STM on Virgin ADSL?

Is this true?

"If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"


Is this right?

"STM is a Cisco uBR technology, how is that applied to a Virgin ADSL
connection that is serviced from a non unbundled BT exchange???"

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...n-one-day.html

"Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
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> Is this true?
>
> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"
>
>
> Is this right?

I very-much doubt it.

I'll research and get back to you.

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"Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
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> Is this true?
>
> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"
>
>
> Is this right?
>
> "STM is a Cisco uBR technology, how is that applied to a Virgin ADSL
> connection that is serviced from a non unbundled BT exchange???"
>
> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...n-one-day.html

Read http://www.virgin.net/allyours/faqs/traffic_faqs.html

It is true
:-(

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"Carl Waring" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
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>> Is this true?
>>
>> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"
>>
>>
>> Is this right?
>
> I very-much doubt it.
>
> I'll research and get back to you.

Hmmm. Turns-out I was wrong. Sorry! Even *I* think that's a bit too harsh
;-)


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> "Carl Waring" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
>> news:lonMi.8120$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Is this true?
>>>
>>> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE
>>> WEEK"
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this right?
>>
>> I very-much doubt it.
>>
>> I'll research and get back to you.
>
> Hmmm. Turns-out I was wrong. Sorry! Even *I* think that's a bit too
> harsh ;-)

I don't think it's a bit too harsh.
I think it's pathetic.
Where's the link then?
Is it available to me to see if I was a potential customer?
What limit do you have to pass to be throttled to 512k for a whole week?

"Yddap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
> news:lonMi.8120$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Is this true?
>>
>> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"
>>
>>
>> Is this right?
>>
>> "STM is a Cisco uBR technology, how is that applied to a Virgin ADSL
>> connection that is serviced from a non unbundled BT exchange???"
>>
>> http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12...n-one-day.html
>
> Read http://www.virgin.net/allyours/faqs/traffic_faqs.html
>
> It is true
> :-(

How do they implement it on an ADSL connection?
Where's Batman and Robin when you need them?

Gonz wrote:

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> "Yddap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
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>>> Is this true?
>>>
>>> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this right?
>>>
>>> "STM is a Cisco uBR technology, how is that applied to a Virgin ADSL
>>> connection that is serviced from a non unbundled BT exchange???"


> How do they implement it on an ADSL connection?
> Where's Batman and Robin when you need them?

I suspect they don't, they most likely implement it at the IP layer.

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Gonz wrote:

> "Carl Waring" wrote
> > "Carl Waring" wrote
> >> "Gonz" wrote
> >>
> >>> Is this true?
> >>>
> >>> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE
> >>> WEEK"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Is this right?
> >>
> >> I very-much doubt it.
> >>
> >> I'll research and get back to you.
> >
> > Hmmm. Turns-out I was wrong. Sorry! Even *I* think that's a bit too
> > harsh ;-)
>
> I don't think it's a bit too harsh.
> I think it's pathetic.
> Where's the link then?
> Is it available to me to see if I was a potential customer?
> What limit do you have to pass to be throttled to 512k for a whole week?

It seems they won't tell you ! It's just " the small number of customers who are
in the top 5% of heaviest users ".

Graham

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>> "Carl Waring" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
>>> news:lonMi.8120$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Is this true?
>>>>
>>>> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is this right?
>>>
>>> I very-much doubt it.
>>>
>>> I'll research and get back to you.
>>
>> Hmmm. Turns-out I was wrong. Sorry! Even *I* think that's a bit too harsh
>> ;-)
>
> I don't think it's a bit too harsh.
> I think it's pathetic.
> Where's the link then?
> Is it available to me to see if I was a potential customer?
> What limit do you have to pass to be throttled to 512k for a whole week?

I'm sorry. Yes. Here it is:
http://www.virgin.net/allyours/faqs/traffic_faqs.html

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> "Carl Waring" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Gonz" <T o p @ S e c r e t . c o m> wrote in message
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>>> Is this true?
>>>
>>> "If you pass the limit on ADSL your limited to 512k for A WHOLE WEEK"
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this right?
>>
>> I very-much doubt it.
>>
>> I'll research and get back to you.
>
> Hmmm. Turns-out I was wrong. Sorry! Even *I* think that's a bit too harsh
> ;-)

I see they still lie in the faq so it can't be trusted.

Lets see:

8Mbit x 24 hr = 86G bytes
8Mbit x 16 hr + 0.5Mbit x 8 hr = 66G

And then they say they don't cap data downloads.

"There are still no limits to how much customers can download. We believe in
unlimited downloads and will not cap the amount of data you download over
your Broadband service."

Just plain lies, they cap how much you can download over any period of time
i.e. the length of the contract.