Howard Winter wrote:
> My own ISP (Andrews & Arnold: http://aaisp.net.uk/) has charging based on=
 a monthly usage allowance,
[snip]

They're pretty expensive though... More expensive than PIPEX, and they're =

generally considered to be pretty overpriced for what they provide.

Over the past four months I've averaged 40.28GB per month download, with a =

maximum of 51.63GB (last month) and a minimum of 32.99GB (two months ago). =

Upload bandwidth was 29.89GB average over the last four months, with a maxi=
mum =

of 37.55GB and a minimum of 25.28. Unfortunately my brother's a Youtube and =

BitTorrent addict, so it's going to be VERY hard to get that figure down. I =

tried blocking it, but all that got me was a snide comment from him about =

'creating the Great Firewall of England'...

=A3215pm for broadband really is a bit excessive.. All I want is a 1MBit =

unmetered line (or one with a 50GBpm limit) from a reliable ISP. I can live =

without email (I have my own domain, and a dedicated server) but Usenet acc=
ess =

would be really useful.

It seems most UK ISPs have switched from 'provide a half-decent service' to =

either 'gouge the customers for as much as they'll pay' or 'cripple the =

service as much as possible while keeping prices high'.

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