internet usage amount?

[Pie_uk]

right, after winning an on going argument with pipex for 4 months, they have given me every penny i paid them back and they have given me a MAC code

so now i am going to go with BT "!!!

but....


how much usage do i really need? all i ever do is browse the web and the forums (posting) and play online games BF2142 etc oh and i go on XBOX LIVE


would "package" one from BT with a 2gb monthly download limit be sufficient?

thanks all

[adam1701]

I would have thought you would need more than 2gb if you play online games....
seeing as you have already played 4 hours of battlefield 2 this week! I know counter strike uses around 10-15kb/s each direction for me when playing on most servers.

[Pie_uk]

oh right so maybe something a little higher !

[zulander]

To be honest ive been keeping an eye on my useage ive only been playing Unreal Tournament and for say 2 hours gaming it does not seem to use that much really less than 200mg i would think BF2 may use more but i reckon if u got a 10gb allowance ud be more than fine, browsing the internet uses next to nothing

[luap.h]

if you go over, BTYahoo will just tell you at the end of the month and give you a chance to upgrade or pay an extra £1 or whatever per GB you go over the next month.

not bad unless you go for the 40GB one and end up using 110GB!!! So I've ended up switching to Pipex, I hope I don't encounter the same problems as you!

[Pie_uk]

aye, it seems that pipex in scotland are terrible however there customer support is the worst ! 45 mins on hold no matter what time of day you call.

good luck, my 2 pence would be to run while you have the chance

[zulander]

Pipex sigh once a great ISP now becoming more like Tiscali everyday, real shame i have very few issues but you look at the mess there system upgrades have become - reports of people being billed months after they left or not being billed at all, really looks to be a mess add to that the capping of just about everything to about 20k - i just dont think they can cope with the influx of new customers. That said my line is rock steady and pings are below 30