It could be difficult for the BBC to keep a reliable counter without
knowing your phone number or something like that, a cookie could be used
but might be deleted. Nice idea though, it's important to keep the user
informed.
All you can eat data plans really are a must for all but very light
users, I don't believe some of the prices that networks charge per meg.
It's insane.
./Matt
Alan Pope wrote:
Given the BBC knows the file sizes of each programme someone
downloads, surely it would be trivial for the iplayer people to have a
running counter of how much data a visitor has transferred.
Then the user could make an informed decision on whether to watch more
telly or wait until next month, rather than having the BBC make the
decision for them?
Cheers,
Al.
2008/10/12 Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I'm sure someone from the iplayer team will answer at some point, but I think
the reasoning is because of your phone bill.
Streaming over 3g/hsdpa (even edge) is possible but if your paying per meg, it
can start to get expensive quickly and its hard to get a feel for exactly how
much your actually using.
I just got my phone bill through and I had used 1.4gig of mobile data over the
last month. Luckily I'm on Orange's £6 a month for 'unlimited' off peak data,
so my total bill was nice and low.
You could imagine, if your not on the ball. It could cost you dearly and of
course the BBC don't want this.
Cheers
Ian Forrester
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