Thread: Broadband Rip Off!

Originally Posted by JDNSW

What on earth are you downloading that is that big - or don't I want to know?

All this is very interesting - but I am too far from the exchange for broadband, and the exchange is not enabled anyway, and pretty unlikely to be.
John

Since I found the world of "torrents" my download usage has gone up dramatically. The large file is the entire 8 series of Top Gear.

Walker,

I'm in the same boat as you.
I'm with Optus on the same plan.
This plan offers you an additional 24GB to use between midnight and 8am.

So you can schedule your bittorrent downloads for that period.

Additionally, Optus limits the upspeed to 128 Kbits/sec, which is what I'm peeved about! So I will do the same as Mudnut and go with someone else, once I move house.

Anyway, a very instructive website for anyone wanting an alternative to Optus-Telstra is www.whirlpool.net.au.



Cheers

Originally Posted by walker

Since I found the world of "torrents" my download usage has gone up dramatically. The large file is the entire 8 series of Top Gear.

1: The entire Season 8 of Top Gear should be 3.16GB, I have it here.

2: I have Optus unlimited 1500mbps, 20GB peak and 40gb off peak before it is shaped.. Off Peak is midnight to midday. Guess when I download stuff. You can set up a sheduler in Utorrent.

Don't upgrade now, wait a couple of months as ADSL2 is finally coming after stupid telstra canned the fiber to the node

Adam,

Sorry to sound like a grumpy old man.... but it was always limited...if you read the contract you agreed to you would know that...

Golden rule on every contract... especially if it involves a Telco.... know what you are signing up for.......

That said... I am on the same 12gig plan - as said earlier - they offer an extra 24 gig for free between 12am and 12pm as long as you have not run out the other 12.... and when you do run out it is capped to 64k....


Sure there are ADSL plans around that will get you that amount of data cheaper..... but none at that speed....

So you need to think about what your needs are...

For me 36gig a month is more than I am likely to use.... and while my ADSL friends get excited at download speeds of 75kbs..... I can regularly get dowloads pulling between 700kB/s and 1.5MB/s....

After cable speeds...i'd find it hard to move to ADSL. ( Maybe ADSL2 when it's more widely available)... but I'll stick with cable...

Mark

try TPG, we use them at a few places I contracted with and I now use it at home as well. You might even be lucky and be able to get ADSL2. Now thats fast! Lots of the corporates use them, no dramas to date..

www.tpg.com.au

Originally Posted by Maggot4x4

1: The entire Season 8 of Top Gear should be 3.16GB, I have it here.

I was going to say the same thing, unless you are downloading a mega high quality, no copmpression version. Each episode is only 450mb in the set that I have, and quality is good

Originally Posted by Phoenix

I was going to say the same thing, unless you are downloading a mega high quality, no copmpression version. Each episode is only 450mb in the set that I have, and quality is good

No, sorry, I must have mistyped. I was downloading all 8 seasons.

And Mark, you are right. I don't think I could ever get rid of cable cause I like the speed. At least now that I know the limits I will do more downloading at night.

One annoying thing is the speed we get in Australia. We think our cable speed is good but it is still nothing compared with the speed you get in the US. I guess we will eventually catch up. Then again they also have untimed calls for mobile as well.