Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Lias

5589 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

#242617 5-Nov-2018 21:49
Send private message

So a friend of mine is about to temporarily move out to his parents house for a few months before moving overseas, which is on Turners Road near Christchurch.. it's not too far out of town but the internet appears to be dark ages level. He said his parents are currently on a 240gb 4g plan, because the ADSL sync where they are is apparently 1mbish.

 

So we've been looking at the Unplan, and if we're reading the T&C's correctly, the only thing Spark will do in the event of you going over their soft limit, is require you to switch to using fibre or change you to another plan, and you can terminate without ETF if they do that.

 

Are we missing anything, is there anything to stop my friend from switching them to the unplan, and hammering the snot out of the connection until Spark either install fibre for him (yeah right) or forcibly change him to another plan, which he can either accept (e.g. back to 240gb) or decline with no ETF payable?

 

Alternatively does anyone know of a better option to give him unlimited?

 

 

 

 





I'm a geek, a gamer, a dad, a Quic user, and an IT Professional. I have a full rack home lab, size 15 feet, an epic beard and Asperger's. I'm a bit of a Cypherpunk, who believes information wants to be free and the Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. If you use my Quic signup you can also use the code R570394EKGIZ8 for free setup.


Create new topic
hio77
12999 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted
Lizard Networks

  #2120579 5-Nov-2018 21:53
Send private message

if your friend currently manages on 240GB with a family, i'd suspect his usage would drop more.

 

 

 

180GB 3 months in a row or 300GB in a month is the level for concern, and that will be a discussion.

 

How much does your friend actually use?

 

 

 

 





#include <std_disclaimer>

 

Any comments made are personal opinion and do not reflect directly on the position my current or past employers may have.

 

 




Lias

5589 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2120688 6-Nov-2018 07:52
Send private message

hio77:

 

if your friend currently manages on 240GB with a family, i'd suspect his usage would drop more.

 

180GB 3 months in a row or 300GB in a month is the level for concern, and that will be a discussion.

 

How much does your friend actually use?

 

 

He's not currently living there, his parents by themselves have the 240gb plan. He will be moving out there to join them in a week or two, for a few months until he moves overseas.s His current usage is 100's of gb rather than tb's, but still suspects his and his parents combined use will be in excess of 240gb.





I'm a geek, a gamer, a dad, a Quic user, and an IT Professional. I have a full rack home lab, size 15 feet, an epic beard and Asperger's. I'm a bit of a Cypherpunk, who believes information wants to be free and the Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. If you use my Quic signup you can also use the code R570394EKGIZ8 for free setup.


Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.