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  From: Michael Lunnay <mlunnay@bigpond.net.au>
  To  : LinuxSA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 20:43:42 +0930

Re: BPA & 100mb / Day Limit

This is not actually anything new, it is just a clarification (I recieved
about 10 different responses when inquiring myself) as to the aceptable use
policy. Telstra never said it was "unlimited" but just not pay/meg within an
"aceptable use".
I think that the (unoficially anounced)limit before this was 500MB / day so
the new limit is only 500MB / week less than before. But with the way they
run their network I don't think they should be bitching over usage, at least
not till they learn basic networking!

Michael Lunnay

>
> <snip>
>
> > Can anyone tell me though, intellegantly why as of late dialups have
lost
> > there 'unlimitability' and broad band as it will be next month
> > has also lost
> > it. Did data traffic and maintainance costs boom or something that in
the
> > last 6months - year they have had to resort to almost killing internet
> > usage?
>
> Maybe they discovered that offering unlimited accounts is unsustainable,
or
> perhaps they attracted enough users with the 'unlimited' sweetener, and
are
> now using the bait and switch tactic to switch them to a profitable
service.
> Note that 3G/month is a _lot_, and is not "killing" internet usage.
>
> This is a perfect eg of why people shouldn't get sucked in by 'unlimited'
> accounts, and why I go with an ISP that uses a profitable business model
for
> the plan I am on.
>
> rr
>
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