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#333362 22-May-2010 19:56

Yeah i'm really not looking forward to all the influx of heavy users, especially as im locked into a contract!

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#333497 23-May-2010 04:31

If the speed you are expecting (within reason) is not what you are getting then they have broken their end of the contract and cant hold you to anything

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#333755 23-May-2010 21:23

My ISP doesn't have a usage meter or provide accounting statistics in any form, so I have no real idea.

I would estimate 100-200GB per month when I'm actually at home (which is all too rare at the moment) based on the past. I watch most of my TV via streaming services (including iTunes), and a VPN to my office is usually around 1GB/day, plus other general traffic.

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#333758 23-May-2010 21:25

PenultimateHop: My ISP doesn't have a usage meter or provide accounting statistics in any form, so I have no real idea.

I would estimate 100-200GB per month when I'm actually at home (which is all to rare at the moment) based on the past. I watch most of my TV via streaming services (including iTunes), and a VPN to my office is usually around 1GB/day, plus other general traffic.

No usage meter?

Who are you with? Never heard of that before.

I take it you must be on an unlimited plan, also?

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#333760 23-May-2010 21:29

Aaroona: No usage meter?

Who are you with? Never heard of that before.

I take it you must be on an unlimited plan, also?

I'm with StarHub - I don't live in NZ. The plan (MaxOnline Ultimate - 100Mbps) is indeed unlimited, although it's very heavily traffic managed.

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#333822 23-May-2010 23:40

Singapore practices a unique form of pragmatic capitalism (and democracy!) which means it's miles ahead of NZ and AU in many areas (internet, heathcare, etc),

Pitty it's so hot/humid and crampt there!

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#333823 23-May-2010 23:41

raytaylor: If the speed you are expecting (within reason) is not what you are getting then they have broken their end of the contract and cant hold you to anything

I think you'll find the terms and conditions "gaurantee" you a best effort shared network service with no gauranteed minimum performance service level.

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#333831 24-May-2010 00:16

Most ISP's in the united states dont have usage meters.
It seems strange when I think about it but i guess they have never really needed them untill now.

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#333950 24-May-2010 11:22

Bit late to the party, but 25gb or 50gb, more often 50. This is because our plan on TCL bills in 25gb packs.

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#333963 24-May-2010 11:45

03 May 2010 - Today    40.28 GB
03 Apr 2010 - 02 May 2010    52.12 GB
03 Mar 2010 - 02 Apr 2010     49.88 GB
05 Feb 2010 - 02 Mar 2010   59.99 GB

I've been on the 50GB plan for a few months now, all because of Steam.
I want to go back to 20GB but I'm a sucker for the sales, and some games weigh in at 10GB each so doesn't take much to blow my cap out the water.

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#334991 26-May-2010 11:37

For May at a company of around 15 staff:

International (11.71 GB) Domestic (1.02 TB)

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#334994 26-May-2010 11:41

I'm on xnet and use between 100-180gb per month, though there is 6 people living here.

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#334995 26-May-2010 11:41

lurker: 03 May 2010 - Today    40.28 GB
03 Apr 2010 - 02 May 2010    52.12 GB
03 Mar 2010 - 02 Apr 2010     49.88 GB
05 Feb 2010 - 02 Mar 2010   59.99 GB

I've been on the 50GB plan for a few months now, all because of Steam.
I want to go back to 20GB but I'm a sucker for the sales, and some games weigh in at 10GB each so doesn't take much to blow my cap out the water.

Don't NZ ISPs unmeter steam? All the big ISPs here (Telstra, Internode, iiNet/Westnet) have steam content servers that don't count towards your usage limit.

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#335058 26-May-2010 14:16

There are no Steam content mirrors in NZ apart from Xnet who have one hosted by Recoil (a gaming site) that is restricted to Xnet only customers.

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#335225 26-May-2010 20:42

matts231:
Don't NZ ISPs unmeter steam? All the big ISPs here (Telstra, Internode, iiNet/Westnet) have steam content servers that don't count towards your usage limit.

Oh wow, there's one for the wishlist! I would love it if TCL came to the party with this one.

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