2007/12/20, Klaas Visser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 20-Dec-07, at 11:15:45 (UTC +1100), *James Knott* posted: > > > jonathon wrote: > > > On Dec 19, 2007 1:54 PM, James Knott wrote: > > > > > > > > >> I've never heard of metered internet access. > > >> > > > > > > In the US, it used to be standard. That was when US$30 for 30 > > > hours per month, or US$60 for 90 hours per month were "bargain > > > rates". for Internet access. > > > > > > > I'm well aware of time limits on dial up. I thought he was referring > > to metered data. > > ISPs in Australia sell broadband plans with a data quota per month (eg, > 12GB per month) before excess usage data fees get applied, or the speed > of the connection is shaped to near dial up speeds. > > The later is quite popular, as many ISPs charge something like 15c per > MB excess fees. > > This situation arises because the underlying ADSL infrastructure is > owned by a single carrier, who wholesale to the ISPs, and therefore > tends to dictate pricing policies. > > -- > Klaas Visser >
Same in Belgium, where cable provider Telenet sells an initial 12 GB, and you pay for extra Gigas. -- Guy
