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Ps3 and Download Limit?

  • 17-02-2008 10:31pm
    #1
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭


    Does playing the likes of COD4 online go against my Eircom download cap? I've been playing alot of this since the patch, don't wanna be charged for going overboard. Cheers


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  • #2
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Don't see why it wouldn't. Data is being transferred afterall. Don't think it would blow your cap however.


  • #3
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    Don't see why it wouldn't. Data is being transferred afterall. Don't think it would blow your cap however.

    Is data being transferred by visiting a website though?


  • #4
    Sqaull20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    TelePaul wrote: »
    Is data being transferred by visiting a website though?

    They wont charge you even if you go over the limit, no chance will you go over the limit just by playing Cod4/ normal net use


  • #5
    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,872 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    TelePaul wrote: »
    Is data being transferred by visiting a website though?

    Yes.


  • #6
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    everything you do on the net goes against your download cap, unless of course you're uploading (ie. sending data).


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  • #7
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    Anything that involves the transfer of data counts toward your cap. If you got information or sent information then it uses some of your cap.

    Online gaming and websites wouldn't use that much though in most cases.

    P2P or downloading/streaming video's will eat into your cap though.


  • #8
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    brim4brim wrote: »
    Anything that involves the transfer of data counts toward your cap. If you got information or sent information then it uses some of your cap.

    Online gaming and websites wouldn't use that much though in most cases.

    P2P or downloading/streaming video's will eat into your cap though.

    Streaming like...youtube?

    I don't downlaod many songs...maybe an i-tunes tune once a week.


  • #9
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    most ISP's give you a stats page where you can log in and check how much you've downloaded/uploaded.


  • #10
    DILLIGAF
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭DILLIGAF


    your ISP will give you two rates (bt's standard is like 20GB download and 5 or 10GB upload)


  • #11
    TelePaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    I was told elsewhere that 5 hours of counter strike is 15-20mb of data. So to blow a 10 gig cap in a month would take about 2500 hours of gameplay. But there aint 2500 hours in a month so it's all good! :)


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  • #12
    Qs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Qs


    I wouldn't worry about it, I play plenty online and donwload a hell of alot of video and audio files and I still don't get charged.


  • #13
    guil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,534 ✭✭✭✭guil


    brim4brim wrote: »
    Anything that involves the transfer of data counts toward your cap. If you got information or sent information then it uses some of your cap.

    Online gaming and websites wouldn't use that much though in most cases.

    P2P or downloading/streaming video's will eat into your cap though.

    cod4 uses p2p to play online thats wi a lot of people have trouble wth it but it still uses very little of ur cap


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