Are there any broadband providers without caps?

Fighting Irish

I hate having to watch how much i download even though i probably wouldn't get charged for going over my cap. Do you think ISP will eventually do away with caps?

smemon

yeah it's a bloody nuisance, especially if you've 2 or 3 comps connected to the one line.

it sorta defeats the purpose of having great speeds if you have a limit on how much you can download. the internet should be the autobahn of communications!

carrotcake

no cap on smart

digitaldr

Smart have a cap

gireland

Esat BT Business DSL don't have a cap.

Fighting Irish

I have ESAT BT+ any chance they'll get rid of the cap anytime soon. I would pay an extra €10 per month for no cap

shamage

Fighting Irish wrote:

I hate having to watch how much i download even though i probably wouldn't get charged for going over my cap. Do you think ISP will eventually do away with caps?

There are plenty of ISP's out there that offer a service without a cap. Just not at the price point you want to pay.

Beecher

IBB Breeze has an uncapped 2mb connection for €48, but its only good if you are one of the few people like me who actually get a very good line. :v:

Drapper

Beecher wrote:

IBB Breeze has an uncapped 2mb connection for €48, but its only good if you are one of the few people like me who actually get a very good line. :v:

its like the national lottery ! it could be you

cgarvey

Any residential "uncapped" product is subject to AUP, which implies a cap. If you genuinely want an uncapped product, you're going to have to pay.

.cg

Beecher

Drapper wrote:

its like the national lottery ! it could be you

Ha true! And it is me!

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 1682 Kbps about 1.7 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB)
Download Speed is:: 205 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (server1)
Test Time:: Fri Feb 17 2006 12:58:40 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 30X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 235.06 % faster than the average for host (99.225)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-0D9L7VU5B

Usually do get 200 - 250 kB/s which is great on an uncapped service (got around 8 gigs of stuff yesterday) :v:

Random

digitaldr wrote:

Smart have a cap

lol


I'm on Irish Broadband 2Mb package too. No cap. No connectivity problems in months.

Drapper

ciaranfo wrote:

lol


I'm on Irish Broadband 2Mb package too. No cap. No connectivity problems in months.

2 lotto winners!! congrats lads!!

pat kenny

Recently I noticed that UTV have an option to pay €7 extra fro uncapped access, there say some restrictions apply like you might be throtled during peak times but they say that is between 5pm and 11pm.

Blaster99

I probably should be playing the lotto too, because I called IBB about my crap connection yesterday and they had it fixed within 24 hours.

Random

Wish I could win the Lotto that mattered .. but as the joke goes, I need to buy a ticket first


As for IBB sorting something out within 24 hours, that's winning the lottery 3 weeks running! They won't even reply to me on the costs of upgrading my package