For a short time I had a BT Broadband here in Ireland, and just logged in
using my credentials -- I could check it... is I had got still a
subscription from them.

In the UK just used the search button to find the relevant pages, it may
help you:

http://www2.bt.com/btPortal/application?pageid=3Dframework_search&search_po=
rtlet_id=3Dsearchresult_page&searchType=3D0&siteArea=3Dpan

Tamas


On 03/09/06, Chris Gavin-Egan <chris@gavin-egan.com> wrote:
>
> Well unless anyone knows any different - BT don't have an accessible
> stats page for customers.
>
>
>
> Tamas Rudnai wrote:
> > Think it is the same as a phone line: if you use it more then you have
> to
> > pay more, but they include some 'free speak time' in the line rental
> fee.
> > Most of the ISP has the policy not to 'overuse' the internet, so for
> example
> > if you download lots of movies or watching video clips all the time you
> > could reach that limit very easy. If you would like to avoid tha 1 pound
> per
> > gig then tell all of your member of your family to stop downloading or
> > watching videos.
> >
> > There is a possibility that you have a wireless networking enabled
> without
> > the limitation which device had access to it therefore somebody else
> uses
> > your account without your knowledge -- maybe they do not even know that
> they
> > use your access point instead of theirs...
> >
> > BTW: I do not know BT, but most of the ISP has a secure website where
> every
> > customer could check the statistics of the usage.
> >
> > Tamas
> >
> >
> > On 03/09/06, Chris Gavin-Egan <chris@gavin-egan.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 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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