On 20/12/2007, Guy Voets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 >
In the UK many ISPs offer "deals" that restrict the amount you can up/down load. They say that if you consistently exceed your limit you will need to go to the next higher tariff, with an increased limit. The highest tariff is for unlimited usage. It seems, though, that you can't just pay for extra ad hoc capacity at some agreed rate so that, for example, if one month you need to download a whole bunch of stuff you would just pay extra that month. Such schemes don't seem to exist here. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
