Thanks SKY

Hi

Just moved over to SKY internet and I must say I'm so impressed.

Normally people in the numberous forums just complain and moan. Spoke
to SKY last saturday, zen provided the MAC code on monday and today
its all working perfect. Free router that just replaces my current
netgear router and thats it.

Gone from zen 1 meg unlimited to 560-600k downloads for £20.00
cheaper.

Well worth a look.

Thanks.

Rich

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:43:22 UTC, Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Normally people in the numberous forums just complain and moan. Spoke
> to SKY last saturday, zen provided the MAC code on monday and today
> its all working perfect. Free router that just replaces my current
> netgear router and thats it.
>
> Gone from zen 1 meg unlimited to 560-600k downloads for £20.00
> cheaper.

But of course...not unlimited.
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Bob Eager wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:43:22 UTC, Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Normally people in the numberous forums just complain and moan.
>> Spoke to SKY last saturday, zen provided the MAC code on monday and
>> today its all working perfect. Free router that just replaces my
>> current netgear router and thats it.
>>
>> Gone from zen 1 meg unlimited to 560-600k downloads for £20.00
>> cheaper.
>
> But of course...not unlimited.

If he's paying a tenner/month for the Max, then its unlimited??

Jon

Jonathan Pearson wrote:
> Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:43:22 UTC, Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Normally people in the numberous forums just complain and moan.
>>> Spoke to SKY last saturday, zen provided the MAC code on monday and
>>> today its all working perfect. Free router that just replaces my
>>> current netgear router and thats it.
>>>
>>> Gone from zen 1 meg unlimited to 560-600k downloads for £20.00
>>> cheaper.
>> But of course...not unlimited.
>
> If he's paying a tenner/month for the Max, then its unlimited??
>

Sky max is unlimited. Some older members have a problem with this.

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:24:35 UTC, asdasd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Jonathan Pearson wrote:
> > Bob Eager wrote:
> >> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:43:22 UTC, Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Normally people in the numberous forums just complain and moan.
> >>> Spoke to SKY last saturday, zen provided the MAC code on monday and
> >>> today its all working perfect. Free router that just replaces my
> >>> current netgear router and thats it.
> >>>
> >>> Gone from zen 1 meg unlimited to 560-600k downloads for £20.00
> >>> cheaper.
> >> But of course...not unlimited.
> >
> > If he's paying a tenner/month for the Max, then its unlimited??
> >
>
> Sky max is unlimited. Some older members have a problem with this.

I have no problem with the application of a FUP. I do have a problem
with it being described as unlimited. Sky max is not unlimited.
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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...

> Sky max is unlimited. Some older members have a problem with this.
>

I have to say that I have not got any problems, as atleast I can read
(my typing might be shite) but I can certainly read!

So just for you here is what the Sky Broadband letter STATES:

Max Package: £10 per month. Free Connection. Free Wireless Router. Up
to 16 Mb Download Speed. Free Optional Installation.

BUT here is the important bit!

Monthly Usage Cap: Unlimited*

So at the bottom in the small print it then STATES in PLAIN ENGLISH!

*Subject to fair Usage policy (which means it is not really
UNLIMITED).

But then you have been told this before, have you not?

G a z . wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
>> Sky max is unlimited. Some older members have a problem with this.
>>
>
> I have to say that I have not got any problems, as atleast I can read
> (my typing might be shite) but I can certainly read!
>
> So just for you here is what the Sky Broadband letter STATES:
>
> Max Package: £10 per month. Free Connection. Free Wireless Router. Up
> to 16 Mb Download Speed. Free Optional Installation.
>
> BUT here is the important bit!
>
> Monthly Usage Cap: Unlimited*
>
> So at the bottom in the small print it then STATES in PLAIN ENGLISH!
>
> *Subject to fair Usage policy (which means it is not really
> UNLIMITED).
>
> But then you have been told this before, have you not?

It is unlimited. It is fair. What's your problem?

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:02:03 UTC, asdasd <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> > Monthly Usage Cap: Unlimited*
> >
> > So at the bottom in the small print it then STATES in PLAIN ENGLISH!
> >
> > *Subject to fair Usage policy (which means it is not really
> > UNLIMITED).
> >
> > But then you have been told this before, have you not?
>
> It is unlimited. It is fair. What's your problem?

Can a user download as much as they want, with no limit? No.

Ergo, it is not unlimited.

There might be a very good FUP, so it's 'virtually unlimited'. But (a)
that's not unlimited (b) it's not that good (c) it could chnage at any
time (look at the manipulations PlusNet have been through).

Don't get me wrong. I don't object to a FUP, or to limits of other
kinds. But, advertising wise, calling it 'unlimited' is wrong.
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"asdasd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jonathan Pearson wrote:
>> Bob Eager wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:43:22 UTC, Rich <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Normally people in the numberous forums just complain and moan.
>>>> Spoke to SKY last saturday, zen provided the MAC code on monday and
>>>> today its all working perfect. Free router that just replaces my
>>>> current netgear router and thats it.
>>>>
>>>> Gone from zen 1 meg unlimited to 560-600k downloads for £20.00
>>>> cheaper.
>>> But of course...not unlimited.
>>
>> If he's paying a tenner/month for the Max, then its unlimited??
>>
>
> Sky max is unlimited. Some older members have a problem with this.

On SkyMax at the moment, i am being a bit cheeky this month, testing it out,
but i must have downloaded not far short of 150gb.

Gaz

"G a z ." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) m...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
>> Sky max is unlimited. Some older members have a problem with this.
>>
>
> I have to say that I have not got any problems, as atleast I can read
> (my typing might be shite) but I can certainly read!
>
> So just for you here is what the Sky Broadband letter STATES:
>
> Max Package: £10 per month. Free Connection. Free Wireless Router. Up
> to 16 Mb Download Speed. Free Optional Installation.
>
> BUT here is the important bit!
>
> Monthly Usage Cap: Unlimited*
>
> So at the bottom in the small print it then STATES in PLAIN ENGLISH!
>
> *Subject to fair Usage policy (which means it is not really
> UNLIMITED).
>
> But then you have been told this before, have you not?

But all services that you use in pretty much all walks of live have some
kind of fair usage aspect. I think some of the other ISPs have worked out
how to deal with people who abuse the network, they enforce contention from
their pipe after a certain level is reached.

Lets see you reach a few gb when downloading at 10kbs............

Gaz