Hi all

I have just been emailed by BT (my broadband supplier) to tell me that I
have gone over my monthly bandwidth by 18gb (how i don't know but I have
a whole family using the connection on 4 pc's LOL )

anyhow they advised me that next month, if I go over my bandwidth, they
will charge me =A31 per Gb over the bandwidth allowance !

Interestingly - they don't give you any method of actually monitoring
your bandwidth usage on a hourly/daily/monthly basis other than this
email telling you.

I emailed them back today telling them that an example of BT's
behaviour/policy is saying to people that they can go into a buffet and
eat only as much as a plate holds, however we are not going to give you
a plate to hold the food on and we would like you to stop eating when
you think you have eaten as much as you feel a plate would hold... by
the way we will be charging you =A31 for every sausage roll over and above
the plated amount... oh and lastly we'll be watching so we know how much
you have eaten !

I haven't heard back as yet, but I am interested in peoples opinion of
this situation, afterall, are they allowed to impose such charges when
they don't give you any way of metering your own use ?

Cheers Chris



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