In reply to a post by CARPETBURN:

Errrrrrrr wasnt it only 0.5% of customers when it was a 100gig cap? Hmm some screwy maths there or more lying, i think.

Other than that though good news

If it helps your maths this the quote from the warning email.

You have received this email because your broadband usage this month means you are a very heavy user (which is typically less than 1 per cent of all customers).

the great service from aa is swinging me towards them i would say most of my usage would be around 6pm onwards and the fact that aa one of the units you use could give you 1000 gigs a month late at nite nothing to sniffed at !

In reply to a post by Johnct:

aaisp charge by the unit For £27.98 a month including fftc rental, the base price package includes 2 units to start with.

Thats equivalent to:
4GB peak usage (9am-6pm Mon-Fri)
OR
200GB off-peak usage (6pm-9am and Weekends) 0.1 of a unit is used per 10 gigs
OR
2000GB Night usage (2am-6am everyday) 0.01 of a unit is used per 10 gigs

Upstream is not counted.

Each additional unit you buy ((£3 )will provide either an extra 2GB Peak usage, 100GB off-peak usage, or 1000GB night usage

Well that's nice and simple then

In reply to a post by Johnct:

the great service from aa is swinging me towards them i would say most of my usage would be around 6pm onwards and the fact that aa one of the units you use could give you 1000 gigs a month late at nite nothing to sniffed at !

I was with AA until recently. They do have good customer service, their lack of contracts and small print is nice, however they are damned expensive if you intend doing pretty much anything at peak time. I know that's stating the obvious and they have their pricing layed out very clearly but it's something keep in mind.

Personally I migrated to O2, not because I'm a particularly heavy user, I just didn't like having to think twice before watching something on Youtube/iPlayer if I was off work.

Don't forget that a particular unit isn't restricted to one time-zone. You can use 0.3 of a unit in peak, another 0.5 of it in off-peak, and the last 0.2 in night-time.

for anyone looking for a good campany at off peak times aa is the best so far (that`s my own opion !!) and going by the website if there is any problems with the line they seem very quick to respond and to chase up bt openreach.

In reply to a post by TJNewton:

In reply to a post by CARPETBURN:

Errrrrrrr wasnt it only 0.5% of customers when it was a 100gig cap? Hmm some screwy maths there or more lying, i think.

Other than that though good news

If it helps your maths this the quote from the warning email.

You have received this email because your broadband usage this month means you are a very heavy user (which is typically less than 1 per cent of all customers).

If thats what it said when the limit was 100gig then that is likely screwy maths.

Though im not going to rag on them too much for now if the new 300gig figure turns out to be true i think thats more than enough for any home user currently. Anyone going over that amount regularly i would say needs to reduce their linux *cough* usage.

Edited by deleted (Sat 21-Aug-10 17:31:24)

Errrrrrrr wasnt it only 0.5% of customers when it was a 100gig cap? Hmm some screwy maths there or more lying, i think.

Actually I think the letters people have quoted reference <1% of customers using more than 100G/month, so no contradiction if <0.5% use more than 300G/month?

That said, the updated limit of 300G/month, should be more than sufficient for home use for the majority of us. By my maths, as posted elsewhere, equates to approx 75 HD films a month, for example, which should be enough - I can well believe <0.5% of us use more than that at present.

Would be good to see the option of paying more for a higher limit though, just in case FTTC/P speeds lead to much higher levels of data use, eg for HD TV streaming etc - especially in homes with multiple computers/TVs.

i think there is no install price to pay if you go with bt (option 2 inifinity)
aaisp there`s is a install of £50 for FTTC pity

In reply to a post by New_Londoner:

Errrrrrrr wasnt it only 0.5% of customers when it was a 100gig cap? Hmm some screwy maths there or more lying, i think.

Actually I think the letters people have quoted reference <1% of customers using more than 100G/month, so no contradiction if <0.5% use more than 300G/month?

That said, the updated limit of 300G/month, should be more than sufficient for home use for the majority of us. By my maths, as posted elsewhere, equates to approx 75 HD films a month, for example, which should be enough - I can well believe <0.5% of us use more than that at present.

Would be good to see the option of paying more for a higher limit though, just in case FTTC/P speeds lead to much higher levels of data use, eg for HD TV streaming etc - especially in homes with multiple computers/TVs.

Seems like a "fair" limit overall. 300GB should be sufficient for just about everyone, including those in bigger households and those moving onto the infinity service.

Nice to see BT actually listening for once and implementing worthwhile and sought after changes. (including the usage monitor)

Now, at 25 quid for the up to 40mbit infinity, with very nice uploads, and a 300GB "cap", BT is probably the best deal out there.

Edited by orly (Sat 21-Aug-10 18:48:41)