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#3032282 5-Feb-2023 18:50

- Fibre 300
- 700gb a month (including SamKnows lol)
Yeah we don't use much

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#3032312 5-Feb-2023 21:39

Gigabit w/ 2Degrees.
2.5T last month (and not home much)
1x PC, 2 x Mac, 1 x laptops, 4 x phones, 1 x NAS.

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#3032321 5-Feb-2023 22:07

Dochart: Talkiet,

I know in the past they use to have a fair use policy on their unlimited plans but from what you said I’m guessing they got rid of it.

I guess what he is saying is that these days, what is considered fair use given the more modern technology used to distribute the internet, you'd need to be doing a lot more than 6-13TB to have a serious impact on a decent RSP network.

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#3032322 5-Feb-2023 22:13

networkn:
Dochart: Talkiet,

I know in the past they use to have a fair use policy on their unlimited plans but from what you said I’m guessing they got rid of it.

I guess what he is saying is that these days, what is considered fair use given the more modern technology used to distribute the internet, you'd need to be doing a lot more than 6-13TB to have a serious impact on a decent RSP network.

I thought anything over 10TB per month would not be considered fair use but that’s great even if you were to use 13TB per month is still considered fair use.

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#3032323 5-Feb-2023 22:14

networkn:

Dochart: Talkiet,

I know in the past they use to have a fair use policy on their unlimited plans but from what you said I’m guessing they got rid of it.

I guess what he is saying is that these days, what is considered fair use given the more modern technology used to distribute the internet, you'd need to be doing a lot more than 6-13TB to have a serious impact on a decent RSP network.

Well, yes, definitely that. On an individual basis, a few distributed users doing that much shouldn't be an issue although it MAY affect their neighbours in some cases but it would be minor and out of the control of the RSPs anyway.

Mostly however I am incredulous how anyone can justify 40Mbps 24x7... Assuming 8 hours sleep a day, and no work to go to, and that you can prepare food and get everything delivered to your door... Thats...

thats... approximately TEN concurrent 1080P streams for 16 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call me cynical, but I don't believe there's a sensible way to justify that sort of usage - at least not for a residential user.

And yes, if I wanted to justify it myself, I would say things like multiple 4K security cam streams streaming to a second location, and I work on remotely hosted video files as part of my job, I run speedtests every 30 seconds to make sure my provider is giving me The Performance I Pay For etc... I can technically make the case without any problem, but 40Mbps 24x7, really?

Cheers - N

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#3032324 5-Feb-2023 22:26

Vodafone Fibre Max unlimited, and I have no idea how much I use a month.

Where do you find that out?

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#3032329 5-Feb-2023 23:22

kiwifidget:
Vodafone Fibre Max unlimited, and I have no idea how much I use a month.

Where do you find that out?

My Vodafone app.

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#3032344 6-Feb-2023 07:19

Talkiet:

networkn:

Dochart: Talkiet,

I know in the past they use to have a fair use policy on their unlimited plans but from what you said I’m guessing they got rid of it.

I guess what he is saying is that these days, what is considered fair use given the more modern technology used to distribute the internet, you'd need to be doing a lot more than 6-13TB to have a serious impact on a decent RSP network.

Well, yes, definitely that. On an individual basis, a few distributed users doing that much shouldn't be an issue although it MAY affect their neighbours in some cases but it would be minor and out of the control of the RSPs anyway.

Mostly however I am incredulous how anyone can justify 40Mbps 24x7... Assuming 8 hours sleep a day, and no work to go to, and that you can prepare food and get everything delivered to your door... Thats...

thats... approximately TEN concurrent 1080P streams for 16 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call me cynical, but I don't believe there's a sensible way to justify that sort of usage - at least not for a residential user.

And yes, if I wanted to justify it myself, I would say things like multiple 4K security cam streams streaming to a second location, and I work on remotely hosted video files as part of my job, I run speedtests every 30 seconds to make sure my provider is giving me The Performance I Pay For etc... I can technically make the case without any problem, but 40Mbps 24x7, really?

Cheers - N

The great thing is I don't need to justify it.

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#3032393 6-Feb-2023 08:44

I'm with Skinny Unlimited Broadband. Thought I'd see what my usage was but they don't provide that info. I couldn't find anything to check usage when I logged into the portal

This from their FAQ.
How do I check my usage?
None of our Skinny Unlimited Broadband plans have a data cap. So you don’t need to worry about how much data you’re using - that’s the beauty of an unlimited plan

I suppose they can't tell me off for excessive usage if they don't provide a way of checking it.

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#3032430 6-Feb-2023 10:50

@MaxineN , ah, I dont have the app, but I did find it online....

Am I internetting enough? 😀

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#3032433 6-Feb-2023 11:00

kiwifidget:

@MaxineN , ah, I dont have the app, but I did find it online....

Am I internetting enough? 😀

Are you sure you need gig speeds from us? 🤣

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#3032437 6-Feb-2023 11:34

I use a few TB each month. Working from home, kids video streaming (4K), a lot of online elearning (zoom) sessions, aggressive back ups and offsite storage of dashcams.

It’s going to be hard when I go across the ditch. Going from 500mbps upload to 5mbps on Telstra velocity fibre. Ouch. May end up using hot spotting to do the dashcam uploads.

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