Comments on: Brits Get Broadband Bill of Rights http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/brits-get-broadband-bill-of-rights/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Heather Kennedy http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/brits-get-broadband-bill-of-rights/#comment-916573 Heather Kennedy Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:34:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=31059#comment-916573 <p>This will be an interesting subject to follow. To me, it sounds similar to how text plans are sold here. I had to clarify several times when I got my iPhone, that no, I did not want a text plan at all. I send emails, not texts and can surely afford to fork over the 20 cents or whatever the fee was when I do. I would love to be able to choose a lower tier plan that matches my actual usage pattern. I hardly think that emails, research, reading blogs and uploading low-res photos to Flickr uses much bandwith at all.</p> This will be an interesting subject to follow. To me, it sounds similar to how text plans are sold here. I had to clarify several times when I got my iPhone, that no, I did not want a text plan at all. I send emails, not texts and can surely afford to fork over the 20 cents or whatever the fee was when I do. I would love to be able to choose a lower tier plan that matches my actual usage pattern. I hardly think that emails, research, reading blogs and uploading low-res photos to Flickr uses much bandwith at all.

]]> By: Dan Thornton http://gigaom.com/2008/12/05/brits-get-broadband-bill-of-rights/#comment-916570 Dan Thornton Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:45:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=31059#comment-916570 <p>Glad to see Zen Internet have signed up - I've used them for a couple of years after having a really bad time with two ISPs...Not only do they have better bandwith caps for even their lower speed service (e.g. 20Gb for 2-8Mb speed), but they also email me to let me know when I've reach 50% of my monthly data.</p> <p>It's shocking how many people are still signing up for deals in the UK which will get you broadband, but will mean you hit your limit after a view visits to any online video. There really needs to be a minimum data amount set for ISPs, and work towards increasing the minimum speeds available if you're not lucky to live next to a telephone exchange in London, or have cable available.</p> Glad to see Zen Internet have signed up – I’ve used them for a couple of years after having a really bad time with two ISPs…Not only do they have better bandwith caps for even their lower speed service (e.g. 20Gb for 2-8Mb speed), but they also email me to let me know when I’ve reach 50% of my monthly data.

It’s shocking how many people are still signing up for deals in the UK which will get you broadband, but will mean you hit your limit after a view visits to any online video. There really needs to be a minimum data amount set for ISPs, and work towards increasing the minimum speeds available if you’re not lucky to live next to a telephone exchange in London, or have cable available.

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