own I still get full speed

I'm assured that modem mode is still available.

Not that much of an issue really, I have some unfi AP's, but they should work fine.

We shall see...

It is just less of a reason to use it now unless you have a need with kit - most people did it for stability but that's sorted now (i think)

In reply to a post by 23Prince:

In reply to a post by ferretuk:

I've just seen that, as of August 1st, the Home::1 1TB tariff is changing to 2TB

https://aastatus.net/2535

Happy to take the increase (though I'd actually have preferred a price cut instead) but it doesn't really affect me (yet) as I generally use less than 500GB anyway. Still, nice to know that there's plenty of headroom as usage patterns change

I wonder how many people really push the limit on the 1TB service now?

Nice! with rollover?

Yes

Thanks

I hadn't see it in the status - I guess I was not reading right at that point :/

What about L2TP? When taking a service and using it in the interim will it have double too? Or is it sticking to 1TB?

In your example you'd be using your DSL login for L2TP access so you're just using your normal quota i.e. 2TB?

Fair question for the paid for L2TP service though...

In reply to a post by ferretuk:

In your example you'd be using your DSL login for L2TP access so you're just using your normal quota i.e. 2TB?

Fair question for the paid for L2TP service though...

Ah so that's how it would work. I thought as much - I've just asked about the quota system in the IRC and I understand it now

Nice to see Chaos now showing this - and everyone's allowance going up I assume on Wednesday

Well done to AAISP for announcing a 50% increase to the basic 200GB package from the 1st December.

In reply to a post by lexden16:

Well done to AAISP for announcing a 50% increase to the basic 200GB package from the 1st December.

300GB...whoopee doo. Plenty of CPs out there who offer the same (or better) level of support as AAISP yet they offer truly unlimited usage (no FUP) as standard on all of their packages. Such as Fluidone, Trunk Networks & Structured Communications to name a few. Bandwidth limits are soooooo yesterday.....

Edited by deleted (Sat 09-Nov-19 07:37:43)

I think the thread may have been woken up by a removed spam post yesterday ....

No!

I think this woke it up: https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2019/11/isp-an... which was posted Friday, November 8th, 2019 (2:42 pm)

Edited by jelv (Sat 09-Nov-19 09:53:34)

Ah!


My excuse is there was an 8 or 9 post spammer, and I remembered I had over 300GB allowance for a long time when with them. That memory being because I had around 150GB of rollover every month.

If you recall, AAISP got rid of the 300GB data plan and customers got 2TB for the same price. Those of us on the 200GB plan were left as was. I confess that this business decision encouraged me to look at what else was on offer, but I concluded that the service level offered by AAISP - along with the ability to switch plans each month and the 50% data rollover - was enough to encourage me to stay. The increase in the base product data allowance makes staying with AAISP that much easier. In my view, it is worth paying a small premium for a broadband connection that rarely misses a beat.