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What's an Allowance??? I don't have one
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Maybe it's different over in the US, but here there is small print in 'unlimited internet' deals,specifically that those who use excessive bandwidth beyond an unstated limit, can have their usage throttled back - 40 Gigs downloaded per month should do it.

They call it 'Fair Usage Policy.'
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Never had an issue with it. I work for a software developer and I download gb's daily and never a problem in over 2 years....

Plus what ever my teenagers download....
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Never had an issue with it. I work for a software developer and I download gb's daily and never a problem in over 2 years....

Plus what ever my teenagers download....
It's probably a UK thing, but it will have to be reappraised if things like BBC HD is going to be streamed into UK homes. Likewise the replacement of the Copper Lines with Optic Fibre.

Hard to believe we're still scrambling to get a stable 8 Megs in London, yet in Hong Kong a 1 Gig connection can be had for $200 a month.
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1 Gig connection

Don't make me Drool....
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27-Dec-2007, 10:03 PM #36
No seriously - I posted about in Random Discussion 2 days ago.

Just Google Hong Kong 1 Gig Connection you'll get hits for a 2005 news story.
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75 year old woman, has Worlds fastest home Broadband connection at 40Gbps

http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/75...ion-at-40gbps/
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75 year old woman, has Worlds fastest home Broadband connection at 40Gbps

http://www.voodish.co.uk/articles/75...ion-at-40gbps/
Well, Her son is an ISP King in Europe.....
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I guess this qualifies as "really nice" in that case.
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I guess this qualifies as "really nice" in that case.
Yes, but I do see speeds much higher.... But when school is out the speeds drop slightly....
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Well, I don't have to go to school to get that speed, it's coming right to my house.
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Well, I don't have to go to school to get that speed, it's coming right to my house.
I don't have to goto school either, But the speed drops when the kids are out of school and online at home.
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The trouble with speed is, you never have enough! Once you get used to it, you simply want more.
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