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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: Rik on February 02, 2010, 14:38

Title: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: Rik on February 02, 2010, 14:38: As from February 1, the new packages are:

MAX (up-to-8Mbps) packages:

Home PAYG: 2GB peak, 10GB off-peak
Home Lite: 10GB peak, 30GB off-peak
Home Max: 30GB peak, 60GB off-peak
Home SuperMax: 40GB peak, 140GB off-peak

ADSL2+ (up-to-24Mbps) packages:

Home Starter: 4GB peak, 20GB off-peak
Home Plus: 15GB peak, 65GB off-peak
Home Pro: 40GB peak, 140GB off-peak
Home SuperPro: 60GB peak, 300GB off-peak

Increases include doubling the download allowances of Home PAYG, Home Starter & Home Lite, as well as adding large off-peak allowances to all MAX (up-to-8Mbps) services, equating to at least a 3-fold increase. They have also increased all the peak & off-peak allowances of ADSL2+ (up-to-24Mbps) packages - doubling them overall.
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: Clive on February 02, 2010, 14:44: Yippeee! ;D
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Post by: Simon on February 02, 2010, 14:58: Great news for customers! :thumb:
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Post by: Camstop on February 02, 2010, 15:11: How much is the Home Max?

Do you get a static IP with it and how much web space?
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Post by: Rik on February 02, 2010, 16:05: £24.99, yes, 3GB, Cam. :)
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Post by: Camstop on February 02, 2010, 19:00: What about hosting Rik?
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Post by: Rik on February 02, 2010, 19:12: It's more inclined to commercial hosting, Cam, so it's not cheap. How complex a site do you want, how much bandwidth?
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Post by: Camstop on February 02, 2010, 19:21: I'm not sure exactly but it's not that much at all.

I was thinking i may do my hosting separate anyway as it then wouldn't tie me to a ISP as much.

I'm thinking of changing ISP from Plusnet as they aren't as good since the dreaded BT got their hands on them :-\
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: Simon on February 02, 2010, 21:19: IDNet may not be the cheapest, although the new packages do make them more competitive, but they excel at customer service, and there's no port throttling or traffic shaping to worry about, for which you do pay a slight premium, which is worthwhile, in my opinion.
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: sam on February 03, 2010, 00:26: is that download per day?
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Post by: Simon on February 03, 2010, 07:38: Per month.
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Post by: Clive on February 03, 2010, 10:58: Quote from: sam on February 03, 2010, 00:26
is that download per day?

Bandwidth hogger! ;D
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: Rik on February 03, 2010, 12:01: I'm glad you didn't swap your first letters, Clive. ;D
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Post by: Simon on February 03, 2010, 12:05: Another :sigh: ;D
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Post by: Rik on February 03, 2010, 12:08: ;D
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Post by: Clive on February 03, 2010, 13:05: Quote from: Simon on February 03, 2010, 12:05
Another :sigh: ;D

Ditto. ;D
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Post by: Rik on February 03, 2010, 13:06: Keep them coming. ;D
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Post by: Simon on February 03, 2010, 13:10: or going... ;D
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Post by: Rik on February 03, 2010, 13:11: Anyway is up to me. ;)
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Post by: sam on February 03, 2010, 14:51: Quote from: Simon on February 03, 2010, 07:38
Per month.

Yikes, that's crap! Working from home I can easily pour up the data rates.
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: Clive on February 03, 2010, 15:52: But we are not using it to control the Arecibo radio telescope. :laugh:
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Post by: Simon on February 03, 2010, 18:48: IDNet may not be for you then, Sam. :)
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: sam on February 04, 2010, 00:54: Quote from: Clive on February 03, 2010, 15:52
But we are not using it to control the Arecibo radio telescope. :laugh:

lol!
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: sam on February 04, 2010, 00:55: Quote from: Simon on February 03, 2010, 18:48
IDNet may not be for you then, Sam. :)

and indeed, probably not!
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: Sandra on February 04, 2010, 03:23: Have a look at BE if you can get it when you are back in the UK Sam, no limits and not throttling with up to 24mb downloads depending on distance from exchange and quality of line with 1.3mb uploads.
I had a torrent coming in last night at 1310 kBps ;D

Not doing as well this evening, only getting around 450 but thats because the peers arent sending it as fast as they could.
Title: Re: IDNet introduces new download allowances
Post by: sam on February 04, 2010, 03:36: I'm not too fussed about the download speed its just having the ability to just work from home and that can mean some serious traffic. In all fairness, though they do line throttling during peak times I've always been happy with Virgin.... none of this distance from the exchange crap either.