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      08-13-2007, 08:04 PM
From another group:-

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/isp_bbc_iplayer_neutrality/>

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6944176.stm>

Tiscali admitting to capacity problems now everyone is downloading
quality stuff rather than utube cr*p

Mike

 
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Eeyore
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      08-13-2007, 08:20 PM


m wrote:

> From another group:-
>
> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/isp_bbc_iplayer_neutrality/>
>
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6944176.stm>
>
> Tiscali admitting to capacity problems now everyone is downloading
> quality stuff rather than utube cr*p


Hardly surprising it's Tiscali moaning is it ?

The 'one price for everyone which allows you to download as much as you like'
model is very broken. Why they persist with it is beyond me.

Graham

 
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jdr.smith@virgin.net
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      08-13-2007, 08:25 PM
On 13 Aug, 21:20, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
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> m wrote:
> > From another group:-

>
> > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/isp_bbc_iplayer_neutrality/>

>
> > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6944176.stm>

>
> > Tiscali admitting to capacity problems now everyone is downloading
> > quality stuff rather than utube cr*p

>
> Hardly surprising it's Tiscali moaning is it ?
>
> The 'one price for everyone which allows you to download as much as you like'
> model is very broken. Why they persist with it is beyond me.
>
> Graham


Should get the ASA on the case..I think this is gonna roll on for some
time now..

Jim.



 
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      08-14-2007, 01:10 AM
"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
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>
> m wrote:
>
>> From another group:-
>>
>> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/isp_bbc_iplayer_neutrality/>
>>
>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6944176.stm>
>>
>> Tiscali admitting to capacity problems now everyone is downloading
>> quality stuff rather than utube cr*p

>
> Hardly surprising it's Tiscali moaning is it ?
>
> The 'one price for everyone which allows you to download as much as you
> like'
> model is very broken. Why they persist with it is beyond me.


Because it encourages more people to sign up with them Also, before this
recent innovation, only a tiny minority of subscribers took advantage of
unlimited downloads so the effect on the whole network was negligible.

(kim)


 
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      08-14-2007, 05:49 AM


kim wrote:

> "Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> > m wrote:
> >
> >> From another group:-
> >>
> >> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/isp_bbc_iplayer_neutrality/>
> >>
> >> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6944176.stm>
> >>
> >> Tiscali admitting to capacity problems now everyone is downloading
> >> quality stuff rather than utube cr*p

> >
> > Hardly surprising it's Tiscali moaning is it ?
> >
> > The 'one price for everyone which allows you to download as much as you
> > like' model is very broken. Why they persist with it is beyond me.

>
> Because it encourages more people to sign up with them


Possibly.


> Also, before this recent innovation, only a tiny minority of subscribers took
> advantage of
> unlimited downloads so the effect on the whole network was negligible.


I don't agree. P2P has been around for ages (and youtube, google video, online
gaming etc)

Graham

 
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      08-14-2007, 06:48 AM

"Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> m wrote:
>
>> From another group:-
>>
>> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/isp_bbc_iplayer_neutrality/>
>>
>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6944176.stm>
>>
>> Tiscali admitting to capacity problems now everyone is downloading
>> quality stuff rather than utube cr*p

>
> Hardly surprising it's Tiscali moaning is it ?
>
> The 'one price for everyone which allows you to download as much as you
> like'
> model is very broken. Why they persist with it is beyond me.
>
> Graham
>

No one does offer a download as much as you like, that is for advertising
purposes only. False advertising of unlimited by Tiscali is OK by OFCOM.
If you complain to them or ASA they send you a standard letter saying
unlimited doesn't mean no limit. Very odd for a contract under English Law
to use a dictionary that is not English.


 
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jdr.smith@virgin.net
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      08-14-2007, 08:16 AM
Weird.. in my dictionary here at home the definition of 'unlimited'
says 'without limits - ie no limit'


Jim.

 
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      08-14-2007, 09:26 AM
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:16:09 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) mused:

>Weird.. in my dictionary here at home the definition of 'unlimited'
>says 'without limits - ie no limit'
>

Were you replying to anything in particular?

I think you missed the point of the post you sort of attempted to
maybe reply to.
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      08-14-2007, 10:59 AM


Ron wrote:

> "Eeyore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> > m wrote:
> >
> >> From another group:-
> >>
> >> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/13/isp_bbc_iplayer_neutrality/>
> >>
> >> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6944176.stm>
> >>
> >> Tiscali admitting to capacity problems now everyone is downloading
> >> quality stuff rather than utube cr*p

> >
> > Hardly surprising it's Tiscali moaning is it ?
> >
> > The 'one price for everyone which allows you to download as much as you
> > like' model is very broken. Why they persist with it is beyond me.

>
> No one does offer a download as much as you like, that is for advertising
> purposes only. False advertising of unlimited by Tiscali is OK by OFCOM.
> If you complain to them or ASA they send you a standard letter saying
> unlimited doesn't mean no limit. Very odd for a contract under English Law
> to use a dictionary that is not English.


Actually Virgin still says you can download 'as much as you like'.

Graham


 
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      08-14-2007, 11:01 AM


Lurch wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:16:09 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) mused:
>
> >Weird.. in my dictionary here at home the definition of 'unlimited'
> >says 'without limits - ie no limit'
> >

> Were you replying to anything in particular?
>
> I think you missed the point of the post you sort of attempted to
> maybe reply to.


jdr hasn't learnt about trimming properly yet.

Graham

 
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