So let's say ALL UK ADSL ISPs introduce download limits. Can i escape it?

[Marcos]

By going for Cable?

[iMc]

Don't think so because NTL already have (reasonable) limits but they would most likely follow suit to 'keep up' with the current market.

[Zak33]

think you'll find people who you pay more for monthly wont cap you.

So...Zen then

[Marcos]

Ive been with zen before, then got roped into BT int he new house

Will be going back to Zen but i dont want to waste my time if they end up adding limits due to BT's charges

[Zak33]

good man..do it

[Marcos]

But what if they get forced into limits too?

[schmunk]

Then tough... limits it is.

[ozzyo99]

Plus.Net have a 120gb a month AUP which imo is more than reasonable, theres seldom months where i reach 55gb.

[Stoo]

If there are limits they won't be there for long, with the approval of ADSL2+ speeds of up to 24Mbit/s will be available to the consumer, having low limits in place would make those higher bandwidth services utterly pointless..

[spazman]

ADSL2+ will give a maximum of 18mb on a single unbonded line (still damn fast).

[Stoo]

ADSL2+ goes up to 24MBit/s, it's just that BT aren't going that high with the trial.

[daniel_owen_uk]

Plus.Net have a 120gb a month AUP which imo is more than reasonable, theres seldom months where i reach 55gb.

On what line? My plus.net usage is over 120gb so far this month.

[spazman]

I stand corrected, i should have known BT wouldnt trial the full speed, i could have sworn i read somewhere that said that above 18mb you literally have to live with the exchange in your back garden to achive it.

[Stoo]

yeah, with adsl2+ BT are going to be putting more equipment in the street to reduce the line length, otherwise you're right, it'd be no better than normal adsl for most of us..

[Big RICHARD]

Blueyonder?

[spazman]

yeah, with adsl2+ BT are going to be putting more equipment in the street to reduce the line length, otherwise you're right, it'd be no better than normal adsl for most of us..

Are you not thinking of VDSL where the DSLAMS wouyld be in the green cabinet rather than the exchane almost eliminating line distance issues? As i thought that ADSL2+ in most cases just requires a firmwareupgrade on the DSLAMS at the exchange.